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“Dracula” Book Review
Just completed reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. I’ve got mixed feelings for this book. There are some things which I liked, some things I did not enjoy at all. I would like to discuss thoroughly though I am afraid that I won’t be able to as I have forgotten many things. However, lets get started...oops!
The Things I’ve liked about Dracula:
1. The story itself is very good. It has gothic elements, the environment is very scary.
2. The whole novel was explained indirectly by using different character’s daily journals which is quite interesting.
3. I loved the concept of Jonathan’s going to Transylvania and literally everything happed in there.
4. There were some things which were explained really well. This book contain some little mysteries which were good to read.
5. Totally loved the character of Renfield. Never seen such an interesting character.
The Things I’ve disliked about Dracula:
1. I couldn’t help feeling that this novel could have been a little shorter. There were some really unnecessary details which needed to be excluded to make it more better.
2. Other than Renfield, none of the other characters I’ve found interesting. Even, Lord Dracula himself wasn’t that fascinating as I’ve thought at the beginning of the book.
3. Other than some chapters, most of the chapters or scenarios were a little boring.
4. The relationship between the characters seemed really mechanical to me. I didn’t got them as they were portraited.
5. Last but not the least, I haven’t enjoyed the writing style of Bram Stoker at all. The writings are really hard to follow.
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