Dracula
By Bram Stoker
- Release Date: 1897-05-26
- Genre: Horror
Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Few characters have seized readers’ imaginations quite like Count Dracula of Transylvania, the hero of Bram Stoker’s classic. The 1897 novel put vampires front and center on the cultural map, providing direct inspiration for an entire subgenre of bloodsucker fiction - including blockbusters like theTwilight series and Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles - and spawning hundreds of movie adaptations!
Stoker’s novel is a thrill ride, following Dracula as he moves from Transylvania to England in search of fresh blood, while a small but dedicated group attempts to thwart him. Want more Stoker? Check out his great-grandnephew Dacre Stoker’s 2018 novel, Dracul.
Reviews
Classic story
4By Dunes 1969Had to read the original book after viewing the castle in Transylvania At times it was hard to understand the 1800 dialogue but just work through it for the story lineLove this
5By atomic.bombBeen wanting to read and was not disappointed, Dracula is my favorite monster so of course I’m gonna love thisGood stuff
5By JyjjensjdffhfgdgrexcellentWonderful work
5By some random broke personIt dragged in some parts, but the ending made it worth it! As another reviewer stated, it’s awesome to read where/how an entire genre of horror got started. 10/10Recommend
5By The Persnickity PairSo much longer than we expected but much more interesting than anticipated .Great Piece of Writing
5By Mr. MilicTo realize there was no precedent to this story, makes it that much more impressive. The story itself, obviously a classic. But the literary vehicle used in its’ telling holds the reader and makes the story fly. Much more enjoyable than I expected!Epic Book but a Bit Long
4By Elk_MooseThe book was awesome and the epistolary format is pretty cool. I do with that it was a bit more brief.Macabre
4By Bored13?A look at evil. Intriguing, touching, daring and devotion.Spooky Mystery that Culminated with Suspenseful Adventure
5By joamapanI loved that Dracula was told through multiple journals, letters, telegrams, legal documents, and newspaper clippings. It leaves the reader clear clues as to what Count Dracula is up to while the individual characters aren’t privy to all the same knowledge. The narrative devices used feel incredibly modern for a book written in the 19th century. When all the players eventually learn all the reader is privy to, the story culminates with a grand adventure across Europe, a race against time and evil, the to the exciting and satisfying conclusion.Amazing horror novel
5By EternaljourneyA must read if you really love the unbelievableGreat writing
5By Dyhcfyhxtj Stacey sGreat build from suspense to climax over and over again until a satisfying end. A little dismissive of female characters but as to be expected at the time.At times, Thrilling
3By Amanda J. GreenI was captured by the majority of this novel and only at times did I have to "force" my interest in it. A little long. 400 pages would have sufficed.A gothic winter masterpiece ❄️
5By ajmalnessCold, dark, winter. I never knew the ending. But it was wonderful to keep me in suspense all novel long. I enjoyed how the novel consistently has a cold feeling, as if a cold breeze is blowing on a snowy mountain road, and you're in a carriage, tightly holding your coat.Bran Stoker’s Dracula
5By Rick2714A masterpiece. Plot. Dialogue. Story. Excellent.One of my favorites
5By kayweezy509I have read this book several times and watched the movie too many times to count. Highly recommend.The Horror of "Dracula"
2By 🔪👬Spoilers: In my opinion, Dracula, as a horror book, fails to be consistently scary, or even entertaining. There are fun moments, such as Jonathan Harker exploring Dracula's castle, and the Demeter scene. But that's really it. Lucy's sickness goes on far too long for me to care, Mina is forced to drink Dracula's blood, but never gets sick, and the vampires are barely a threat. Lucy and Dracula are literally powerless in the face of a crucifix, which every character has, making them completely unthreatening as villains, something not helped by the fact that they're barely in the book at all. Vampire Mina is killed off the day our protagonist's meet her, and Dracula only does one important thing after Chapter 3. Drinking Mina's blood, which as I said, amounts to nothing. The narration, while being cool in concept, fails to convey suspense. Even when Quincy Morris is fatally wounded, and kills Dracula, the narration comes off completely bored and matter-of-fact, an issue further amplified by the fact that the characters themselves are supposed to have written this book. And yet, the narration of this book has no character. Finally, the characters are not unique. Dracula and his brides have no depth, and our protagonist's are all basically the same as their friends of the same gender, with the exception of Van Helsing and Renfield. Van Helsing is especially kind towards Arthur, as he looks like what his dead son would've, but that's dropped after they kill Lucy. Quincy is the only American, and is said to have done bad things, but his character doesn't exhibit any traits to show he's different to the upstanding British. Seward treats the mentally ill, but that job is more so a way to introduce Renfield to the plot than anything else. And all three are in love with Lucy, but only Arthur seems to heavily grieve her. Overall, the book is bland, and the only enjoyment I got out of it came from picking up on vampire cliches that, in my opinion, were done better in other media.Dracula
5By reference freshWorth the commitmentBook review
5By Riff gunfightsThis is a good book and I liked it a lot.Classic and Unexpected
5By ScarlettTramperThis is not the story I thought it was and surprised me in many ways. Knowing where some of Dracula’s original lore came from and comparing that to all the various version of vampires that have come because of it, adds so many layers to the other stories. Brilliant how we get to be a part of the story by reading the first hand accounts from the characters. I recommend for anyone looking for a casual and fascinating intellectual and ominous tale.
