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Dracula

Bram Stoker

Start date: August 1, 2011

Finish date: August 31, 2011

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Nov 03, 2008 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I highly recommend reading this to any fans of the vampire genre. It is a commitment and investment for the reader, but it is worthwhile. While Dracula is not the 1st vampire novel/story, it has firmly established many of the conventions of the vampire genre. I must say that no movie version I have watched does this justice. Bram Stoker's Dracula might have been a somewhat faithful rendition, but it took unforgivable liberties with the relationship between Mina and Dracula, and downplayed the de ...more

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Sep 09, 2009 Gaijinmama rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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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

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Sep 17, 2012 Carrie added it · review of another edition

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Going to re-read this before I give it a rating because I can't remember my thoughts. I remember the movie and how much I love that but as for the book, I'm blank. ...more

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Oct 30, 2010 Terri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I can't believe it took me so long to read this since I love vampire books. I really enjoyed it. I love the diary style story. I can see why it was so popular. And of course, it was nice to have a truly evil vamp for a change. ...more

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Oct 26, 2007 Angie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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