Meagan's review of Dracula
Dracula (Norton Critical Edition) by Bram Stoker
What can I say about this book? Wow, is one word. Holy crap, another couple.
I've never been interested in horror/suspense books - in ANY capacity - mostly because the times I've tried that genre, I've been immediately and viciously disappointed. But Dracula is like what I'd hoped those previous disasters would've been - incredibly well-crafted, subtle and strong enough in all the right parts - and well, SCARY. Seriously.
The journal-style works amazingly. It drags you down into the narrative so you have no choice but to be swept along for the ride - and furthermore, it gives you no reassurance as to the survival of the narrators through the end of the book. It seems like you're piecing together events from a file of artifacts recovered from this whole drama - but without the messy part of putting everything in chronological order and figuring out who comes from what. It's simple, powerful and effective.
But, being an English major, it's always the hidden issues that catch me....more
I've never been interested in horror/suspense books - in ANY capacity - mostly because the times I've tried that genre, I've been immediately and viciously disappointed. But Dracula is like what I'd hoped those previous disasters would've been - incredibly well-crafted, subtle and strong enough in all the right parts - and well, SCARY. Seriously.
The journal-style works amazingly. It drags you down into the narrative so you have no choice but to be swept along for the ride - and furthermore, it gives you no reassurance as to the survival of the narrators through the end of the book. It seems like you're piecing together events from a file of artifacts recovered from this whole drama - but without the messy part of putting everything in chronological order and figuring out who comes from what. It's simple, powerful and effective.
But, being an English major, it's always the hidden issues that catch me....more
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