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purcellapple's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
katerina273's review against another edition
SPOILERS:
I loved the first travel sections so much, also I'm a history nerd so this book was kinda built for me. nothing is funnier to me than headless Dracula. DO NOT do as I do and literally read 70% of this in actual fear and then google Vlad Dracula bc his portrait is so unserious truly gave me life. on occasion I was scared in first half, ngl. I did not care about the characters but they were smart at least. this is a Dracula book and he appears LITERALLY for the last 75 pages, I was waiting man. he is properly evil, but also I could not help cracking up when he was like 'so I need a librarian' sir you have infinite time you are lazy. I did love this but THE ENDING HOW IS HE STILL ALIVE WHAT whyyyyy. absolute menace.
I loved the first travel sections so much, also I'm a history nerd so this book was kinda built for me. nothing is funnier to me than headless Dracula. DO NOT do as I do and literally read 70% of this in actual fear and then google Vlad Dracula bc his portrait is so unserious truly gave me life. on occasion I was scared in first half, ngl. I did not care about the characters but they were smart at least. this is a Dracula book and he appears LITERALLY for the last 75 pages, I was waiting man. he is properly evil, but also I could not help cracking up when he was like 'so I need a librarian' sir you have infinite time you are lazy. I did love this but THE ENDING HOW IS HE STILL ALIVE WHAT whyyyyy. absolute menace.
jenhurst's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. I loved how overly pretentious this take on vampires and Dracula was
luminous's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really cozy read, er, listen, and the two narrators are both spectacular. Though now that I say that, I do think the male narrator's eastern European accents were slow and clumsy-sounding. And this book has a LOT of eastern European accents so be warned. But the writing is so good that for once I listened at 1.0 speed so I could savor every word. (I also suspect that the book is actually read at a normal speed, whereas books recorded today seem to be narrated excruciatingly slowly.)
The only reason I took off a star is because the book-within-a-book bogs things down so that not much happens for what feels like a long time. I have to confess that part of it might be me, as I listened to this so leisurely that that may have affected my perception of how much the book-within-a-book slowed things.
Also, the tattoo deal wasn't explained at all that I recall, and I think the 1970s adventures in eastern Europe were rushed — even the 1950s adventures too! —and both the Templar-like protector society and Helen's family lineage/importance were glossed over.
Can I add that I felt a lot of envy at how financially carefree the protagonists were? lol
Despite its length, I never felt that the book was moving too slowly. I was always interested, always intrigued, and everything other than what I have mentioned pays off well.
This book isn't scary, at least not for anyone who likes to read horror. There were only one or two places where I felt real worry for the characters.
The only reason I took off a star is because the book-within-a-book bogs things down so that not much happens for what feels like a long time. I have to confess that part of it might be me, as I listened to this so leisurely that that may have affected my perception of how much the book-within-a-book slowed things.
Also, the tattoo deal wasn't explained at all that I recall, and I think the 1970s adventures in eastern Europe were rushed — even the 1950s adventures too! —and both the Templar-like protector society and Helen's family lineage/importance were glossed over.
Can I add that I felt a lot of envy at how financially carefree the protagonists were? lol
Despite its length, I never felt that the book was moving too slowly. I was always interested, always intrigued, and everything other than what I have mentioned pays off well.
This book isn't scary, at least not for anyone who likes to read horror. There were only one or two places where I felt real worry for the characters.
linds1636's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
ultimatekate's review against another edition
4.0
I read "Dracula" for the first time when I was in 7th grade and wrote my first research paper (complete with footnotes--not parenthetical citations, but FOOTNOTES!) on vampires, so they have a special place in my heart. This book was great because it started with the premise that Dracula was alive and went from there.
jpro1990's review against another edition
So so awful. Spent 3 months trying to get through this book. Today I am halfway through and I admit defeat. Such a painfully boring book
thebookdreamersalley's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
sullivc5's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0