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A classic for a reason. Even though the letter-writing style slowed down the pace of the story significantly at the end, I still enjoyed this piece of suspenseful Gothic literature. Surprisingly sexy for Victorian times!
I found it interesting to read the book that started it all with vampires. The beginning of the book was strong and spooky but then it hit a major lull in the middle for me. I also found the showdown at the end of the book to be too brief considering everything that led up to it.
This is the classic story of the hunt for Count Dracula, the evil vampire who wants to expand his hunting grounds to densely populated London. Told in diary entries, newspaper articles, and letters; the story is from the point of view of a group of people who have vowed to stop Dracula from creating new undead and kill him before he could destroy their dear friend. I really enjoyed reading this classic. Although the style of the novel leaves much of Dracula himself a mystery, Stoker does a good
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