Bram Stoker's Dracula
by Bram Stoker
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Author: Bram StokerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-09
ISBN: 0763625086
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Candlewick
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Book Review: A Different Perspective
Summary: 4 Stars
Everyone knows that Dracula sucks peoples' blood, lacks a reflection and has the strength of twenty men. The fact that he is unable to stand garlic, holy symbols and sunlight is also common knowledge to us all. When I read Bram Stoker's masterpiece, however, it wasn't this mythical being that captured my keenest interest but rather the character of Dr. Abraham Van Helsing. In the novel he assumes the role of the wise man, the fearless leader, the moral supporter and the scientific genius. His knowledge and genius are most notable, and his ability to combine science with superstition into the science of fighting vampires, makes him an effective sci-fi character. Van Helsing is recognized as one of the most advanced scientists of his day and is considered a world expert on obscure diseases. He is also a renowned philosopher and metaphysician. It is Van Helsing's unsurpassed knowledge of hard science and his interest in experimental science, as well as his skillful combination of the two, that allows for Dracula to be fought and ultimately defeated. Thus, rather than reading the text according to its title character, which would entail merely a fantasy world of vampires and maidens in distress, I propose that by reading Dracula with a focused eye on Van Helsing, the novel becomes firmly grounded in the genre of sci-fi.
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