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I'd picked this book up without really paying attention to what the story was about (kept seeing it in the Hay bookstores and finally gave in and bought a copy). It turned out to be a pleasantly different version of the Dracula story, written in a similar manner to classic Stoker novel, told through verbal and written accounts of the different people involved. Kostova has an obvious passion for the historical figure of Dracula, known as Vlad the Impaler, and this comes through throughout the boo
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Finally finished this. I had to restart it and it took ages to work through. Bits were excellent and full of suspense but a lot of it was very slow. Far too long, far too much tedious background (I like history, but at some points this was like reading a text book), and a rather disappointing ending. If you want to read a good vampire book, Bram Stoker's Dracula is better by miles.
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Slow to start but getting better with each turn of the page
Oct 04, 2009
madison
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Nov 08, 2009
Heather Adkins
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Nov 27, 2009
BJ Rose
marked it as wishlist
Dec 27, 2009
Blue Eyed Vixen
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Feb 11, 2010
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Mar 02, 2010
GracieKat
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Jun 06, 2010
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Aug 31, 2010
Angela Randall
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Jan 13, 2011
LeeEllen
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Jun 28, 2011
Heather (DeathByBook)
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Amy
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