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Summary: Dracula
Review: This makes about the fifth time I have read the book Dracula by Bram Stoker. This last time that I read it, I really had to make myself focus on it hard on the beginning of the book. The book is very good book for people too read. Many people can easily be brought into the way Stoker puts the details into the work. He has a lot of good descriptions of where Dracula lives and also by what Dracula looks like. He makes you think that you are in the story too. This book can also be very creepy at times. All the way through out the book, it gets more and more interesting. If you are a person who likes scary books, then Dracula is a book for you. I choose this book because I found it very interesting.
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Summary: Let the dead rest in piece.
Review: It's getting a bit long in the tooth now. Bram Stokers Dracula was a good book for it's time, but alas times have changed. There are a whole new breed of horror writers focusing on the vampire element in this day and age. You would be better of focusing on one of them. Dracula may be the most famous Vampire of them all, but if it's a good blood curdling horror story you are after there are many, more evil and fierce than he ever was.
It's more like a warped version of beauty and the beast. The characters have that kind of melodramatic foppishness that comes with the period it's set in. If you've ever read anything by Brian Lumley then this book may be somewhat disappointing.
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Summary: One of the great horror novels
Review: It is a testament to Bram Stoker that his novel still has the power to chill today. I love the letter format that he chose to write this novel in. This novel belongs among the greats of any genre. It is no wonder that film adaptations of Dracula and Frankenstein (another great novel) fall short. Dracula is no blood and guts slasher novel. It is a mannered piece that features some glowing prose. I highly recommend this Modern Library version. The layout is good and Straub's introduction is quite valuable.
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Summary: a classic tale
Review: Yes, the story has been done to death, but even the best movie pales in comparison to the original. The story is written as the diary of young Jonthan Harker, detailing his trip to East Europe on behalf of Count Dracula, the ship's log journeying from the Black Sea to England, and the encounters Harker has with the vampire upon his return to London. The story works on several levels - as a classic horror novel, as a love story, as a commentary on good and evil and the human condition - even as a travelouge (the places and routes taken by the characters are uncannily accurate). But it is as a horror / thriller that this book is at its best. Leave your expectations behind - the original is very unlike most of the films inspired by it (Coppola's "Brahm Stoker's Dracula" is the closest to the book) - I recommend you read it on its own merits. And with the lights on ... just in case.
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Summary: The Original Classic
Review: If you are a occult lover, or a vampire fanatic, you must read this book. Bram Stoker is a great writter and has a lot of vampire lore to back his story up. The begging of the story is great, but it starts to drag on. I felt the ending was rushed, but the book is still a must read.
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Summary: I think I have seen to many movie versions!
Review: Don't get me wrong this was a great read, it's just that for the most part the suspense was lacking. I suspect this is because the Vampire character is such a part of our popular fiction culture. Really, with the vast numbers of works, both film and novels, that have spun off since Dracula was published, it was no wonder I felt I had read this book before. Still, there is something about hearing the story from the original source. I found the format of the book (i.e. being told through the diaries and journals of the participants) a great format. As I mentioned for the most part suspense seemed to be lacking however, the opening sequence with Harker at the castle kept me on edge...What was going to happen next, how was he going to get out of there! I gave this book 4 stars because all in all it was a pretty good read and...well it is a classic.
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Summary: Bram Stoker's Dracula GREAT BOOK!
Review: The book that I read on Dracula was the unabridged version and it's not this one. However, I strongly recommend reading Dracula because it really scares you. It is told by a series of notes, journals, diaries, and letters. At first, i thought it was very boring because there's a lot of dialogue and everything is descibed in great detail. Fortunately, that's exactly what kept me hooked on the book. I would not put it down and I would stay up until 1:00 am reading it.So,here's a quick summary. Jonathan Harker travels to Romania to help a strange count buy an estate in Britain. He stays in the count's house only to slowly realize that he was a prisoner. After many horrifing and intimidating experiences as the count's "guest", he decides to enbark in a daring and frightning escape from the castle, to return to his loving fiancee, Mina. However,when Count Dracula is in the city, Jonathan sets out with a band of brave souls to destroy the evil count. There's a lot more in the story because it's 414 pages long. I really reccomend the book because it's 20 times better than the movie. I really think anyone can give it a try, and even though at first it's boring, you should make an effort to read it to get to the really good parts.
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Summary: Without the first few chapters, it would have been one star.
Review: The book started out fairly well, and the first few chapters from Jonathan Harker's journal were pretty good, but after that it just got boring. Half of the time when they could be out fighting the vampires they were eating breakfast or taking walks, and I couldn't see why they would wait so long, I mean, peoples lives are at stake (and so are their souls)! The characters were boring and underdeveloped; my favoriet was Jonathan, but he somehow got very wimpy, leaving Dracula as the best character(too bad he didn't write a diary, because that would have been interesting). The proffesor Van Helsin was considered the vampire expert, but a lot of the things he did made no sence, and when the obvious was staring at him in the face he didn't even notice it until it was to late. It did give a lot of info about how to kill vampires, but that probly won't be of much use to anyone considering vampires arn't real. If you really want to find out what happens, rent the movie 'Dracula', because it follows the plot fairly well and is more scary than the book, not to mention requires less time or effort. Some people with a great attention span might like it, but I don't recemend it for anyone else.
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Summary: A great Book By Stoker
Review: This is one of those books that actually keeps you reading. Once you start reading you will be drawn into jons body, it feels almost as if you are the one being held as a prisoner. After reading this book when you hear the word "vampire", "Dracula" will certainly come to mind. Ever so often during reading you may find it difficult because he writes it in a sort of journal fashion. Once I was finished reading I decided to rent the movie. The movie I rented was copywrited for 1931, watching the movie realy helped me sort out what was happening in the book. The movie was quite different in parts it often left the plot of the book. If you want to read a classic science fiction book I would recomend that you head to the bookstore or library and get this one.
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Summary: Full cast, special effects, and music enhanced
Review: Bram Stoker's Dracula is a wonderful example of CBC's "golden age" of radio play productions. This one hour, full cast, special effects, and music enhanced "theater of the mind" event was staged and recorded in 1949 and starred Lorne Greene as the infamous count, Alan King as Jonathan Harker, and a splendid supporting cast. This Scenario Productions compact disk is time coded for easy reference and a highly recommended addition to personal, school, and community library collections.
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