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It is truly amazing, with all the vampire books I have been devouring lately, that it took me this long to read the one that kind of sets the standard for vampires.
The story is chilling in that wonderful , creepy Victorian way. More than the presence of the monster, what scares me the most is the sheer isolation of the place and time. Right from the beginning,Jonathan Harker is in an out-of-the-way castle in an out-of-the-way part of Eastern Europe, and hello, folks, there are no cell phones or ...more
The story is chilling in that wonderful , creepy Victorian way. More than the presence of the monster, what scares me the most is the sheer isolation of the place and time. Right from the beginning,Jonathan Harker is in an out-of-the-way castle in an out-of-the-way part of Eastern Europe, and hello, folks, there are no cell phones or ...more
Re-reading via the Dracula Daily substack
Very interesting to read the orginal conception of the vampire. Very enjoyable and very different from our beloved Edward.
Dracula by Bram Stoker (1965)
I have always enjoyed vampire stories and was surprised that it took me so long to get around to this. I am glad that I finally did this year. I liked the journal and letter format. The only thing that I didn't really like was that it kind of lacked the ending that I was expecting.
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Main story line is good . . . a bit draggy in places, but definitely a classic. (low end of 3 stars)
Sep 21, 2008
Ann from S.C.
marked it as to-read
May 07, 2009
Venessa Johnstone
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May 27, 2015
Megan
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Rebecca Short, LMFT
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