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Dracula

Bram Stoker

Start date: February 18, 2014

Finish date: February 18, 2014

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Oct 10, 2020 James rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5
A great classic and the most important (but not first) vampire book. While the last quarter isn’t as good as the rest of the book and I feel the ending is a bit anticlimactic, this is a great read and a must for any horror fan.

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Dec 05, 2023 Abigail Advincula rated it liked it · review of another edition

Dracula is an epistolary novel about the vampire Dracula and the band of men (+1 woman) who uncover and fight against him. It's an epistolary novel, with the narrative driven by the personal accounts (in the form of journals, letters, and phonograph records) of the different characters. Dracula is part mystery, part horror novel.

While I enjoyed the premise and the historical importance of this book, it was a really mixed bag as far as reading experience. One thing to note, this book is partly a ...more

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Jan 02, 2019 Matt Goncalves rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adapted-to-film-or-series

I can't believe how long I've held off reading this book. It really is a classic. There's plenty of creepy moments in this book and lots of descriptions that have started the iconic lore of vampires that modern people are familiar with. Some parts drag out, especially when Van Helsing goes into these dense rants that seem to deviant from any exposition or development of the plot. Overall I enjoy about eighty percent of this book and appreciate it as a horror classic. ...more

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Jan 31, 2019 Alexa Steele rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It was fun and spooky -- listening to the audiobook added to the spooky atmosphere. Despite the book having a ridiculously old-fashioned attitude toward women, Mina emerged as a smart and resourceful heroine.

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