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Dracula the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt, Elizabeth Russell Miller
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lectrixnoctis's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Dacre Stoker, an author athlete and working in films and movies, is the great-grandnephew of the legend himself, Bram Stoker. He decided to carry on with the family duty and dive into the world of the undead.
The co-author Ian Holt studied creative writing and later became an author himself.
In "Dracula the Undead", we follow the story of the surviving characters from Bram Stoker's Orginal "Dracula", which are now 25 years older and still profoundly traumatised. Everything takes place in the year 1912 in London. Quincey Harker, the son of Jonathan and Mina, named after Quincey Morris, who died in the original novel, just left his law studies for the stage. In the upcoming production, he encounters Bram Stoker himself, who is currently working and bring his book "Dracula" to life. In the play, plunges Quincey discovers the dirty secret of his parents and how these affected them. Maybe he is still out there? Waiting...
Meanwhile, the Blood-Countess Elizabeth Bathory come to England and brings pure misfunction on our once beloved heroes. She is pure evil and is present to destroy everything in her way. Will history repeat itself our can Van Helsing's allies stop these evil monsters?
This novel is writing in the past tense, and we view it in the third person. It is not an epistolary novel like the original, and it is writing in very accessible language.
If I could give this novel negative stars, I would trust me on that. I have never read such utter rubbish in my entire life. Suppose you loved "Dracula" by Bram Stoker as I do, please never consider reading this "novel". The story does not feel like it is a continuation of the original.
For example, Jonathan Harker is a drunk and cheating arse trapped in a loveless marriage, while Mina is mourning her loss of Dracula, whom she despised in the original.
Additionally, the authors refer to Dracula as a prince who would be is correct if you speak of Vlad Draculae, the real person, but not Dracula, the fictional character. The language, as already mentioned, is highly accessible, and you can tell that this. The book was written more than 100 years after the Frist one.
Moreover, the whole storyline with Elizabeth Bathory is just gross. Yes, she was a serial killer and a horrible person, but did the authors make her a lesbian? NO! Furthermore, they explain her lesbianism to her hatred of God, and it was caused due to her loveless marriage. The bit where Bathroy slept with her aunt felt horrible to read. It was weird to read about her since she was a living human being, although a monstrous one; I am not too fond of the authors' decision to include her. Remember, this book was written in 2009.
Additionally, did they have to include Bram Stoker?! This was not a wise choice, in my opinion, since it burls the lines between reality and fiction, which only made this novel worse than it already was. The rivalry with Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker felt a bit unnecessary.
Please, do me a favour and do not buy this book or support these authors. It is a true shame what they did to Dracula and its characters.
The co-author Ian Holt studied creative writing and later became an author himself.
In "Dracula the Undead", we follow the story of the surviving characters from Bram Stoker's Orginal "Dracula", which are now 25 years older and still profoundly traumatised. Everything takes place in the year 1912 in London. Quincey Harker, the son of Jonathan and Mina, named after Quincey Morris, who died in the original novel, just left his law studies for the stage. In the upcoming production, he encounters Bram Stoker himself, who is currently working and bring his book "Dracula" to life. In the play, plunges Quincey discovers the dirty secret of his parents and how these affected them. Maybe he is still out there? Waiting...
Meanwhile, the Blood-Countess Elizabeth Bathory come to England and brings pure misfunction on our once beloved heroes. She is pure evil and is present to destroy everything in her way. Will history repeat itself our can Van Helsing's allies stop these evil monsters?
This novel is writing in the past tense, and we view it in the third person. It is not an epistolary novel like the original, and it is writing in very accessible language.
If I could give this novel negative stars, I would trust me on that. I have never read such utter rubbish in my entire life. Suppose you loved "Dracula" by Bram Stoker as I do, please never consider reading this "novel". The story does not feel like it is a continuation of the original.
For example, Jonathan Harker is a drunk and cheating arse trapped in a loveless marriage, while Mina is mourning her loss of Dracula, whom she despised in the original.
Additionally, the authors refer to Dracula as a prince who would be is correct if you speak of Vlad Draculae, the real person, but not Dracula, the fictional character. The language, as already mentioned, is highly accessible, and you can tell that this. The book was written more than 100 years after the Frist one.
Moreover, the whole storyline with Elizabeth Bathory is just gross. Yes, she was a serial killer and a horrible person, but did the authors make her a lesbian? NO! Furthermore, they explain her lesbianism to her hatred of God, and it was caused due to her loveless marriage. The bit where Bathroy slept with her aunt felt horrible to read. It was weird to read about her since she was a living human being, although a monstrous one; I am not too fond of the authors' decision to include her. Remember, this book was written in 2009.
Additionally, did they have to include Bram Stoker?! This was not a wise choice, in my opinion, since it burls the lines between reality and fiction, which only made this novel worse than it already was. The rivalry with Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker felt a bit unnecessary.
Please, do me a favour and do not buy this book or support these authors. It is a true shame what they did to Dracula and its characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
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