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Always a clasic for any library, Dracula was probably the first cult novel of it's time. Written in an intriguing series of letters and diaries, with very little int he way of narrative, the story allows you to follow each moment through the eyes of the character living it at the time, rather than as a distant observer through a narrative. Although the subsequent movies have butchered so many aspects of the original plot, it's still a favorite in any form, and I'm definitely partial to Bela Lugo
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I am not sure what I was expecting, but I did enjoy the book. Stoker was very good at creating the Gothic horror feel at the beginning of the book and held my interest throughout. After reading some critical analysis I wonder, did Stoker really intend all of that? I thought I good to become somewhat acquainted with the book that, while not creating Dracula, created the image western society holds in its head of Dracula.
Mar 01, 2009
Angela Randall
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We actually own this as one half of a book with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Dracula/Frankenstein
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