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Summary: would u sell your soul for a girl
Review: i have read some cool vampire books in my lifetime(i am only 20) but this one is awesome. Strahd is the coolest vampire he is mean but very just in the way he rules. but i can relate to the story cuz Strahd would do anything to win the love of tatyana and he does. he kills his brother, sells his soul to death, and right after that she freaking dies and now he is vampire with cool powers but he doesn't have his woman. but he is always looking for her in barovia but will he find her again? read the book. if u like vampires and magic set in a gothic land then u will love this book. my friend jonathan would be scared by the magic and vampires but it's not really a scary story for me. it's just an awesome book.
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Summary: 'Depressing' sums it up nicely.
Review: I must admit, despite my bias against vampire books, that I really liked the story, the inside look on a 'monster' from his point of view. I could really sympathize with the well-defined character of Strahd. Why the low rating? Simple: the ending. Losing Tatyana by simply being human in thought and action was the epitome of Tragedy. I liked the fact that it didn't end there, but I didn't like where it did end at all. This has to be, counting the ending, the single most depressing book I have ever read in my life. I feel the ending was a humanistic outlook on something misunderstood, and thus called a monster without feeling, and humanity's way of cursing forever that which it does not understand. In a world where the ending makes or breaks a book, this one shattered it horribly. I almost didn't finish reading it when I saw what was going to happen. It's the only book I've ever thrown away.
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Summary: Nowhere near as good as the Vampire Files!
Review: I must confess that I was not as enthralled with Strahd as I am with Elrod's other vampire hero, Jack Flemming. Somehow, Strahd was a little too predictable, and his wanton disregard for life and bloodthirstiness while he himself were alive did not leave much room for character development once he became undead. In other words, Strahd the Undead was just more of same.Jack, on the other hand, is a true hero, torn between his humanity and his inhumanity, sometimes forced to be barbaric, but all the time loathing that unnatural cruelty within himself. That dichotomy, and that yearning to win out against his baser nature, is what makes Jack a true hero for me. So if you don't mind, I think I'll stick with my Vampire Files and give Strahd a rest.
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Summary: It's a good read but don't get carried away!
Review: I really liked P.N. Elrod's style and well developed imagination and intelligence. Strahd is not some stupid archetypal vampire (re: his portrayal in Knight of the Black Rose). Despite the slow start, the novel picked up as emotions raged in Strahd. Elrod's linguistics are very developed: fluid, rich and demanding. I haven't read many Ravenloft novels (four), but this and it's sequel are probably the best you'll find. But I can't agree with the five stars flying all around about this book. There are some very good authors out there and you should give them a shot over a novel that was designed over a campaign world the author had no hand in shaping outside of this novel. Elrod has done her best, writing as good as anyone else I'm sure, but she was doomed at the start (although I'm not sure she could have written anything better), because she wasn't given a freedom that may have brought this novel to a deserved 5-star rating.
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Summary: This is the Greatest book Ever.
Review: I Strahd is the Greatest Tsr book ever and to date is only Rivaled by I Strahd War againts Alzalin and Baroness of Blood. This book tells the Story of Strahd Von Zarovich Ruler of Barovia from his point of view and since in the story he is a Vampire he recalls events wich made him what he is. From his glorious Battle againts the Goblyin King, His Pact with death, The Murder of his own brother and his trusted friend and his revenge opon the wizard how dared challenge his might. I Strahd is a Great book!
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Summary: Fangs a Million!
Review: I'm delighted to see so many of you bestowing all those thumbs-up for the team of Strahd and Elrod. Throughout the writing of it I felt as though he was standing behind me, dictating his story. For late-night writing sessions this was pretty creepy, but I knew the dude wouldn't be chewing on my neck--at least until after the book was finished! Whew! Though I had to write the story according to the guidelines TSR gave me, one of my aims was to do a book that would make sense to anyone unfamiliar to the Ravenloft realm. The feedback thusfar indicates that I managed to do so. I very much appreciate your kind comments!
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Summary: This book makes the reader become Strahd and explore him
Review: I, Strahd, an amazing documentary to this vampire. Strahd develops from a cold hearted warlord to a man starving for one womans affection. Then he becomes a vampire starving for the womans affections. I recomend this book, it is not very often that a novel will bring me to tears but this one did it. The only complaint I have is well Strahd turns into a bat...(not the best idea) Strahd develops from a warlord to a man starving for a womans affections, then a vampire starving for affection. His endless search for her goes through 100s of years. Strahd is turned into a vampire in a very origional way which will leave the reader "spell bound"
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Summary: get ready for a ride
Review: If you ever wanted to know what torments Strahd during his existance then this book is for you. First time I ever read a book without putting it down. Suspense, all the fun stuff that makes up Ravenloft, and of course Strahd. It's an emotional rollercoster ride you do not want to miss.
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Summary: Elrod needs to get over herself
Review: It doesn't get any better than this! This masterpiece from Elrod is the one that all Ravenloft fans must read before anything else, for it is a biography of the very first darklord- Strahd Von Zarovich! This book, written by a master writer, is beautifully seen in first-person perspective, giving insight to the absolute greatest character in the entire Ravenloft pantheon. From his days as a mortal, to the "pact with Death", and of the memoirs of his beloved Tatyana, the personal journal of "the Devil Strahd" is the most enchanting and engrossing novel you will ever read! You simply cannot put this book down! Again folks, it doesn't get any better than this. Bottom line--this book should be made into a three hour long movie!!!
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Summary: The greatest Raveloft novel ever printed!
Review: It doesn't get any better than this! This masterpiece from Elrod is the one that all Ravenloft fans must read before anything else, for it is a biography of the very first darklord- Strahd Von Zarovich! This book, written by a master writer, is beautifully seen in first-person perspective, giving insight to the absolute greatest character in the entire Ravenloft pantheon. From his days as a mortal, to the "pact with Death", and of the memoirs of his beloved Tatyana, the personal journal of "the Devil Strahd" is the most enchanting and engrossing novel you will ever read! You simply cannot put this book down! Again folks, it doesn't get any better than this. Bottom line--this book should be made into a three hour long movie!!!
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