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Having read On Writing, I decided to read one of Mr. King's other novels. I picked this one, because I have an interest in reading vampires as they should be--soulless monsters. Everyone told me how scary Mr. King's books were, "don't read them at night," etc. Well-written? Yes. Couldn't put it down? Absolutely. Scary? We-ell...no. The setting? A small town in, surprise surprise, Maine, which Dracula invades. That about sums it up. The writing was good, the characters were all pretty distinct--I did have to check back once to remind myself who someone was, but only once--and the ending was both unexpected and fitting. I see the elements that scare people, but I was not frightened. It wasn't because I didn't care about the cast--I did--or that I never thought they were actually in danger--I did--but it just wasn't scary. Catholicism. This is a book about slaying vampires, the only aspect of the Church involved was the one with celibate priests, and now I understand why. Roman Catholicism still has an ancient dignity, which explains Hollywood's love-hate relationship with it. It can be both The Man and a Force-To-Be-Reckoned-With. Far too much of Protestantism has become trite and silly, not threatening to monsters or heroes, and we need to fix that. C.S. Lewis is as good a place to start as any.

2023-02-13 15:50