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Summary: A wonderfully suspenseful and erotic sequel to Dracula
Review: An excellent read and sequel! Bergstrom tells the story mainly from Mina's point of view, and she captures her voice so perfectly that on the first page the reader is immediately drawn into the world one remembers from Stoker's classic. The author also recreates the sound and feel of the original Dracula, while adding her own exciting elements to the mix. Some of the characters from the classic are here and new ones introduced. Also, a mystery is added that keeps the reader turning the pages until the very end to find the answer. This book is very hard to put down, so count on losing at least one night's sleep.
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Summary: I am the author --
Review: And I wish to comment on this book but did not see the usual place to do so. This was originally MINA by Marie Kiraly (a pen name I used) and you can read the reviews of it by looking for the title under the pseudonym. This is a good chance for those who did not know I wrote under a pen name to discover that fact...and for those who knew this, this is the same book, only my name had changed. Enjoy for the first time, the second time...and I hope as much as I did writing it.
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Summary: Garbage!
Review: As my title succinctly puts it, this book is garbage. It is without a doubt a desecration of a classic. If you are going to write a sequel to or "borrow" characters form a classic, you must tread lightly. In this case the author tap-danced over Dracula.First there are some gross contradictions to the original. Everything from how/who dispatched Dracula to Mina's baby. Unfortunately that's not the worst of it. All the original characters are re-written.....for the worse. Jonathan becomes a greedy workaholic, Van Helsing a neurotic old kook and Dr. Seward somehow doubts the existence of vampires (after Dracula??). By far the worst character is that of the title character - Mina! No longer is she the virtuous, intelligent and strong woman of Stoker's making. She becomes a lying, duplicitous, slutty, selfish, and otherwise despicable alcoholic whiner. Ultimately this book fails to deliver. Both as a sequel to the great novel Dracula, or as a book on it's own. If it was the latter, it would have a few merits, but not enough to warrant more than two stars by any stretch of the imagination. My recommendation: Skip this one!!
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Summary: An interesting idea but an overdone erotic twist
Review: Having followed the exploits of Mina Harker in Alan Moore's "The League of Extraordinary Gentlement" it was interesting to read a different extrapolation of what happened to her after "Dracula." Obviously, this book focuses more on the original cast without bringing a host of other supernatural beings into the story. My complaint, like so many others, is that the retroactive overlaying of so much eroticism onto the original novel. There was some, but it was subtle and implied. Stoker was not writing soft porn. However, Marie Kiraly is--and without the benefit of the Count himself. You know what? This book would have worked a lot better if the story had not involved the title character. How's that for ironic?
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Summary: An interesting idea but an overdone erotic twist
Review: Having followed the exploits of Mina Harker in Alan Moore's "The League of Extraordinary Gentlement" it was interesting to read a different extrapolation of what happened to her after "Dracula." Obviously, this book focuses more on the original cast without bringing a host of other supernatural beings into the story. My complaint, like so many others, is that the retroactive overlaying of so much eroticism onto the original novel. There was some, but it was subtle and implied. Stoker was not writing soft porn. However, Marie Kiraly is--and without the benefit of the Count himself. You know what? This book would have worked a lot better if the story had not involved the title character. How's that for ironic?
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Summary: Not even a tenth as good as Dracula was
Review: Horrible. Plodding. Poorly written. Verbose. That's the best way to describe this novel. Quite possibly the worst vampire novel I've ever read, and that's taking into account some real clunkers that I've read over the years. The writer should feel ashamed for writing such a poor sequel to possibly the greatest horror and certainly greatest vampire novel of all time.
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Summary: Mina
Review: I enjoyed Mina from the first word to the last. I have read and enjoyed Elaine's writing from the first Vampire novel to Mina and am looking forward to her new book, 'Blood to Blood' and intend to pick it up in the very new future. Elaine's writing is so realistic that I find myself actually walking the streets longing for the touch of the Vampire Lord himself. Please keep up the good work and continue to write as I look forward to each and every novel.
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Summary: Bram Stoker would be proud
Review: I loved this book. Dracula was a novel I first read as a young teen and enjoyed, both the plot and the writing. Ms. Bergstrom did an incredible job of keeping the continuity and the tone of Stoker's novel and writing a ripping story into the bargain. I enjoyed her exploration of the inner struggle of the woman at once seduced by the Vampire's mesmerising pull and repulsed by the evil inherent in his nature. For anyone who loves Stoker's novel this is a total delight!
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Summary: ok, but quickly became discredited
Review: I was about 1/4 of the way into the book, it was alright, I was enjoying it, but then they mentioned Lucy... I had taken note of the author's careful way of sticking to the original novel, so I passed it off as bad editing, or just a type-o when she referred to Lucy Westerna. The next time Lucy's last name (Westenra, in the original) was misspelled, the credibility of the story kind of went down the drain. I plowed through the rest of it, but it just goes to show how one little mistake can ruin an otherwise above-average novel.
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Summary: Wonderfully written and captivating!
Review: I was so happy to find this sequel! I recently read the original Bram Stoker's Dracula, and I admit that, though it was a good book, I was dissapointed by the difference between it and the movie. In Mina's story, the whole overwhelming influence of the movie is revived. Captivating, seductive, and simply a tapestry of wonderfulness!
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