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Jun 11, 2012
Robin
rated it
it was amazing
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This is a classic very deserving of its status. Yes, there are some cheesy bits, but the plot flows so nicely and swiftly, it is a delightful book to read. The first few pages are a bit less promising, but after you get into it, you don't want to put it down.
The characters fell to the extremely good or extremely bad, but that didn't bother me, somehow. I guess the corniness fits in with the super gothic novel. I love the structure of the book as all diaries, letters, and newspaper articles. It's ...more
The characters fell to the extremely good or extremely bad, but that didn't bother me, somehow. I guess the corniness fits in with the super gothic novel. I love the structure of the book as all diaries, letters, and newspaper articles. It's ...more
Kinda bereft of sensuality. The film had a superior storyline. In the book, Mina is not Dracula's reincarnated all-time love, she's just some random girl he bites.
Anyway... Sheridan le Fanu conveyed the Victorian horror of sexuality, twenty five years before Bram Stoker, with his lesbian vampire Carmilla.
*seizes opportunity for pic of Winona Ryder*
*plots looks theft*
...more
Anyway... Sheridan le Fanu conveyed the Victorian horror of sexuality, twenty five years before Bram Stoker, with his lesbian vampire Carmilla.
*seizes opportunity for pic of Winona Ryder*
*plots looks theft*
...more
The first third of this really dragged for me. My goodness, do these characters do anything besides write in their diaries? Then dear, delicate flower Miss Mina retypes sheets and sheets of diaries and pretty much figures everything out, despite the confines of her womanhood.
Most confusing chapter: VII, the weather chapter. Is this just telling us of Dracula's power to control the weather? Maybe. There is little in this whole book concerning Dracula directly.
The last two thirds of the book were ...more
Most confusing chapter: VII, the weather chapter. Is this just telling us of Dracula's power to control the weather? Maybe. There is little in this whole book concerning Dracula directly.
The last two thirds of the book were ...more
The first half of the book was very exciting, gradually increasing the tension. Onfortunately the second half is very poor in comparison, with no tension whatsoever. It seems like the author halfway in decided to write a different kind of book.
Oct 07, 2009
Martha
rated it
really liked it
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Van Helsing has a tendency to blabber on and on about nothing. And, the men make some really silly decisions at times (especially when it comes to Mina). But, this was still a really fun read and it was easy to see why it has become a classic.
One thing I was really impressed by was Stoker's descriptive skills. There are some beautiful descriptions of landscape, weather, and location in this book. ...more
Van Helsing has a tendency to blabber on and on about nothing. And, the men make some really silly decisions at times (especially when it comes to Mina). But, this was still a really fun read and it was easy to see why it has become a classic.
One thing I was really impressed by was Stoker's descriptive skills. There are some beautiful descriptions of landscape, weather, and location in this book. ...more
Sep 11, 2009
Erin (NY)
marked it as to-read
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