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146 reviews for:
Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula
Bram Stoker, John Edgar Browning, Dacre Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson
3.61 AVERAGE
146 reviews for:
Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula
Bram Stoker, John Edgar Browning, Dacre Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
J.D. Barker suggested this Icelandic version of Dracula! It is more difficult to read but really interesting!
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Extremely interesting comparison to English Dracula… so much more lively and dramatic!
Independientemente de tratarse de una novela de terror con todas las monstruosidades que la hace formar parte del género, la profundidad y el tiempo dedicado a retratar el terror psicológico que sufre Harker durante su estancia en el castillo del Conde hace de esta reinterpretación una joya que acompaña con gusto a la novela publicada por Bram Stoker.
Si bien es cierto que la segunda parte de la obra (toda la historia que se incluye más allá de la estada de Harker en el castillo del Conde) queda reducida a menos de una cuarta parte de grosor del libro, Ásmundsson consigue atraparte entre los muros del castillo. Siendo además una de las partes de la historia que siempre he considerado más interesantes de la obra, estoy de lo más contenta de haber encontrado esta visión más íntima dentro de la cabeza de Harker.
Si bien es cierto que la segunda parte de la obra (toda la historia que se incluye más allá de la estada de Harker en el castillo del Conde) queda reducida a menos de una cuarta parte de grosor del libro, Ásmundsson consigue atraparte entre los muros del castillo. Siendo además una de las partes de la historia que siempre he considerado más interesantes de la obra, estoy de lo más contenta de haber encontrado esta visión más íntima dentro de la cabeza de Harker.
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Audiobook "re-read" this time. [28/05/2025]
Wildly different from Bram Stoker's English Dracula, yet distinctly still "Dracula". Dracula and his loathsome flunkies are hell bent on world domination. This Dracula is a spider at the centre of a pan-European web, rather than a lone-recluse looking for more prey. The best thing about this version are the expanded events taking place in Transylvania. Secret doors and hidden passages, clandestine sacrificial cult rituals, Dracula's lover (there is only one and she gets more page time than the English version), and a more daring Harker (and Mina). The events that occur in Britain are also very different from the usual novel.
Wildly different from Bram Stoker's English Dracula, yet distinctly still "Dracula". Dracula and his loathsome flunkies are hell bent on world domination. This Dracula is a spider at the centre of a pan-European web, rather than a lone-recluse looking for more prey. The best thing about this version are the expanded events taking place in Transylvania. Secret doors and hidden passages, clandestine sacrificial cult rituals, Dracula's lover (there is only one and she gets more page time than the English version), and a more daring Harker (and Mina). The events that occur in Britain are also very different from the usual novel.
As a lover of most vampire media I found this book thoroughly enjoyable. I liked learning about the history of the book and the various snippets throughout. Even though the story of the book is not as in depth as Stoker’s Dracula, it added a new layer to vampire lore and got me out of a reading slump. I would recommend this to anyone that has read and enjoyed Dracula and wants to add to their vampire collection.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Okay so like the brevity that is the latter half was kind of crazy, but the additions to castle Dracula were amazing. The only holy shit was I blinked and suddenly London was done and so was the book.