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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
Despite a rather baggy second act, I really enjoyed this Gothic thriller. While it's not as good as Bram Stoker, great-great-nephew Dacre (in association with J.D. Barker) gives it lots of atmosphere and interest. From what I understand, it's an attempt to recreate the original 100 pages of Bram Stoker's seminal novel, which were edited out in rewrites. If you're into vampire or Gothic fiction in general, this is certainly worth reading.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
Few stories, if any, deserve to bear the "Dracula" name. "Dracul" is one of them.
A thrilling, ghostly, gothic horror tale, "Dracul" pays homage to its blood kin and delivers a horrifying tale worthy of the Stoker name. The format is similar to the famous Stoker original but does not imitate it. The story unfolds slowly, almost mesmerizingly, and once it sinks its teeth into you, you'll be tearing through the pages to see what happens next.
Honestly, I didn't have high expectations for "Dracul" but was pleasantly surprised by the imaginative story weaved by Stoker and Barker. A must-read for "Dracula" fans.
A thrilling, ghostly, gothic horror tale, "Dracul" pays homage to its blood kin and delivers a horrifying tale worthy of the Stoker name. The format is similar to the famous Stoker original but does not imitate it. The story unfolds slowly, almost mesmerizingly, and once it sinks its teeth into you, you'll be tearing through the pages to see what happens next.
Honestly, I didn't have high expectations for "Dracul" but was pleasantly surprised by the imaginative story weaved by Stoker and Barker. A must-read for "Dracula" fans.
Ok.
This book. THIS BOOK.
I think I pretty much screamed my way through the entire last half of the story. It’s brilliant and horrifying but also deeply moving and heartbreaking.
Much like Dracula the story is told through letters and diary entries as well as real time events and it works incredibly well.
It opens flashing between Bram in a tower defending himself against something in the present and then skipping back to his childhood where he miraculously survives a childhood illness thanks to the intervention of his nanny Ellen. He and his sister Matilda search for answers when Ellen disappears after his recovery, growing more and more uneasy as they begin to uncover strange and frightening things that make them question if they really know Ellen at all. The story eventually skips forward several years into the future where Bram, Matilda, and their brother Thornley are all adults, and are once again drawn into the mystery of Ellen. The three Stoker siblings begin trying to unravel the mysteries of their past when horrifying things begin to happen, and they eventually discover the truth of Ellen’s past and her motives. The story joins up again with Bram in the tower, and then progresses forward as they find themselves caught up in an ancient struggle and facing creatures of evil.
It's an emotional tale full of heartbreak but also love, bravery, and trust, and I found myself in tears by the end. Ellen in particular is a deeply sympathetic and tragic character, and her connection with the Stoker siblings is complicated but at its heart one of love.
My only tiny misgiving with the story is that for a time there’s some jumping back and forth with the story between the past and present up to a point, and I don’t think it needed to do that. Personally I feel it would have been better to let it play out chronologically, there’s more than enough mystery and tension to draw readers along. It’s not a deal breaker, but I don’t think it was needed.
Dracul serves very well as a prequel to Dracula and plays into the question of why Bram Stoker submitted the book as a true story in such a way that it’s very easy to be drawn into believing that it’s all true.
Is it true?
Well. That’s for you to decide. : )
This book. THIS BOOK.
I think I pretty much screamed my way through the entire last half of the story. It’s brilliant and horrifying but also deeply moving and heartbreaking.
Much like Dracula the story is told through letters and diary entries as well as real time events and it works incredibly well.
It opens flashing between Bram in a tower defending himself against something in the present and then skipping back to his childhood where he miraculously survives a childhood illness thanks to the intervention of his nanny Ellen. He and his sister Matilda search for answers when Ellen disappears after his recovery, growing more and more uneasy as they begin to uncover strange and frightening things that make them question if they really know Ellen at all. The story eventually skips forward several years into the future where Bram, Matilda, and their brother Thornley are all adults, and are once again drawn into the mystery of Ellen. The three Stoker siblings begin trying to unravel the mysteries of their past when horrifying things begin to happen, and they eventually discover the truth of Ellen’s past and her motives. The story joins up again with Bram in the tower, and then progresses forward as they find themselves caught up in an ancient struggle and facing creatures of evil.
It's an emotional tale full of heartbreak but also love, bravery, and trust, and I found myself in tears by the end. Ellen in particular is a deeply sympathetic and tragic character, and her connection with the Stoker siblings is complicated but at its heart one of love.
My only tiny misgiving with the story is that for a time there’s some jumping back and forth with the story between the past and present up to a point, and I don’t think it needed to do that. Personally I feel it would have been better to let it play out chronologically, there’s more than enough mystery and tension to draw readers along. It’s not a deal breaker, but I don’t think it was needed.
Dracul serves very well as a prequel to Dracula and plays into the question of why Bram Stoker submitted the book as a true story in such a way that it’s very easy to be drawn into believing that it’s all true.
Is it true?
Well. That’s for you to decide. : )
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Tengo que decir que este libro es bastante bueno en calidad narrativa, la historia es bastante atractiva y adictiva, no puedo o más bien no debo más que decir cosas positivas porque sería injusta si no fuera objetiva, porque no puedo ponerle peros.
Sin embargo el libro no me ha gustado mucho, me ha costado mucho trabajo leerlo, culpa mía, por algún motivo yo supuse que este libro se trataba de un retelling de Drácula o bien la historia de dicho personaje en sus inicios y no, no se trata de eso en absoluto.
Los autores han tomado como protagonista al mismo autor del clásico Drácula, Bram Stocker para desarrollar una historia más gótica que de terror, donde en apariencia se nos relata las razones, motivaciones y la inspiración de Bram Stocker para escribir su muy famoso clásico.
Ahora la historia está bien, pero en algún momento se me ha hecho algo lenta o repetitiva, por lo demás tiene un buen argumento, tiene algunos momentos brillantes y otros que me han parecido demasiado fantasiosos, pero por supuesto ¿qué historia de terror no es fantasiosa?
Está escrito de manera extraordinaria, tiene una calidad que no se puede negar, no puedo decir que el libro sea malo, es posible que yo no lo disfrutara como debería pero eso no lo hace en absoluto un mal libro.
Me parece que el personaje de la nana de Sotcker es el más logrado de todos, me ha gustado precisamente porque además de todo es algo complejo, todos los demás son exactamente lo que se cabe esperar en una historia llena de misterios y situaciones increíbles y terroríficas.
Sin embargo el libro no me ha gustado mucho, me ha costado mucho trabajo leerlo, culpa mía, por algún motivo yo supuse que este libro se trataba de un retelling de Drácula o bien la historia de dicho personaje en sus inicios y no, no se trata de eso en absoluto.
Los autores han tomado como protagonista al mismo autor del clásico Drácula, Bram Stocker para desarrollar una historia más gótica que de terror, donde en apariencia se nos relata las razones, motivaciones y la inspiración de Bram Stocker para escribir su muy famoso clásico.
Ahora la historia está bien, pero en algún momento se me ha hecho algo lenta o repetitiva, por lo demás tiene un buen argumento, tiene algunos momentos brillantes y otros que me han parecido demasiado fantasiosos, pero por supuesto ¿qué historia de terror no es fantasiosa?
Está escrito de manera extraordinaria, tiene una calidad que no se puede negar, no puedo decir que el libro sea malo, es posible que yo no lo disfrutara como debería pero eso no lo hace en absoluto un mal libro.
Me parece que el personaje de la nana de Sotcker es el más logrado de todos, me ha gustado precisamente porque además de todo es algo complejo, todos los demás son exactamente lo que se cabe esperar en una historia llena de misterios y situaciones increíbles y terroríficas.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
