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All I can say is OH MY GOODNESS!!! I have been debating since this book was released last year whether or not to buy it. I saw the mixed reviews, and was torn for months. I kept saying I would read this after I finish The Lost Symbol (which I just can not get into). While Stoker may not have the most original ideas, the way he uses historical events and legends in this tale is thrilling. I was literally thrilled from start to finish. This book is a must-add to any avid reader's collection!
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Posted October 15, 2011
Although the authors can put words and sentences together in a skillful fashion, the story line was a great disappointment. The book takes the original Dracula and completely turns the story around. It had that all to contemporary tone that blurs the line between right and wrong. The authors went so far as to make the evil attractive and the good pitiful. I am glad I bought a hard copy, so that it doesn't reside on my nook.
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Posted May 3, 2010
I was so upset with the first page of the book that I almost didn't finish reading it. With its contradictory facts, I wondered if the authors had forgotten to read the original Dracula. Determined to give it a chance, I continued on. As I read I continued to be disgusted at the distortions of Bram Stoker's characters and ideas. Additionally, the plot line was predictable, especially the Star Wars moment between Dracula and young Quincy. Finishing the book became an act of stubbornness rather than desire.
In the afterword Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt claim that they wrote this 'sequel' to honor Bram Stoker and right the wrongs done to his original story by popular culture. In the same breath they explain that they changed details of Bram Stoker's story so that it would fit the popular culture idea of what a vampire should be. This popularization of Bram Stoker's story does nothing to celebrate his legacy. If nothing else it tarnishes it.
If you've never read Bram Stoker's Dracula, or don't mind that his story has been reworked to attract popular culture, then Dracula Un-Dead is an okay read. If, however, you are a purist and prefer to stick with the original, save yourself and those around you the pain of reading this book.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I really expected this book to be a hit. I absolutely love Dracula and I thought maybe this book could help me relive the love between Dracula and Mina. WEll, the book was very slow and even though there were some parts that were very interesting the ending was a bad. I was very disappointed, not worth it.
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Posted June 8, 2011
Tried+to+do+too+much.++Dont+want+to+spoil+the+book+for+anyone+but+the+authors+seemed+to+have+wanted+to+create+a+thinly+disguised+screenplay.+The+book+starts+out+well.+There+are+some+very+good+passages+but+many+wander+off+into+the+writer+telling+us+how+a+characters+feels+instead+of+showing+us+or+using+some+other+device+like+dialogue+or+letters%2Fjournals.+Tried+to+make+everything+pat+turned+into+cliche.+The+gruesome+scenes+were+nothung+more+than+a+storyboard+for+a+movie.
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Posted May 10, 2011
I loved it! Great sequel to the original, especially with all the relevent history allusions. Awesome.
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Posted October 4, 2010
I loved this book from start to finish but I find it more of a sequel to a mix between the original novel and Copolla's film version.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.It was a little slow starting, but the further I read, the less I was able to keep my nose out of it. I had a hard time putting this book down! It drops a lot of famous names and some historical events from the period which I enjoyed. I highly suggest reading Dracula, by Bram Stoker before reading this book, even if you've seen every Dracula movie ever made. I can't stress that enough.
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Overview
The authoritative sequel to Bram Stoker's original horror classic.A quarter of a century after Count Dracula "crumbled into dust," Quincey Harker-the son of Jonathan and Mina Harker-leaves law school to pursue a career on stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of Dracula, directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself.
As the play plunges Quincey into the world of his parents' terrible secrets, death begins to stalk the original band of heroes that defeated Dracula a quarter-century ago. Could it be that the count survived and is now seeking revenge? Or is there ...