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The Historian
The Historian
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Sunflower
Mar 26, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: library, fiction-read-2009, historical-fiction
For a so-called horror story this one is rather gracious. And not even mildly scary. A very long whodunit, involving two generations of one unlucky family plus assorted other intellectuals known to them, and travels over much of Europe. This book must have needed a lot of research on the author's part, and the title tells you exactly what you get; a history. And I agree with other reviewers, *watch out, spoiler ahead* Dracula is a librarian? That's right up there with God being a woman who bakes ...more
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