Dracula

Dracula audiobook

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Insomnia is my thing lately. Dont sleep; stay up forever. Might as well write, right? So here it is, a book review. I know youve been dying for it, and I gotta say, Ive been dying to write it. Dracula was one of those books that I pretended to read in high school and then glossed over in college. Horror isnt really my thing (Although Stephen King is probably one of my favorite writers ever. His genre of choice is unfortunate). Recently, I decided that I wanted to read more classics and so I bought a few on Audible. Audible is the bomb. They had an Audible Studios edition of Dracula narrated by a full cast and oh, my. It was perfection. Alan Cumming was Dr. Seward. Katherine Kellgren was Mina Harker, Simon Vance was Jonathan Harker, and Tim Curry was Dr. Van Helsing. The narration was spot on. The narrator who did the voice of Lucy was irritating (her name escapes me at the moment), so I found Lucy irritating, but I think I would have anyway. Audible did a terrific job producing this. The story is told in a series of diary entries, letters, and telegrams (the official word for those are epistolary novels, fyi). I didnt know that before, or I might have read it sooner. I have an affinity for stories told in this manner. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is one of my favorites for that exact reason. It credibly shows what each character was thinking or feeling without putting the reader in the omniscient perspective. It was perfect for the chilling story which was told. The plot differed widely from the Dracula I had come to know through popular culture. Dracula is truly creepy and super old. Hes not redeemable, not good, but pure evil. And ridiculously smart. This isnt Frankensteins monster or some mindless Edward-like vamp. This is a genius who pits his wits against a motley crew of Britains finest. Dr. Van Helsing is also brilliant, but definitely needs the help of his little band. The story starts with Jonathan visiting Draculas castle and realizing what he is. Its very creepy and I had to stop listening for a time so I could reasonably get over it. Then Lucy becomes a vampire and thus the Band of Awesome is born. Thats just the title I gave them in my head. Youve got Arthur, Lucys former fianc. Hes a bit squeamish, but willing to undergo any trial to pay Dracula back for changing his darling girl. Then there are her two other suitors who were rejected: Dr. Seward (my personal favorite), and Quincy. Seward runs an asylum and Quincy is an American Cowboy. I love that Americans are represented in this tale. Seward calls Van Helsing, who knows more about Lucys disease, to help heal her. However, they fail and she is transformed into a child-eating vamp. Then Jonathan and Mina join the group as they discover they have all endured similar circumstances and that a grave danger faces England should Dracula move to London, as is his intent. I have to say, Bram Stoker wrote women rather well for a man of his time. Wilhelmina is no delicate flower in need of rescuing. She is rescued, but shes strong and contributes to her salvation by keeping spirits high and organizing all the information and, in the end, going with Van Helsing to Transylvania. I admire her relationship with Jonathan so much. He trusts her to do her own thing and respects her strength, mentally, emotionally, and morally. And she loves and respects him and his passion for his work. She wants to be a part of his life and he wants to be a part of hers. Its a really awesome relationship. They are basically the perfect couple and were it not for the pesky vampire they would have had a delightful life. I dont want to tell all that happens because I enjoyed listening to it so much. Even if youve read it before, the Audible version is golden; you should go listen to it. Its intense and beautiful. Its intensely beautiful. This book is definitely on my favorites list.

This isn\’t your average First Person or Third person novel. instead It takes the form of multiple different characters\’ journal entries. This could have been confusing in Audio-book form but Audible took care of that by bringing on a full cast of narrators. Now while that does make the separate journals easier to follow, it presents a problem. Occasionally, different characters (narrators) will quote different characters other than their own. (narrators will do impression of other characters.) at these times it becomes clear that the various narrators all recorded their lines separately. So it can become a little confusing early on when Person A and Person Bare both quoting Van Helsing, but sound nothing alike. The book itself is very entertaining and can get plenty spooky. give it a shot.

I am one of many who have only known the infamous Count through Hollywood productions. Horror has never been my favorite genre, and I found Bela Lugosi too campy, and Gary Oldman too bizarre for either to be very frightening. The only motivation I had to even select this book was my admiration of most of the fine cast and the rave reviews for a classic. A majority of reviewers have already praised the reading, and I will simply say that I concur. What made this an outstanding story to me is that the count is NOT the central character. The mistake the films made was in making the best written characters mere supporting players to the count whom we see the least of. The power of Dracula is his lack of physical presence half the thrill is the anticipation, and Stoker plays that card better than the film makers ever did. His tale is robust with the superstitions and beliefs of the day, whether religious, medical, psychological, criminal or supernatural, giving it a wonderful period feeling. There is enough detail to spark the imagination, and enough restraint to let the imagination provide the fear. By learning the story through the diaries and letters of the principal characters, we are intimately caught up in their horror, giving us someone and something to root for. The writing is excellent and surprisingly moving, especially as the group of friends mourn the loss of a loved one and pledge their lives to banish the evil that caused such sorrow. There is plenty of adventure as the chase is on to end Dracula\’s reign of terror and free one of their own from his grasp. This could be a story about any group of everyday people finding the moral courage to fight any sort of evil and is a much more universal story than I had imagined. I loved this band of comrades, and I am so glad I took a chance on this classic.

This was well worth it. Alan Cumming is a favorite and so versatile. Tim Curry never disappoints. The only thing missing from Audible\’s production is a cast list. I recognized some narrators that I had listen to before, but think they all deserve credit for the job well done. Lucy\’s naivety, and Minna steadfast strength for instance deserve crediting. I was disappointed when this was not a part of the concluding credits. If other reviewers could not be swept up in the production, perhaps it is due to a distaste for the genre. I like a good vampire tale as much as the next person, but this sheds so much light on how far we have come from the mother of all tales, where more is implied than exposed.

Hearing the final words, \”Audible hopes you enjoyed..\” it\’s hard to resist vigorously clapping your hands together and jumping to your feet to whoop out a \”Bravo!\” While it looks like some reviewers are more familiar with the particulars of each narrator, I must be less fussy; I thought it was a perfect cast that produced a dark gothic atmosphere that Stoker would call worthy of this masterpiece. The story is longer than I thought it would be, the flowery speech style of the Victorian era no doubt adding to the length of the journals/diaries of each articulate character, that comprise the tale — a style that, if you are unprepared for, may be too verbose to your liking (but authentic to the time–think Doyle\’s Sherlock Holmes, Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats). Where one during that period might say: \”Dear Madam, by God, your neck! May perhaps I suggest more wreaths of the garlic flowers to be festooned around your lovely neck to prohibit a further attack from this most vile blood-sucking fiendish creature of the night which has befallen upon you most unfairly, dear sweet lady?\” We today, 100 years later, might say: \”Huh, vampire bite. Want some garlic (was he sparkly)?\” You can see how this could take up some pages. But the profuse Victorian vernacular combined with the fine reading puts you in the necessary frame of mind — where a dark red-eyed character in a cape could creep around a deteriorating castle, summon wolves from the fog, and morph into a bat flapping against a pane of glass. (It was a little amusing listening to the breathy and fragile Lucy and Mina…considering the time frame in which this was written. While Stoker had them helplessly swooning away, across the pond, Susan B. Anthony was gathering her own minions.) Bram Stoker truly affected history with this book — Audible\’s production was a great homage to a literary icon as well as a fun engaging production, well worth the purchase.