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So, what have you been reading/listening to this past week? September 29 (lemmy.ca)
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Sneaky weekly post, as I didn't see a new sticky post for the week. :3

Check out the community bingo post for 2026, it's a genuinely fun way to navigate your reading, and it's accompanying recommendations post. Happy reading and spooky season! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ“–

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[โ€“] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I read John Polidori's The Vampyre, an early modern vampire short story. It was pretty good, given its context. It was based on the story Lord Byron wrote for their little writing competition that also spawned Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Funnily enough, Polidori based the titular vampire on Lord Byron's personality. From what I gather, Byron was a bit of a shit. Anyway, it was a quick read.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    We're you inspired by the recent meme post about how the three of them had the little writing competition and Shelly turned out one of the most famous works of all time?

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 child)

    Nah, I had this book on my reading list for a long time. I don't recall how I found it.

    EDIT: If anything, I assume I came across this book via Le Fanu's Carmilla, which is also great.

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