Dracula
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- Author：Bram Stoker
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Summary
The vampire novel that started it all， Bram Stoker's Dracula probes deeply into human identity， sanity， and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire。 When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house， he makes horrifying discoveries about his client。 Soon afterward， disturbing incidents unfold in England—an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby， strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck， and a lunatic asylum inmate raves about the imminent arrival of his "Master"—culminating in a battle of wits between the sinister Count and a determined group of adversaries。
This edition is part of the Penguin Classics Clothbound series designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith。
This edition is part of the Penguin Classics Clothbound series designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith。
Reviews
Luíza Neves
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3。5/5nice story， but it drags on a biiiit。 it felt a bit unpersonal at times。 it’s still a great， entertaining book。
Patti Stouffer
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It’s a classic and that’s why I read it。 For some reason I was expecting more action and interest， and less people talking to each other about what to do。 Now I officially know the plot， but I’m not planning to re read it。
Carla
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Confesso que quando começei a leitura， estava com muito receio mas gostei muito e surpreendeu-me mesmo muito。 O livro não tem nada a ver com o que eu imaginava。
Angela Cresta
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Ho iniziato con un audio libro， convinta che non era il mio genere， che non era nelle mie corde。 Meglio provare con un audio libro， mi sono detta， tra l'altro gratis， senza rischiare di acquistare un libro che non mi sarebbe piaciuto。Fin dalle prime battute， sarà per la coinvolgente lettura di Tommaso Ragno （Ad alta voce， raiplayradio）， sono stata travolta dalla storia， intrigante， piena di suspence ma allo stesso tempo piacevole e scorrevole。 Dopo due ascolti ho già ordinato il libro e l'ho alt Ho iniziato con un audio libro， convinta che non era il mio genere， che non era nelle mie corde。 Meglio provare con un audio libro， mi sono detta， tra l'altro gratis， senza rischiare di acquistare un libro che non mi sarebbe piaciuto。Fin dalle prime battute， sarà per la coinvolgente lettura di Tommaso Ragno （Ad alta voce， raiplayradio）， sono stata travolta dalla storia， intrigante， piena di suspence ma allo stesso tempo piacevole e scorrevole。 Dopo due ascolti ho già ordinato il libro e l'ho alternato all'ascolto， senza riuscire più a staccarmi。Ho apprezzato innanzitutto la scelta di affidare la narrazione a più voci， parlanti attraverso i propri diari/taccuini， strumenti di descrizione puntuale e partecipata （ognuno a suo modo） della storia del Conte Dracula e delle vicissitudini in cui loro malgrado sono coinvolti。Ho apprezzato la capacità descrittiva che trasporta il lettore nei luoghi e nelle atmosfere descritte， con tanto di brivido！！！Ho apprezzato i protagonisti， le loro personalità diverse ma complementari， la cura e l'attenzione prestata dagli stessi alla protagonista femminile che diviene poco a poco nel romanzo una presenza predominate， e forse ingrombrante per il temuto Conte， che deve figurativamente cedere il posto ad una donna coraggiosa e allo stesso tempo fragile， indifesa contro le provocazioni del male e allo stesso tempo protetta e "schermata" dai 4 protagonisti maschili。 E il Conte？ Lui non parla， se non nella prima parte del libro e per interposta persona， non ha voce， spesso neanche volto。。。 non ruba la scena， ma nonostante tutto， tutto ruota intorno a lui， alle sue "dimore"， all'alternarsi del giorno e della notte 。。。 。。。more
Linton
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I read this back in October when it was festive， the good old days！
Daniel
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After reading Dracula is not hard to figure out why it's the most popular and influential vampire book ever written。 The story， characters and atmosphere are some of the best ever written in the horror genre， and it perfectly captures a sense of mystery， darkness and beauty unlike anything I've ever read。 After reading Dracula is not hard to figure out why it's the most popular and influential vampire book ever written。 The story， characters and atmosphere are some of the best ever written in the horror genre， and it perfectly captures a sense of mystery， darkness and beauty unlike anything I've ever read。 。。。more
miki
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io ogni volta che che viene nominato il naso del conte: 📝📝
•JMCDC•
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Wow。 Just wow。Also， just found out that Mr Stoker’s birthday is the same as mine—eight days ago; on the 8th of November。 :）Full review to come…
Silvano
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In questo testo della fine dell’800 c’è già tutto ciò che poi per un secolo e più girerà intorno all’universo vampiresco; l’aglio， i paletti， i crocifissi， le ostie consacrate e quant’altro。 Non manca il mortale nemico， Van Helsing， che troveremo in tante opere collegate。 Però non è che ciò faccia ‘paura ‘… ma occorre considerare l’uscita del libro in quell’epoca！ Anche quando usci’ King Kong negli anni ‘30 la gente scappò dal cinema！
Mario Ramirez
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En la reseña de hoy tenemos todo un clásico: Drácula。 Un libro que empecé a leer por halloween y en preparación para La Maldición de Strahd。 ¿Me ha gustado？ Sí， el final me ha tenido completamente enganchado， mordiéndome las uñas incluso。 Pero también ha habido partes que me han resultado bastante aburridas y predecibles。 Y ese es el problema de los clásicos: es muy difícil juzgarlos con nuestros ojos de siglo XXI， cuando fueron escritos hace más de cien años （se dice pronto）。 Hoy en día todos s En la reseña de hoy tenemos todo un clásico: Drácula。 Un libro que empecé a leer por halloween y en preparación para La Maldición de Strahd。 ¿Me ha gustado？ Sí， el final me ha tenido completamente enganchado， mordiéndome las uñas incluso。 Pero también ha habido partes que me han resultado bastante aburridas y predecibles。 Y ese es el problema de los clásicos: es muy difícil juzgarlos con nuestros ojos de siglo XXI， cuando fueron escritos hace más de cien años （se dice pronto）。 Hoy en día todos sabemos lo que es un vampiro， qué puede hacer， qué debilidades tiene。。。 pero en 1897。。。Para mí， este libro se divide en tres partes。 Primero， tenemos el viaje de Jonathan Harker al castillo de Drácula en Transilvania。 Esta parte está genial。 Es tétrica， oscura， escalofriante。。。 todo terror y ambientación， que， sin necesidad de ser explícita， te pone los pelos de punta。 Esto era lo que esperaba del libro por haberlo estudiado en literatura en el colegio， y creía que buena parte de la novela， si no toda， iba a transcurrir en el castillo， cuando la realidad es una especie de prólogo que se extiende solo a las primeras cincuenta páginas o así。 Luego la acción se traslada a Inglaterra， y entramos en la segunda parte de la novela， que es la que me ha parecido más aburrida。 Durante doscientas páginas， el libro trata de crear un misterio en torno a una serie de extraños sucesos con lobos， murciélagos y mujeres paliduchas。 El problema es que para el lector de hoy en día resulta meridianamente obvio lo que está ocurriendo。 Pero el misterio se alarga， y se alarga， y se sigue alargando hasta la saciedad， con los personajes haciendo gala de una infantil inocencia。 "Tenía dos agujeritos en el cuello。。。 debió de pillarse con el imperdible de la capa"。 "Me pareció que le crecían los colmillos， saliéndosele fuera de los labios， pero debió ser un truco de la luz"。 Cosas así。 El único que， como el lector moderno， sabe lo que está pasando， es Van Helsing， quien， en aras de preservar el misterio， una y otra vez se niega a compartir información con el resto de personajes， lo cual resulta， debo decir， bastante frustrante。 Y no ayuda el hecho de que， a excepción de Van Helsing， los personajes en esta sección del libro sean completamente pasivos; meros testigos de los acontecimientos。 A punto estuve de dejarlo a medias， no digo más。 Por suerte， el libro remonta en las últimas doscientas páginas。 Desde el momento en que Van Helsing comparte la verdad con el resto de personajes， y estos empiezan a actuar en lugar de solo observar， la novela da un giro de trescientos sesenta grados。 El misterio está resuelto， y entramos en una trepidante tercera parte， cargada de tensión， acción y angustia que， como he dicho， me ha mantenido enganchado hasta volver la última página。 ¿Se compensa lo uno con lo otro？ Es difícil decir， pero al menos ahora tenéis la información， y algo que os anime a seguir durante esas páginas centrales。 Por supuesto， no se puede hablar de este libro sin mencionar el estilo epistolar， y la forma en que este transmite el terror gótico。 Yo hace años era escéptico respecto al género epistolar porque， ¿cómo va a haber tensión si todo se narra en retrospectiva？ Si un personaje te cuenta que estaba en peligro， pero está escribiendo esto en su diario， es que todo sale bien， ¿no？ Bueno， pues no es así。 Es más que posible crear tensión y angustia por medio de cartas， notas y entradas de diario， y este y otros libros lo demuestran。 Pero quizá lo que más me ha sorprendido es la forma de narrar escenas horripilantes sin resultar desagradable。 He leído libros más que explícitos， hasta el punto de revolverme las tripas y tener que cerrarlos， pero este no es el caso。 Ocurren cosas de lo más mórbidas y tétricas， pero el narrador no se explaya en ellas。 A veces， en los momentos más dramáticos， les dedica un párrafo a lo sumo， pero otras veces se limita a una frase， así como de pasada， que te deja un sudorcillo frío en la espalda， pero sin resultar desagradable。 De hecho， el foco de la historia no está tanto en las acciones de los personajes propiamente dichas， sino el miedo， el horror， la angustia， el trauma o la determinación que experimentan。 Esto juega tanto a favor como en contra del libro， pues hace más tensas esas páginas finales， pero llena el fallido misterio de la sección central de exasperantes preguntas cuyas respuestas son sobradamente conocidas。 ¿Recomiendo entonces este libro？ Jain， como dicen los alemanes。 Creo que es un libro que quien le guste el terror gótico o la literatura clásica debería conocer， y ya digo que el principio y el final están genial， pero soy reticente a recomendarlo abiertamente， porque lo cierto es que todo el misterio y la intriga han envejecido bastante regular， no por demérito del libro， sino sencillamente porque las respuestas son ahora vox pópuli。 。。。more
Cian Mac Lochlainn
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"She lay in her Vampire sleep， so full of life and voluptuous beauty that I shudder as though I have come to do murder。 Ah， I doubt not that in old time， when such things were， many a man who set forth to do such a task as mine， found at the last his heart fail him， and then his nerve。 So he delay， and delay， and delay， till the mere beauty and the fascination of the wanton Un-dead have hypnotize him， and he remain on， and on， till sunset come， and the Vampire sleep be over。 Then the beautiful e "She lay in her Vampire sleep， so full of life and voluptuous beauty that I shudder as though I have come to do murder。 Ah， I doubt not that in old time， when such things were， many a man who set forth to do such a task as mine， found at the last his heart fail him， and then his nerve。 So he delay， and delay， and delay， till the mere beauty and the fascination of the wanton Un-dead have hypnotize him， and he remain on， and on， till sunset come， and the Vampire sleep be over。 Then the beautiful eyes of the fair woman open and look love， and the voluptuous mouth present to a kiss - and man is weak。 And there remain one more victim in the Vampire fold; one more to swell the grim and grisly ranks of the Un-dead！"Safe to say I have perhaps put off reading Bram Stoker's masterpiece for too long given my love of all things horror and dark along with our shared nationality and alma matter but I am thankful that I was not overcome by my expectations。 A dark and thrilling venture deep into the occult and Victorian sexuality， Dracula sends many a chill down the spine of those who need no introduction to the dark， fantastic， and horrifying Count who's very presence looms large even when he is absent from the page。 A tale that takes as much inspiration from tales of European folklore as it does from earlier influential works such as John Polidori's The Vampyre （1819） and Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla （1872）， it evokes fear， mystique， and wonder in simultaneous measure。While the format of the novel takes some getting used to - it is structured as diary entries， newspaper articles， memoranda， and notes by a wide array of characters - Stoker is able to keep the reader hanging on to every word and in deep suspense at what lurks on the next page。 Given the sensibilities of the wider Victorian Anglosphere at the time of publishing， one can only imagine the controversy this work evoked showing strong-willed female characters such as Mina Murray （later Harker） and Lucy Westenra and the erotic nature of Vampirism。 Stoker exploits the dynamic of a changing， scientific， and empirical world of Victorian England and its contrast with the dark and mysterious realm of the Carpathians that was viewed as positively Alien to citizens of the former。 Stoker shows a deft fluency in navigating and describing the multi-cultural makeup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Eastern territories and the deep superstition of its rural inhabitants。A must-read for those with an obsession with all things dark and mysterious， Dracula deserves its place among not just the great works of horror， but the great works of English literature。 Beware of the darkness， for it has powers of seduction that we may not be able to overcome， and the attractive stranger you meet on a dark night may steal more than just a kiss from you。 。。。more
Paola
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No me gustó ni la mitad de lo que pensé que me iba a gustar。 Y no， no es un mal libro， simplemente las expectativas me jugaron en contra。 Hay escenas icónicas y en general está bien escrito， pero la parte Intermedia se me hizo repetitiva y no conecte con ningún personaje（en mi opinión todos se parecían un poco demasiado）
Ted Manahan
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The original。 Dated， but still a good yarn。
Erika Sliva
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Written over 125 years ago， this book is still quite good。 I listened to the free audible book as I read the hard copy in front of me & I was very happy I did this because it felt much easier to understand。 Everyone knows the story of Dracula because it is a household name。 The book has lots of filler and the story is long and the ending is short。 I had hoped more for the ending and I felt as if it were rushed。 As the book went on it also seemed to get more and more centered around god and relig Written over 125 years ago， this book is still quite good。 I listened to the free audible book as I read the hard copy in front of me & I was very happy I did this because it felt much easier to understand。 Everyone knows the story of Dracula because it is a household name。 The book has lots of filler and the story is long and the ending is short。 I had hoped more for the ending and I felt as if it were rushed。 As the book went on it also seemed to get more and more centered around god and religion， though when Stoker wrote this book i’m sure he felt obligated to include religion like he did for fear of scrutiny。 A perfect， classic book for around Halloween but that is all。 I feel everyone must read it at least once， but once is enough。 。。。more
Gabriela Haddad
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2。5 starsI feel like this story had a lot of potential， but I did not love the format in which it was written （diary form） and so I found myself loosing concentration and getting bored while reading。 I think I would like this book more when reading it a second time but it definitely was not my favorite。 I think my high expectations for it kind of ruined my reading experience。
Lincy
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3。5
Nisha
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I didn't actually know the story of Dracula before reading the book， so I went in about as uninformed as one could go into Dracula （I had read The Route of Ice and Salt by Jose Luis Zarate， translated by David Bowles first though。） I also had forgotten it is an epistolary， which was a pretty awesome surprise。 Overall， Dracula is an amazing book， and it's no surprise the book has withstood the test of time。 I was warned that maybe it would feel tropey， because it established so many tropes， but i I didn't actually know the story of Dracula before reading the book， so I went in about as uninformed as one could go into Dracula （I had read The Route of Ice and Salt by Jose Luis Zarate， translated by David Bowles first though。） I also had forgotten it is an epistolary， which was a pretty awesome surprise。 Overall， Dracula is an amazing book， and it's no surprise the book has withstood the test of time。 I was warned that maybe it would feel tropey， because it established so many tropes， but it didn't feel tropey to me at all。 In fact， I was surprised to see that Dracula is not always the stereotypical vampire we might think he is。I expected this book to be more of a product of its time， and while in some senses it is， it's very forward thinking， including giving a woman an important--vital， even--role （there aren't a lot of women， but the main cast is fairly small）。 Though compliments to women are things like "She has a man's brain。。。"， you will find ample use of the term "g*psy" （which is to be expected for the time）， and there is some racism--it's up for debate if those are Stoker's feelings or the characters at times。 But even at its worst， I didn't find it appalling， just out-of-date。 （Granted， their treatment of a patient at the asylum is pretty bad at times。）From the get go， I was enthralled in this book。 While it is slow， there is a lot of excitement and the climax really felt exciting and quick when push came to shove。 My biggest gripe would be that Dr。 Van Helsing's dialogue and writing can be tough to read since his English isn't super strong， as well as some other accents， which Stoker insists on writing out as it would be said。 The accents and dialects can be tough to read， but they're all interesting characters。 I recommend picking up either a Penguin version or another annotated version to help clear up some things less evident to modern and American readers。 Plus there are all sorts of really interesting studies on the book as well as Bram Stoker。Overall， I definitely recommend it。 While it is slow-paced， the story clips along well all the same。 In my opinion， a perfect balance for a slow-paced read。 。。。more
Justin Hart
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A book about the dangers of being a virgin。Often touted as the first vampire story， though anyone who has read the New Testament will know this is not true （comes back from the dead， followers drink his blood， etc）。A useful book for understanding how the tale of Dracula specifically has been reinterpreted or simply restated to promote British biases， particularly antizigonist views。 The book is a snapshot of British projections and mores from this period， specifically focused on the separation o A book about the dangers of being a virgin。Often touted as the first vampire story， though anyone who has read the New Testament will know this is not true （comes back from the dead， followers drink his blood， etc）。A useful book for understanding how the tale of Dracula specifically has been reinterpreted or simply restated to promote British biases， particularly antizigonist views。 The book is a snapshot of British projections and mores from this period， specifically focused on the separation of the physical realm and the spiritual realm。 The spiritual eternity of Dracula and his waifs is denied so they may have physical eternity， told in a reductive way that sanitizes all the fun out of legends of the undead in the first place。There’s a Mamma Mia！ adjacent subplot that almost makes the novel interesting before it becomes the moral fulcrum for the plot。 。。。more
Olga H。 Moreno （La Hormiguita Lectora）
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Me ha sorprendido el estilo de Bram Stoker:Esperaba que Drácula fuera uno de esos clásicos más pesados，pero PARA NADA。Al ser una novela epistolar， no solo permite leer la historia con ligereza， sino que te mete mucho más en ella:Se siente real （aunque sepamos que es ficción）。He disfrutado mucho al ver de dónde sale el vampiro que tenemos todas en el imaginario colectivo。 ¡Y ni siquiera sabía que la figura de Van Helsing se originara en Drácula！COMO PUNTO NEGATIVO:la condescendencia y el machismo Me ha sorprendido el estilo de Bram Stoker:Esperaba que Drácula fuera uno de esos clásicos más pesados，pero PARA NADA。Al ser una novela epistolar， no solo permite leer la historia con ligereza， sino que te mete mucho más en ella:Se siente real （aunque sepamos que es ficción）。He disfrutado mucho al ver de dónde sale el vampiro que tenemos todas en el imaginario colectivo。 ¡Y ni siquiera sabía que la figura de Van Helsing se originara en Drácula！COMO PUNTO NEGATIVO:la condescendencia y el machismo con el que se trata a las mujeres de este libro。Que sí， que es coherente con la época en que se escribió， pero me llamó la atención y me hizo poner los ojos en blanco。OTRA COSA que también me decepcionó un poco esque Drácula， como tal， apenas aparezca en la novela。Vemos las cartas o grabaciones de varios personajes， pero nunca vemos el punto de vista del vampiro （incluso aunque， en más de una ocasión， sabemos que él está ahí en forma de neblina， lobo， murciélago， etc。）LA AMBIENTACIÓNes otro punto que destacaría de la novela。 Está muy lograda， te mete mucho en la historia y logra inquietarte。PEROevidentemente， el público de hoy es difícil que sienta terror con esto， pero una puede imaginarse cómo pudo afectarles a las gentes más supersticiosas de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX。TOTALque ha sido una muy grata experiencia。Algo que me llama la atención es que me esperaba una historia de amor retorcida entre Drácula y Nina， tal y como se refleja en la adaptación de Coppola。PERO NO。 Esta fue una invención para la película。Habría sido interesante， pero me gusta cómo ha terminado la novela en realidad。 。。。more
Chelsea Hug
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Argh， what to rate this book？ It's Dracula！ So that certainly counts for something。 Parts of it were incredibly great， moody， atmospheric and haunting。 Obviously it set the stage for so， so， so many adaptations （many of which I either read or watched this year - it inadvertently turned into a Vampire Halloween）。 However， I found it to be really plodding and at times just plain dull。 The audio book was 18 hours long， and I really found myself slogging through it at many points。 Also， it is much m Argh， what to rate this book？ It's Dracula！ So that certainly counts for something。 Parts of it were incredibly great， moody， atmospheric and haunting。 Obviously it set the stage for so， so， so many adaptations （many of which I either read or watched this year - it inadvertently turned into a Vampire Halloween）。 However， I found it to be really plodding and at times just plain dull。 The audio book was 18 hours long， and I really found myself slogging through it at many points。 Also， it is much more a book of manors than expected。 Maybe this is just the style of this time period （I'm not much of a classics reader）， but there was equal amounts gothic vampire writing to talking about a what made a good， Christian women， or a good gentile man， and honestly that got very， very old by the end。 I could only read what a tribute to women Mina Harker was so many times before I wanted to throw the book across the room。So basically， I guess I feel about this what many people feel about movies （though I don't agree with that）， the plot is great， the execution is boring， and it has been re-done so many times， it is hard to unsee everything that evolved from this book。 So I struggled with rating a classic this low， but I just can't say I would recommend it。 。。。more
Simon
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One of those books I had always meant to read and finally have。 Quite complex language for it's time and I am happy to have gotten through it。 One of those books I had always meant to read and finally have。 Quite complex language for it's time and I am happy to have gotten through it。 。。。more
Andrew Sorrentino
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Hardly any motion I didn't read this， but downloaded it because of the description of a Kindle in Motion。 I was assuming it was more of a graphic novel with some illustrations having motion。 That's not the case。 It's the novel （a great novel！） with very few illustrations。 And only some of the illustrations have motion。 The illustrations are very good， and when they include motion it's really cool。 Hardly any motion I didn't read this， but downloaded it because of the description of a Kindle in Motion。 I was assuming it was more of a graphic novel with some illustrations having motion。 That's not the case。 It's the novel （a great novel！） with very few illustrations。 And only some of the illustrations have motion。 The illustrations are very good， and when they include motion it's really cool。 。。。more
Lacey
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This was my first time reading Dracula。 I was a bit surprised by some things in the book， but a few things were what I expected from different movies， etc。 It is definitely meant as a scary or horror story and I can only imagine what people thought that read it back when it was published！ I've read Frankenstein and didn't really like it， but liked this considerably more。 Not entirely sure if I will read it again， but definitely not as bad as I thought it would be。 Also Van Helsing was older than This was my first time reading Dracula。 I was a bit surprised by some things in the book， but a few things were what I expected from different movies， etc。 It is definitely meant as a scary or horror story and I can only imagine what people thought that read it back when it was published！ I've read Frankenstein and didn't really like it， but liked this considerably more。 Not entirely sure if I will read it again， but definitely not as bad as I thought it would be。 Also Van Helsing was older than I thought he would be。 。。。more
Arafat
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This book is just great。 Quiet horror。 I read it when I was in class 5。
Alexandra Valderrama
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⭐⭐⭐。5La primera mitad del libro es terriblemente lentisima， pero después coge ritmo。。。 Es un buen libro sí quieres iniciar con los clásicos。
Kayla
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*3。5 stars
Gracie Hadzi Boskov
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good
BusenBB
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Obviously a very foundational piece of horror， though age has not done it much favor。 Combined with how much influence the novel held on horror to follow， everything feels so obvious in how it will play out， and this causes the novel to drag a lot。 A bit of a meta issue but an issue I had all the same， though your mileage may vary。
Quetzal
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Hasta ahora es el mejor clásico que he leído， a pesar de conocer los grandes spoilers de este libro la forma en que está escrito es lo que me enamoro。 Creo que este será el mejor libro que he leído en el año 💖🧛♀️
Amanda Himura Battousai
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Segunda vez que lo leo。 Ha sido una maravilla nuevamente。 Uno de mis libros favoritos。
Reference
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