Bram Stoker: Dracula (Hardcover, German language, 2022, Coppenrath)
mit Kaltfolie, Tiefprägung und Leseband, 432 pages
German language
Published Nov. 3, 2022 by Coppenrath.
Ein mysteriöser Auftraggeber verpflichtet den jungen Anwaltsgehilfen Jonathan Harker, für ihn Unterlagen zu prüfen, und lässt ihn dafür zu sich ins ferne Transsilvanien reisen. Tief verwurzelt in alten Legenden, entdeckt Harker die Geheimnisse, die hinter den alten Burgmauern begraben liegen und das seltsame Verhalten seines Gastgebers in ein bedrohliches Licht rücken.
Während Harker beginnt, an seinem Verstand zu zweifeln, erreicht den renommierten Wissenschaftler Abraham van Helsing eine beunruhigende Nachricht, die ihn unverzüglich nach England aufbrechen lässt. Zwischen Albtraum und Wirklichkeit beginnt eine atemlose Verfolgungsjagd auf Leben und Tod.
На удивление, даже сейчас довольно годно. Хотя Ван Хелсинг местами явно переигрывает 😅
Самого Дракулы в сюжете, прямо скажем, довольно мало.
Content warning Spoiler minori
Sono tentato di dare il massimo dei voti perché onestamente mi è piaciuto davvero tanto: la struttura episcolare, la caratterizzazione dei personaggi, le location variegate (io pensavo si svolgesse nel castello e basta),… Però. Nel 2023, fa un po' strano credere che tutti i personaggi si innamorino della stessa donna, e soprattutto il rapporto di bromance che nasce tra i quattro-cinque protagonisti pare una versione gotica-horror di Friends.
Tuttavia il romanzo è ultra-piacevole, scorre via nonostante la sua mole, e i protagonisti sono entrati nella Storia letteraria. Massimo dei voti e posto assicurato sulla libreria: un classico. 🦇🖤
EDIT: ho scoperto che si possono dare le "mezze stelle" su Lore! Allora 4 e 1/2 sia.
I had never given classic horror a go before, but this one was a pleasant surprise. The original Dracula story was something I thought I knew, elements like Dracula’s castle and the power possessed by that monster make an appearance here, but despite what you might expect of the original vampire, the book is still filled with great characters and moments that were truly nerve-wracking.
I couldn’t help but read faster and faster at times where the tension raised up, hoping for it to end when it was only getting worse. But its not all bad, there is always hope, and the determination of the characters to defend their loved ones and the future of humanity from the reign of the un-dead, is just great, but a few moments of old English were a little hard to read.
I listened to different audiobooks while reading, which was quite atmospheric too. …
I had never given classic horror a go before, but this one was a pleasant surprise. The original Dracula story was something I thought I knew, elements like Dracula’s castle and the power possessed by that monster make an appearance here, but despite what you might expect of the original vampire, the book is still filled with great characters and moments that were truly nerve-wracking.
I couldn’t help but read faster and faster at times where the tension raised up, hoping for it to end when it was only getting worse. But its not all bad, there is always hope, and the determination of the characters to defend their loved ones and the future of humanity from the reign of the un-dead, is just great, but a few moments of old English were a little hard to read.
I listened to different audiobooks while reading, which was quite atmospheric too.
(Review originally written April 1st, 2022)
Dracula was actually quite nice to read. At first, the story advanced quite slowly in my opinion, but towards the middle it became faster. Sometimes the story haunted me in the night, but fortunately this was not that bad and it never lasted long.
