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And one to avoid... the Historian
Nov 5, 2005 @ 16:51
Dracula myth notwithstanding. Hype was misplaced. After a bottle of champagne at brunch, all I can coherently say is that if you want to slog through 600+ pages and not even find out the main character's name, please do. I would love to hear a dissenting opinion.
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Dracula myth notwithstanding. Hype was misplaced. After a bottle of champagne at brunch, all I can coherently say is that if you want to slog through 600+ pages and not even find out the main character's name, please do. I would love to hear a dissenting opinion.
misskateNov 5, 2005 @ 16:51
misskateNov 5, 2005 @ 16:51
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Re: And one to avoid... the Historian
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Nov 7, 2005 @ 10:47
I just started this thing...and I bought the hard cover!!
And yes, I'm already slightly bored after 2 chapters : (
And yes, I'm already slightly bored after 2 chapters : (
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I just started this thing...and I bought the hard cover!!
And yes, I'm already slightly bored after 2 chapters : (
Tigger, Nov 7, 2005 @ 10:47
And yes, I'm already slightly bored after 2 chapters : (
Tigger, Nov 7, 2005 @ 10:47
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Re: And one to avoid... the Historian
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Nov 7, 2005 @ 11:24
Sorry about that. Should have posted sooner. It is actually quite an interesting read in terms of setting (1950s and 1970s Eastern Europe). I just hate amateur tricks like never revealing the narrator's first name. (Maybe I missed it, I did skip about a hundred pages) The whole Turkish angle of the myth of Dracula is excellent, but wow, someone needed to edit this book. If it had been cut down to about 250-400 pages, it would have been superb. Instead, you get to feel all literary and smug for having fought your way to the end. Blech.
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Sorry about that. Should have posted sooner. It is actually quite an interesting read in terms of setting (1950s and 1970s Eastern Europe). I just hate amateur tricks like never revealing the narrator's first name. (Maybe I missed it, I did skip about a hundred pages) The whole Turkish angle of the myth of Dracula is excellent, but wow, someone needed to edit this book. If it had been cut down to about 250-400 pages, it would have been superb. Instead, you get to feel all literary and smug for having fought your way to the end. Blech.
misskate, Nov 7, 2005 @ 11:24
misskate, Nov 7, 2005 @ 11:24
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