How Long to Read Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien

How Long Does it Take to Read Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 16 minutes to read Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien by Margaret L. Carter

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Different blood flows in their veins--but our blood quenches their thirst. From Bram Stoker's 1897 creation of Count Dracula, portrayed as a foreign invader bent on the conquest of England, the literary vampire has symbolized the Other, whether his or her otherness arises from racial, ethnic, sexual, or species difference. Even before the bloodsucking Martians of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, however, popular fiction contained a few vampires who were members of alien species rather than supernatural undead. Even more intriguing than interplanetary invaders are humanoid and quasi-humanoid beings who have evolved to live on Earth among us, often camouflaged as our own kind. The boom in vampire fiction that began in the 1970s engendered a variety of "alien" vampires, many of them portrayed as sympathetic characters. The science fiction vampire is especially suited to the presentation of vampirism as morally neutral rather than inherently evil. Different Blood surveys the literary vampire as alien, whether extra-terrestrial or a different species evolved on Earth, from the mid-1800s to the 1990s, and analyzes the many uses to which science fiction and fantasy authors have put this theme. Their works explore issues of species, race, ecological responsibility, gender, eroticism, xenophobia, parasitism, symbiosis, intimacy, and the bridging of differences. An extensive bibliography lists dozens of novels and short stories on the "vampire as alien" theme, many of which are still in print.

How long is Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien?

Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien by Margaret L. Carter is 253 pages long, and a total of 64,009 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien aloud.

What Reading Level is Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien?

Different Blood: the Vampire As Alien is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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