Althea M. (althea) reviewed on 9/15/2008 + 774 more book reviews

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Id read some fairly bad reviews of this bestselling vampire novel, but I found it to be fairly entertaining. The premise is that Dracula has survived until the present day not only sucking the blood of innocent academics, but possibly posing a threat to gradually set himself up as some kind of evil dictator
This slow-moving plot may potentially be foiled by certain individuals who have received mysterious antique books blank except for a sinister centerfold depicting a dragon But who is behind the books, and what is their true purpose?
Kostova tells the story through a device where a young woman investigates her fathers disappearance, in the process learning the story of how her father had followed a similar quest, investigating the disappearance of his academic advisor, and how the advisor had also investigated the myth of Dracula
Unfortunately the middle story is the only one that fully comes to life; the others are fairly rudimentary. I also found it unbelievable that everyone in the novel seemed to think that Dracula was a very obscure story, that only a few knew about.
But, those complaints aside, while not a great work of literature, this was an enjoyable novel. And it has librarians always a plus in my books!

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