Dracula

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Classic Gothic Horror and Myth

This review is from: Penguin Classics Dracula (Mass Market Paperbound)

9 years ago

This is a timeless and superbly written tale. Count Dracula lives in his Transylvanian castle, notoriously called Castle Dracula, and entertains a British visitor, Jonathan Harker. Jonathan eventually realizes what Count Dracula is, and quickly flees in horror and fright. The story takes off from there and involves numerous other characters, all very memorable. Horrifying, terrifying, and thrilling, this should convince everyone that Gothic novels are literature at its finest.

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Ugh

This review is from: Penguin Classics Dracula (Trade Paperback)

4 weeks ago

You know that scratchy eyed, dough headed, morning thickness that comes with a low-grade hangover? The hangover that doesn't end up with puking, but makes it difficult to crawl out of bed to grab that bottle of Advil that'll help you start your day? That's how I feel after rereading Dracula. I read this book one other time -- 31 years ago when I was eight -- and I loved it. It made me mad for all things supernatural or occult. I thrilled over everything from spontaneous human combustion and… + read more

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Dracula

This review is from: Dracula (Trade Paperback)

9 years ago

This story is one of those stories that you can't just read once or twice because of its horror and drama. You would have to read the book at least 20 times but even then you would and could not get tired of this book. It has such good atmosphere in the book that just sets the mood for as i said before, horror and drama, the time period it takes place (19th century) and where it takes place (England/America) it would seem that this time period would be the perfect era to set this book in. The… + read more

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A treasor!

This review is from: Dracula (Trade Paperback)

16 months ago

Beautifully written with lots of descriptions. I read this book every year.

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great book

This review is from: Dracula (Trade Paperback)

10 years ago

i was writing a book report on bram stokers dracula for an independant study unit in my grade 9 english class. i was overwhelemed by how long the book was, so i went to chapters and i got the novel and it was less than 100 pages! it had really good information and is just as good as the longer novel. all i have to say is that i recommend this novel for any report as well as for your enjoyment it is a classic because it is such a great book. i am a grade 9 student and i can say that this is a… + read more

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Astonishing

This review is from: Scholastic Classics: Dracula (Trade Paperback)

7 years ago

In one word, ASTONISHING... + read more

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fang-tastic!

This review is from: Signet Classics Dracula Centennial Edition (Mass Market Paperbound)

3 years ago

This is amazing blood thirsty book!!

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Amazing read

This review is from: Dracula (Trade Paperback)

2 years ago

One of my all time fave books.It has to do with my interest in how this book would go on to influence thousands, not only in writing, but movies, culture, etc, 100-150 years after the book was first published. neat to read because you think you know the story,but it's written so creatively, even by modern standards that its a page turner.

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Dracula-mmm vampire

This review is from: Dracula (Hardcover)

5 years ago

I won't say that this is vampire at best but i will say that you will be able to read this book again and again because of the loveable characters and get this edition of the book because this is the original printing when it first came out. + read more

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Dark Atmosphere

This review is from: Penguin Classics Dracula (Mass Market Paperbound)

10 years ago

In the movies, many of the characters of Bram Stoker's 1897 "Dracula," may appear, but the plots have little relationship to the actual novel. This edition sports an Introduction by Maurice Hindle, explaining the Victorian view of sexuality in the book, and a bibliography. The lines are well-spaced, which makes it very easy to read.

Basically, Count Dracula buys a house and moves to England, but is driven out through the efforts of Harker, Drs. Seward and von Helsing, Mina and others… + read more

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A true classic

This review is from: Penguin Classics Dracula (Trade Paperback)

17 months ago

Written in 1897, Dracula by Bram Stoker is an amazing gothic and horror classic about the vampire: Count Dracula. I was hesitant to read it at first because of the odd way the story is conveyed, through journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and memorandums, but I found that that was the most effective method to tell such a story and it was not as bad as it seemed. With this method, the characters describe things as they see them, and overlook small important points, that a proper story… + read more

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Kiss me with those red lips . . . A review of Bram Stoker, Dracula

This review is from: Penguin Classics Dracula (Trade Paperback)

2 years ago

I don’t think I’ve read any book more often than Bram Stoker’s DRACULA. It is one of my favourite books. Every time I read it, about once every two years, I find something new. It is a marvellous narrative that could be divided into four parts: the haunted house, the murder mystery, the seduction scene, and the big chase. It is set as a series of letters and documents which give the narrative an uneven flow but as a reader you barely notice. The characters are Victorian stereotypes but you’ll… + read more

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