So last night, I finally finished Bram Stoker’s great classic novel Dracula!
I’m not going to bother with an in-depth review of the book except to say the following:
The story is nothing at all like I expected. Having been inundated by “Dracula” and vampire kitsch since I was born, I had no real desire to read this novel at first. I’m not a big “vampire” fan, really. However, having completed it tonight, I can firmly say that this book will go down as one of my favourite reads of all time. Why? Because it is nothing LIKE the vampire kitsch. This is a brilliant adventure novel with carefully crafted and lovable characters, presented from a logical and down-to-earth perspective. The book is written, first person, in the form of journal entries of the various characters. It lends itself to both to incredible characterization and a natural, if retrospective, plot progression.
In any event, the most important aspects of the work are the ones that are so often glossed over by the recreations of the vampire kitsch, so I would really recommend this even if you’ve no interest in some of the concepts that, though now worn out, were groundbreaking in this novel.
And, on a side note, I shall leave you with a view peering down one of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory’s drill holes, with sensor orbs being placed!
