1 Hardcover (336 pages)

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Candlewick

9/9/2004

4/11/2006

Bram Stoker

0763625086

9780763625085

$18.99

Book Description Can there be a more terrifying and seductive tale than this? The story of the notorious vampire Count Dracula, lord of the undead, who rises from his coffin at night to suck the blood of the living is, undoubtedly, the stuff of nightmares.

Narrated from several different viewpoints, Dracula is a complex story that many know but few have actually read. Jan Needle's newly edited version makes the gripping events accessible to the twenty-first century reader without losing the incomparably chilling atmosphere of Bram Stoker's original novel - brilliantly captured in the dramatic illustrations of award-winning artist Gary Blythe.

Not for the faint of heart!

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• A very good book,scary it well make you wanna run away.. (5)
  oh this book was so cooooooooooooooooool and so scary with the pictures and stuff you feel scared every time you look at this book at that red bloody colour of the book and at that eye oh you well be freaked out i am so sure if you are lets say 13-18 you well be scared i warn you it's not for kids and it's not an easy read to though the real "bram stocker's dracula " is much harder to read i mean its kind of old english or some thing my dad had a copy of it and i tried to read but i couldnt because it was to hard but then i saw then one in the book store and bought it
  
  
  
  thanxssss...^_^
• A Different Perspective (4)
  Everyone knows that Dracula sucks peoples' blood, lacks a reflection and has the strength of twenty men. The fact that he is unable to stand garlic, holy symbols and sunlight is also common knowledge to us all. When I read Bram Stoker's masterpiece, however, it wasn't this mythical being that captured my keenest interest but rather the character of Dr. Abraham Van Helsing. In the novel he assumes the role of the wise man, the fearless leader, the moral supporter and the scientific genius. His knowledge and genius are most notable, and his ability to combine science with superstition into the science of fighting vampires, makes him an effective sci-fi character. Van Helsing is recognized as one of the most advanced scientists of his day and is considered a world expert on obscure diseases. He is also a renowned philosopher and metaphysician. It is Van Helsing's unsurpassed knowledge of hard science and his interest in experimental science, as well as his skillful combination of the two, that allows for Dracula to be fought and ultimately defeated. Thus, rather than reading the text according to its title character, which would entail merely a fantasy world of vampires and maidens in distress, I propose that by reading Dracula with a focused eye on Van Helsing, the novel becomes firmly grounded in the genre of sci-fi.
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  It amazes me that this book still manages to absolutely thrill me, even though I know the story so well. What must it be like to one who does not? As with Dickens, however, his female characters are so sacharinely sweet it makes me sick. And all the men are so noble - so heroic! They were all Saints - except of course, the Count. Always talking about eating to keep up one's strength. And it did seem to bog down toward the end, with a very abrupt finish, as if Stoker was tired of it. And many times I wondered if anyone has ever questioned the authorship. It's hard to believe this was actually written by a man; it's so feminine in slant and Lord Godalming, in particular, is always sobbing on somebody's breast. But the opening journey and time at the castle is really something.
• good (4)
  the book of dracula is a great tale of good and evil in a battle till the very end i really like this book it has a good story be hind itso a vote every one reads this exsiteing book it will give you chills one of the best lines isi think the holes in the childrens necks were put there by miss lucy its the best book read it and you also will the thrill of you life so go to a book store or meadia center and buy or rent or even barrow this most exsiting book
• Reader Beware! (2)
  Bram Stoker wrote the perfect gothic novel, and Jan Needle (so-called "editor") has butchered it in this edition. This is NOT Bram Stoker's original novel, it is an abridged version. Whole passages are missing, condensed or summarized. The language has been modernized, and the story has lost much of its period flavor. Poor Mr. Stoker must be turning in his grave.
  Admittedly, some younger readers might appreciate not having to cope with a novel written in Victorian English, and the simplified delivery might suit some readers. But remember- this is a PERIOD novel, and translating it into contempory language inevitably and irredeemably changes its character.
  On a plus side, the wonderful illustrations lend atmosphere, and the blood-soaked pages are suitably grisly.