Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Checklist time!


  • Creepy stalker vampires?  CHECK
  • Girls who are into creepy stalker vampires?  NO
  • Romance? CHECK
  • Romance involving vampires?  NO
  • Set in a frequently cloudy area? CHECK
  • Teenage angst? NO
  • Vampires involved in their community? CHECK (in a manner of speaking)
  • Glittery-ness? NO
Now that that's out of the way, about the book:

The book is written as a series of journal entries.  At the beginning of the book, all the entries are written by one character.  It later branches out and there are entries written by several characters.  Not all of the entires appear in chronological order, so  I did get confused a few times as to which events were happening when.  Even so, it wasn't hard to follow, and was a pretty easy read.  There was a point in the book where I think the behavior of the characters wasn't very believable.  They knew a lot about what was going on, and behaved as if they didn't (I don't want to be too specific, here).

If you want to read a vampire book with a really good story that keeps you interested until the end, you should read this book.  If you want to read a vampire book filled with bad writing and a stupid plot, you should seek professional help.

I definitely recommend this book.

Click here to view this book on Amazon.

2 comments:

  1. I'm enjoying your reviews so far, especially this one. I too am digging into Amazon's free books lately. (My guilty pleasure is Jane Austen.)

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  2. Thanks! I haven't found a favorite author yet, but that may come.

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