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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Most of the care that went into this short story went over my head, but having learned more about it and knowing that it originally was the first chapter of Dracula, I thought it did a great job of being spooky and making a very Halloweeny vibe.
fast-paced
Anything refereing to Dracula freezes the blood in my vains, this wasn't really creepy but when he starts describing the atmosphere in the cemetery and the telegram recieved at the hotel, bad souvenirs from Dracula rose and this alone scared the hell outta me
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
It's not very often that I come across a short story that is as engaging as this. The description is so vivid, that when the protagonist was describing his surroundings I could feel the faintest chill.
Dracula's Guest is a must-read to all fans of the original novel.
Dracula's Guest is a must-read to all fans of the original novel.
En la edición del libro que he leído, hay un prólogo en el que se afirma que la viuda de Bram Stoker - se llamaba Florence Balcombe, gracias, de nada - decía que este relato era un inicio descartado de la obra Drácula, mientras que el editor sostenía que era un relato separado del mismo.
Estoy con Florence una vez más: no creo que este relato sea uno independiente dentro del universo de Drácula, sino un principio descartado (y por razones comprensibles) de la novela.
No aporta mucho, así que os dejo la opción de leerlo apelando a vuestra propia curiosidad, pero nada más.
Estoy con Florence una vez más: no creo que este relato sea uno independiente dentro del universo de Drácula, sino un principio descartado (y por razones comprensibles) de la novela.
No aporta mucho, así que os dejo la opción de leerlo apelando a vuestra propia curiosidad, pero nada más.
More vampires? Yes. Dracula? Hell yes. I wish it was longer? Also yes.
I liked this so much better than the famous novel by the same author. The ending, especially wrapped up the short story perfectly. I would've given this more stars, but I guess I'm not really a big fan of Bram Stoker's style where he tended to over-explain things.
This short story seems to be just an adicional chapter to the begging of Dracula. Don't really think it's necessary for the story.
Maybe adequate if you want to test a bit of the writing style of Dracula, but this is written in first person, while the book is written by letters and diary entries.
Maybe adequate if you want to test a bit of the writing style of Dracula, but this is written in first person, while the book is written by letters and diary entries.
So interesting!!! I’ve never read Bram Stoker before so now I need to put Dracula on my TBR list. Very cool style of prose that was entertaining, detailed and of course suspenseful.