Dracula
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Acting on behalf of his firm of solicitors, Jonathan Harker travels to the Carpathian Mountains to finalize the sale of England's Carfax Abbey to Transylvanian noble Count Dracula. Little does he realize that, in doing so, he endangers all that he loves. For Dracula is one of the Un-dead—a centuries-old vampire who sleeps by day and stalks by night, feasting on the blood of his helpless victims. Once on English soil, the count sets his sights on Jonathan's circle of associates, among them his beloved wife Mina. To thwart Dracula's evil designs, Jonathan and his friends will have to accept as truth the most preposterous superstitions concerning vampires, and in the company of legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, embark on an unholy adventure for which even their worst nightmares have not prepared them.
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Used the Dracula daily and it was even better in many ways to reading it as originally written because it was sent on the day. Could feel passage of time.
I started reading this because of the Dracula Daily emails, since it was free to sign up and hey, why not? But I Never expected to actually LOVE Dracula this much!!!!!!! I owe a lot of my affection for it to the emails, since they got sent to me in actual chronological order, and I know I wouldn't have liked it as much if I didn't read it in chronological order!!!!!!!!!! Either way, absolutely LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1860onwards challenge - Book 1 - Dracula (1897)
Atmospheric and haunting beginning - the castle, the crawl down the wall, being kept prisoner. Enthralling moments such as the arrival of the boat in Whitby. Interesting characters such as Van Helsing, Renfield and his conversations with Dr Seward. Tense ending, never sure how it was going to end. Overall a clever structure and a fun read throughout. Perhaps needed some more detailed character development.
Characters ***
Atmosphere *****
Plot ****
Emotion ***
Style ****
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