DraculaBy Bram Stoker
Signet Classic, 1992. 382 pgs. Fiction.
This story is more academic than I would have imagined from the various movie versions that have been made. The entire story is told through a series of diary entries, letters, and memoranda—all the dialogue and action take place within these documentary accounts.
Listening to this classic on CD was much easier than reading the text. The story certainly held my attention throughout, although there were times I wished the story would move along quicker. Also, the ending seemed somewhat anti-climactic.
The narration is done a pair of readers, the men’s diaries and letters being read by Alexander Spencer and those of the women by Susan Adams.
SML
1 comment:
Dracula is a favorite book of mine--I first read it in junior high and have re-read it many times since. It still remains the scariest book I've ever read and has some of the noblest characters of literature. The beginning is a bit slow, but if you give it a chance, you'll find that Stoker's words will draw you in and keep you fascinated. A must-read for classic literature.
CW
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