DRACULA
Written by: Bram Stoker
On a couple of occasions, I had to remind myself it was written at a different time. The pace is rather slow, it doesn’t have that constant, nonstop action like modern books but it does have something else. Stoker had prose, unlike any writer I have ever read before. It’s gritty, almost poetic at points. If you like that gothic, dark undertone, I would recommend, but if you are looking for something quick and easy I would find something else.
Other than the pace my biggest complaint was for a book on Dracula he spends three-quarters absent and almost forgotten. I wasn’t fond of the diary entries which jumped from one character to another to another. I think the story would have been better from one perspective instead of six.
It is a long book and deserves patience. If it wasn’t for the witty style and devious characters I don’t know if I could have finished. I originally didn’t want to give it a score because I was afraid of disrespecting a classic. 5/10. This book didn’t do it for me. I’m sure it entertained millions, but I am not one of them.
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