Comments on Best Adult Vampire Books - page 2

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It makes me laugh, Twilight is more popular then Dracula. How rediculous is that. A classic like that should stay at #1 for literally, all of eternity. Twilight however... I guess it kinda makes sense, I bet they sold well over 7 million copies by now. That girl (Stephanie Meyer) should be just about as rich as J.K. Rowling within the next year. And that's saying something.

Vampire academy... read it if u love books!! they are ah-mazing!!

and glass house!!

Class acts!! :)

It's pretty sad to see people who think Dracula and Twilight are better than Stephen King's classic vampire novel,Salems' Lot(Should be #1) .

And Changes by Jim Butcher should be up at the top SOMEWHERE. The Dresden Files may not have vampires in it all the time...but when it does,you can call on the badassness of paranormal wizard investigator,Harry Dresden.

Pshhh, whatever Man, Bram Stoker's Dracula totally Bomb squads Stephen King, sad to say, but it's True.

I wish there was an "adult only" "not romance" vampire genre- Twilight and similar books are great for teens- at least they are reading SOMETHING. And romance is fine for those who want it- but not for me.
I like Kim Newman (Anno Dracula- Queen Victoria marries Dracula), Mick Farren (The Time of Feasting), Karen Taylor, Nancy Collins and Sherry Gottlieb (female vamps who eat when they are hungry, early Laurell K Hamilton (altho heroine is a bit squeamish about sex. And if you want laughs and a bit of romance with your vamps, go for Mary Janice Davidson or Charlaine Harris.

Salem's Lot should be way higher

and Dracula should be first...come on!

Dracula 34th? Are you kiddin me???

and like Kyle said, Salem's Lot should be way higher

Jc11king wrote: "Dracula should be first...come on!"

I agree wholeheartedly. We wouldn't have vampire fiction if it weren't for Dracula.

Fatush wrote: "how come Twilight is winning.?!
D:
Twilight sucks.
Twilight never shows the real face of vampires. Vampires are like Dracula. They CAN'T be on the sun or they will burn. WTF is wrong with Twilight...."

actually, if you read Dracula...you would know that he does not die under the sun.

The reason that Dracula should rate high is that it is one of the granddaddy of all vampire books.
Without Dracula there is no Salem's Lot.

I believe someone has deleted Dracula from this list. If it's not a deletion, it's a bug.

If a librarian is abusing his or her power, this person needs to grow up.

HOW the ..... can people say Twilight is a vampire book?????
The word fangs isn't even mentioned in the books and they are more fairy like than vampires!!!
Illiterate teens, get off this site!

Emma wrote: "Pshhh, whatever Man, Bram Stoker's Dracula totally Bomb squads Stephen King, sad to say, but it's True."

Maybe if you can understand that old writing. i can't.

The best series you can ever read is the
Vampire Academy series <3
It'll make you want more and more.
Try reading it. You won't regret.

Rose and Dimitri :]

I suppose twilights okay...Well the book. I thought the movie was kinda crap because they cut a load of stuff off so it made the movie...jerky??? Haha whatever.My favorite vampire series is Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. It makes twilight look like a ant next to a lion... I talk too much rubbish...or type...Whatever!

Hands-down, Vampire Academy is the best series EVER.
<3
ROSE&DIMITRI <3
<3

Evermore isn't Vampires......it's just immortals

Oh How I mourn the fact that young people today are growing up knowing vampires such as Twilight or Vampire Academy. They are no vampire.

:(

I miss the old days, when vampires just wanted to kill us and/or drink our blood.
Nowadays, the vampires are looking for a date.

Travis wrote: "I miss the old days, when vampires just wanted to kill us and/or drink our blood.
Nowadays, the vampires are looking for a date."

Yeah, zombie heartthrobs are coming.

Myles wrote: "Well there's nothing in the librarian change log that says Dracula was deleted, but then again I'm not sure if book deletions/mergings are supposed to show up in there."

They don't currently show up in the change log. I'm hoping that they are kept track of somewhere that mere librarians can't access. Some human rectums have been egregiously abusing their power.

yeah twlight fails

Here's my problem with the Twilight series. Besides all of the good reasons listed above (sparkling vampires, poorly written, boring characters). I think Bella and Ed's relationship is quite a bad example for young people. I'm only 25, but I think it shows teens that's it's okay to be completely and utterly unhealthily obsessed with your signifigant other. She abandons her friends and family. Good rolemodel? No. Poor example of girl in need of therapy? Yes. :)

VAMPIRE DIARIES!!!!!!!!! IT'S MY FAVORITE SERIES!!!!

i can't believe vampire diaries is part of this list!

Izabela wrote: "HOW the ..... can people say Twilight is a vampire book?????
The word fangs isn't even mentioned in the books and they are more fairy like than vampires!!!
Illiterate teens, get off this site!"

fangs is mentioned..and it's a vampire book because they are vampires

Llol, wtf ?! XD
Vampire Diaries: GTFO.
You suck. :L

Kirsten wrote: "I'm also very surprised that no one has added the Anita Blake books to this list. I'm not going to because I thought they were awful, but I was under the impression that that was a very popular ser..."

Ha! Thanks for that! I agree. Those books ARE awful, but yet they are popular. Just goes to show that what is popular is not necessarily what is good. Case in point - The Twilight Series. I like Twilight, but found myself annoyed with Bella about 75% of the time, and as much as Edward is a fantastic character (as are the rest of the Cullens). As far as vampire books go, there are so many that are WAY better.

Travis wrote: "I miss the old days, when vampires just wanted to kill us and/or drink our blood.
Nowadays, the vampires are looking for a date."

Ha! Me too!

I'm sorry though, I pretty much enjoy every kind of vampire story from classic gothic vampires, like John Polidori's Vampyre or Bram Stoker's Dracula, to horror vampire stories like Salem's Lot, to sci-fi vamps like I Am Legend, to vampires struggling with their own human condition such as Anne Rice's Lestat and Louis from Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, and yes, even romance, teen, or fantasy vamps (i.e. - Sunshine or The Mortal Instruments Series). The only thing I can't really abide is terrible writing or annoying characters, which the genre has far more of than I care for.

I don't care how compelling your story is, poor writing is poor writing, no matter how you slice it.

One other thing, is it just me or does there seem to be a disproportionate amount of votes for the Twilight Series in comparison to all the other books on this list?

If Twilight is your favorite book series go ahead and vote for it. But if the Twilight Series are the only vampire books you've ever read, or for that matter, if you only read teen novels or romances, you really have no business voting on this list, and you might want to consider broadening your scope a little and try reading some things that are a bit more challenging.

I actually like the Twilight series. It has its faults, but it was an enjoyable read. However, it is not particularly well written and it is far from the best vampire book or series out there.

Dracula, the original. Why is it not #1?

Mostly because people's sense of history only goes back about ten years.

Or because it contains no moody teenagers...

There is WAY too much trashy romance masquerading as vampire books on this list. It needs to totally be redone and compiled by people who have been reading this genre for more than a year and perhaps who are older than 15.

I completely agree with you Alexandria!

"Vampires can’t get people pregnant. SPOILER!"

Then how do you explain the legend of the dhamphire in Romania? These are the rare but almost superhuman offspring of vampires and mortals. Legend has it that their mothers tend to die in childbirth and they become amazing hunters of vampires... but are doomed to become vampires themselves on their deaths.

But damn, even THEY don't sparkle! Otherwise, I agree with the entirety of the lengthy "reasons to hate Twilight" list.

Stephen King based Salem's Lot of Dracula. He'd probably say Dracula was better himself, otherwise he wouldnt have copied the master. Although I liked both of those books.

Varney the Vampire, or The Feast of Blood should be on this list. It's one of the first English language vampire stories, way before Dracula.

So should The Vampyre by Polodori

Gina wrote: "Twilight isn't a book about vampires . . . Just because Meyer says they are doesn't make it true.
Kind of like how in the last book at the very end she suddenly reveals the pack aren't 'werewolve..."

I think it's pretty obvious throughout that they are shapeshifters. That's why it annoys me that New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn are on the werewolf list!

I am working on a new Vampire Book (like we need more, right? LOL!) I have my first chapter posted on my website.

http://beverlyhillsvampires.com

Come on! Why fight, those that love vampires and fight for vampire rights all know that we should love all those who share our views on the vampire life style.

Authors that write about vampires are all equals.

Lizzy wrote: "...so no one ever listens to lists.
I'll just copy it onto here so that lazy people can look.

Bella is a perfect character (“Mary Sue”), which Meyer hides by calling her clumsy.
Being clumsy is no..."
Having agreed with everything you said, it took the cake when I read the thing about Light Yagami. If he were real, well, instead of killing criminals, he would be killing crazy Twilight fans.

Travis wrote: "Mostly because people's sense of history only goes back about ten years.

Or because it contains no moody teenagers..."

I have to admit, I do like my moody teenagers, but I still appreciate the good old Dracula.

Twilight should be at the bottom of this list - and only because it contains vampires.

Okay, is it JUST ME, or does the girl on the first Vampire Academy book look EXCACTLY like Angelina Jolie?

Lizzy wrote: "...so no one ever listens to lists.
I'll just copy it onto here so that lazy people can look.

Bella is a perfect character (“Mary Sue”), which Meyer hides by calling her clumsy.
Being clumsy is no..."

I completely agree :D

why is Bridge to Terabitha on here?

Lily wrote: "why is Bridge to Terabitha on here?"

That's a very good question. . .