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Dracula

Bram Stoker

Start date: October 2, 2016

Finish date: October 31, 2016

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Oct 12, 2007 Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it liked it

Shelves: read-horror-ghost-stories, read-adult-fiction, read-classics

I read this as a teenager, and enjoyed it then. Upon re-reading it, I found that I enjoyed it just as much, but thought it wasn't as well written as it could have been. The plot has holes in it, and I found that the way Stoker wrote Van Helsing's English hindered at times my understanding of what that character was saying. ...more

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Jul 08, 2007 Rachel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I adore Dracula. The main villain isn't a suave, romantic, and tragic hero. Oh no, no, no. Dracula is ruthless - a monster in every sense of the word, who kills without the slightest bit of remorse. Believe me, he is far from a sparkly sex-on-legs sort of character.

The novel's format is also wonderful, written through a series of letters and diary entries by the protagonists, and the pacing makes the book feel a lot shorter than it actually is. It's also such fun to see into everyone's minds as ...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Jessica rated it really liked it

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Nov 08, 2007 Michelle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I can't believe it took me so long to finally read this book - I put it on my 101 Things in 1001 Days list to make myself get to it. I loved the way it was laid out - as letters and diary entries. Excellent and highly recommended. ...more

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