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Book Review: Dracula

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Author: Bram Stoker Publisher: Penguin Classics
Well, when I first started reading this I thought that it would be one of those overrated 19th century books full of words that nobody uses anymore. However, I was proved wrong within the first page or two, and was hooked for the rest of the book.
You see, one of the reasons that Dracula is great is because it’s different to most books. It’s written mainly as a diary, but that’s where the originality comes in because it’s a series of different people’s diaries, with the occasional letter or newspaper cutting, all put together to form a bigger picture, a collection of evidence. Now this is a great way to write a book as there is more depth to it than a normal first person books, and makes you feel closer to the characters than in third person books.
However, despite the great plot and writing style there’s one main fault with Dracula— it’s not scary. At all. It may have been when it was first written, but compared with today’s standards it’s very mild. Of course, that’s not to say it’s not exciting, it’s got plenty of ‘one more page’ factor and I strongly recommend that you get this book. Just don’t expect a horror story.
Oh, and remember that Film, Van Helsing? Guess who’s a main character here. Although, aside from the vampire hunting, he’s a totally different person.

- Tom ‘master K’ Mullan.
Verdict:
90%


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