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A review by matchamaker
Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula by Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson
fast-paced
3.0
Far shorter than the original, with quite a bit of literary history prefacing the story. The editors argue that Stoker likely endorsed and perhaps even collaborated with this version, as some of the plot differences track with ideas found in his earlier notes.
The first half of the story nearly matches that of the original, showing us Harker’s journey and imprisonment in Dracula’s castle. It’s more interesting and perhaps faster paced. There are more characters, and the Count’s motives and ideas are more clear; his aims come across as more political and it’s clear he’s in league with aristocrats and other prominent figures.
The second half of the story feels unfinished, more like it’s an outline that was never fleshed out. The plot points seemed more interesting to me than the original Dracula’s highly Victorian commentary on gender and virtue.
The first half of the story nearly matches that of the original, showing us Harker’s journey and imprisonment in Dracula’s castle. It’s more interesting and perhaps faster paced. There are more characters, and the Count’s motives and ideas are more clear; his aims come across as more political and it’s clear he’s in league with aristocrats and other prominent figures.
The second half of the story feels unfinished, more like it’s an outline that was never fleshed out. The plot points seemed more interesting to me than the original Dracula’s highly Victorian commentary on gender and virtue.