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A review by michad
Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula by Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson
adventurous
dark
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? No
2.75
Reading Dracula and then reading this is quite fascinating. It's like the author tried to compensate for the weaknesses of Stoker's work but overdid it. And it seems he realized he was running out of time after expanding chapter 1 so roughly abridged the rest of the book.
Chapter 1 is quite good, the replacement of the three sisters with the cousin (with an actual backstory!), the hints of rituals, and the extended exploration of the castle all feels better than the original. I wish he had kept some elements of the original, the inexplicably abandoned corpose was a poor replacement for the baby and distraught mother scene.
There is no point reading beyond chapter 1, it's a large disappointment. A lot of the edition I read is annotations and notes from the (Icelandic to English) translator which, while I'm sure would be interesting to some, wasn't why I was reading.
Chapter 1 is quite good, the replacement of the three sisters with the cousin (with an actual backstory!), the hints of rituals, and the extended exploration of the castle all feels better than the original. I wish he had kept some elements of the original, the inexplicably abandoned corpose was a poor replacement for the baby and distraught mother scene.
There is no point reading beyond chapter 1, it's a large disappointment. A lot of the edition I read is annotations and notes from the (Icelandic to English) translator which, while I'm sure would be interesting to some, wasn't why I was reading.