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Bram Stoker: Dracula (1997) 4 stars

This Norton Critical Edition presents fully annotated the text of the 1897 First Edition.

Review of 'Dracula' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This was... this was okay.
It's difficult to judge classics fairly, as one's likely to be so steeped in their derivative works that to criticize a 'progenitor' feels tantamount to slandering a lineage. That said, I found myself largely unmoved by the tale, and a bit dismayed by the glut of all-too-familiar powers ascribed to Dracula -- "moonbeams" indeed.

My single favorite part was hearing Christopher Lee (who narrated this copy of the book) say of Lucy Westenra: "...If looks could kill...!"