Dracula

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Author(s)

Bram Stoker

Publisher

Tor Books

Genre(s)

Horror

Age Range

12+

Release Date

December 31, 1969

ISBN

0812523016

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Nosferatu, vrolok, demon. For centuries he has rules armies of wolves, hordes of rats, legions of walking undead. He becomes a bat, a shadow, a moonbeam. He corrupts the pure and destroys the innocent. He enters dreams and torments minds. Now he means to take our world and feast forever on our blood.

But six people have faced his horror--and lived. Six mortals desperate enough to hunt him, to dare his evil. Mina Harker, whose courage saved her husband from madness. Lawyer Jonathan Harker, who unwittingly set him loose, Millionaire adventurer Quincey Morris, Lord Godalming, and Dr. John Seward, who were forced to kill the woman they all loved...twice.

And Van Helsing. Prof. Abraham Van Helsing, who alone knows his immortal ways, who knows the true danger to the hunters' lives and souls, who alone knows what it means to challenge the evil of...Dracula

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Letdown

February 26, 2010 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by TH

With the current phenomenon of vampires in our culture some might want to explore a more classic telling of vampires before they were beautiful and crushworthy. Dracula starts off well enough with interesting charachters being introduced. but about halfway through the book some of the charachters become melodtramtic and lets just say if sexism is definetely present in this book. I think you really have to be committed and love vampires if u want to finish this book because there is no "hot" vampire heres who will love you forever, just a classic vampire who seems very creepy. I personally thought the leadup to the ending was rather long and tedious and the ending itself made me turn back a page and go "WHAT?! just happned" and not in a good way.

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Old Time Vampires

February 21, 2010 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by kileyrue

I started this book after i watched the dracula movie on tv (the one with keanu reaves) and wondered what the book was like. i was surprised at how close the movie and book were. it starts off a little slow and the reading is a bit difficult because of some of the foreign names, but once you get started it gets really good, almost like an old time mystery, you know its dracula and he's a vampire but they still have to figure it out. and reading til they do and try to defeat dracula makes for an interesting read, better than i thought it would be.

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How do you kill a monster that already dead?

November 18, 2009 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by Roopsy Hir

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Publisher: Penguin Group

Set foot in a world full innocence threatened by unspeakable horror. This is an all-new suspense-filled graphic novel, adapted by Bram Stroker's original novel Dracula. Horror, adventure and a love story all in one!

An English man named Jonathan Harker is sent to Transylvania to meet a mysterious client named Count Dracula. As Jonathan is held captivated at Dracula's castle he unravels a secret about his host he's a vampire. He is heading toward London to find fresh victims to satisfy his lust. At the top of his list is Jonathan's own fiancÃ©e Mina Murray. As Jonathan discovers this terrifying truth he finds himself racing against time to stop Dracula before he consumes his fiancÃ©e. This is a heart throbbing graphic novel, which also has cutting-edge graphics. The book is very descriptive as well despite the fact that it's a graphic novel. The story is easy to follow you don't have to reread the page to understand what's going on, the book shows different points views too. You get an instant connection with the characters it almost seems like the characters come to life right before your eyes. The pace of the book is just right and the plot is very exciting you don't want to stop reading until youre done. The end is satisfying it doesn't leave you hanging which makes this story even better. This book is recommended for girls and boys ages 9 and up.

The book is so good I read it six times! If you are like me and enjoy watching movies more than reading books then you can watch the movie Dracula too. But, I highly recommend that you read the book it's worth it.

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Great Book for People Who Like REAL Vampires

May 29, 2008 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by Mairi

Jonathan Harker is an Englishman who has arranged for Count Dracula to purchase a house in London. As he travels to Dracula's castle to close the deal, superstitious villagers give him crucifixes and garlic, begging him not to go. Jon makes a mental note to ask Dracula exactly what it is that they are all so afraid of, but he soon learns that the count himself is a part of the darkness- no mirror will reflect his image, and he scuttles up and down the castle walls like a lizard.

The book group at my high school chose this book to read during the month of May in answer to a request that we read a classic- why anyone would request that, I don't know. Whenever I start to read a classic I have to fight off my prior assumption that it is going to be boring and difficult to understand- that's how I have thought of classics since I attempted to read War and Peace at the age of ten. This time I worked very hard to fight off that assumption and, by the time I actually picked it up, I was rather excited- Dracula is, after all, the original vampire novel, famous for its evil vampires, not its cute vampires.

Because, honestly, who really wants to read about Edward what's-his-name when they could read about Dracula?

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Totally creepy

November 05, 2007 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by mlecompt

Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to help an isolated Count with legal matters concerning buying property in England. After a few days Jonathan realizes there is something horrific going on in the Count's castle and he tries to escape. The Count makes his move to London and a group of men plus Jonathan's wife decide they must hunt the Count down and stop him forever.

This is a horror novel, a very creepy horror novel. Stoker's writing is very descriptive and it is easy to picture people, scenery, and what is taking place. You can really immerse yourself in this book. Even if you know the story of Dracula, this is worth a read.

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a classic gothic horror novel that still scares today

March 13, 2006 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by lulu

Dracula is a classic horror novel for a reason. Scarier than the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and as easy to immerse yourself in as Oscar Wilde's The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Dracula is a brilliant read from start to finish. It's the begginning thats the most scary, when Johnathon Harker is narrating the story, but that doesn't mean that the novel loses its effect from there on in. Dracula is a must read for anyone who loves to scare themselves.

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not that good of a book

May 09, 2005 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by Jamie

Jonathan has a very important job to do this lawyer has to travel all the way to the country of Transylvania he's going because he has to work for a man. To me this book was very very borning and I even feel asleep a few times when I was reading it!

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In the beginning

May 02, 2005 (Updated: June 07, 2026)

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Reader reviewed by starjammer

A true gothic classic. Follow the trials and explotes of this strange group brought together with one goal... Distroy the evil that is Dracula. Chilling, and enthralling, this book is hard to put down.

Bram's style of writing makes for a great read. You can really get lost in this novel. Written in journal fashion you truely get pulled into the fast passed tale.

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