Dracula

Solid read. A must of the gothic horror genre and of literature in general. The depiction of Dracula's castle and its overall surroundings were very realistic and the different terms used to express nationalities or romanian cities were very realistic. The book, as Overly Sarcastic Productions states, is a slow burn, and we gradually get to unveil the mistery of Dracula. The end seemed a bit rushed and if came too fast, in just the last 10 pages everything comes down to an end. Van Helsing's decision to bring Mina with him to kill the three vampiresses back at the Count's castle seems pretty stupid. “You are a weak woman and I'm an old man, we shouldn't go with the others to approach and kill the Count, instead, let us go deep into his layer to hunt and kill not one, not two, but three layers. What a great idea!”
Apart from this, the book was fairly enjoyable, given the fact that, you know, ‘tis the season after all. Van Helsing as lovely and as goofy as always.