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Monday, September 29, 2008

同步發行--Dracula

Not excellent in terms of skills and use of language, and kind of too religious-oriented to me. The author kind of overdid the sermons (by Dr. Van Helsing). It is as if I'm in a Catholics church, that I have to say a Hail Mary. Amen.

The characters here can only be described as gaily, with no other notable human traits at all, and live as though they are already in the heaven. The plot could have been more creative, and it's kind of too plain and simple for a novel of this length..

With all being said, the story is very easy to read.. Indeed, up to now, it is the longest English novel that I manage to finish. It is excellent for pure leisure reading, as it won't even leave you the slightest bit of confusion.

But why do I still finish it?? Because, taking the skill sets away, the story is still attractive. The plainness of the characters are deliberate for such a novel.

The first half is a better horror novel than the later half. At first, it is truly a page-turner. But as the story reveals, the horror disappears, and it becomes the old Catholics story of courage and faith.

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