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I would have to say this is one of the better books I've read recently. I absolutely loved it! It has a lot of detail and a lot of historical facts in it, but I think that's what made it so great. I loved the style of her writing, and really enjoyed the characters. I was especially intrigued by Kostova's explanation of the characters' travels. They end up all over Europe, and I loved reading about The scenery and the atmosphere of the cities they visit. the plot itself was good, but I'm glad I r
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I wanted to like this book but I didn't. I listened to this on audiobook which is over 25 hours long - it took me over a month to finish. I thought it would be perfect for October due to the Dracula premise. It was okay to listen to on dark, cool evenings on my commute home from work, but there was too much minutia which didn't hold my attention and I kept getting lost. The last 5 hours were okay and the part I was able to focus on best. The names and places were all foreign to me and maybe that
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This is a tough book for me to rate. There were times when it was a solid 4, and times when it was a 2. I decided to average them out. I loved it for the first 400 pages or so, but when the entire book became a series of letters and drab history, I became very bored. It livened up again toward the end, and overall I did enjoy it. It's interesting because there's an interview with Elizabeth Kostova at the end, and the interviewer makes a comment about how her extensive education doesn't get in th
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excellent! fun and brainy vampire mystery book.
loved this book!!! for all those people who bad mouthed it i think i almost ran from this before taking the time to read it. .. but its on my top 10 of the year.
Apr 13, 2009
Christy McKenna
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