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by Elizabeth Kostova
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helenliz
helenliz rated it 13 years ago
April's book club read. Took me most of April and May to get through, but it was worth it. It's a variation on the Dracula myth, based on the surmise that he is an undead and is still existing in this state. He recruits historians, archivists or librarian to his cause, by intriguing them with a seem...
Literary Sara
Literary Sara rated it 13 years ago
Bought this book for $1 because it rang a bell--I thought I had heard of it before--and it sounded intriguing. Now I'm not sure why I hadn't heard MORE about it, particularly since the epilogue gives a pretty nice shout-out to Philadelphia and our museums. Even if I hadn't enjoyed the rest of the b...
kdf_333's blog
kdf_333's blog rated it 13 years ago
i liked it it. the ending did disappoint a little but i still liked it.
New and confused!
New and confused! rated it 13 years ago
Really enjoyed it until the last few chapters, the end felt rushed
knittingnut
knittingnut rated it 13 years ago
Fortunately there was more than one narrator which helped as the action varied from one individual to another and thus help unravel the various strands in my brain.Thoroughly enjoyed though there was one slight hiccough when an individual who was from Bulgaria or there abouts suddenly sounded as if...
heidenkind
heidenkind rated it 13 years ago
Those were some pretty cheesy vampires.
readitsomewhere
readitsomewhere rated it 13 years ago
3.5 If you are expecting this to be super suspenseful or romantic, it is only partially those things. There were moments when I held my breath, but more often than not I was simply caught up in historical lectures and piecing together a mystery from literature. So if lengthy explanation of Carpathia...
Parnassus Reads
Parnassus Reads rated it 13 years ago
I received an ARC of this book that came with a little wrapper and a vellum letter, folded and sealed with a wax-seal sticker inside of the book. The letter was one of the letters written by the main character's father to her mother. The presentation is what primarily interested me in this book (I s...
That's What She Read
That's What She Read rated it 13 years ago
As a disclaimer, The Historian remains one of my all-time favorite novels. There is something about the cross between historical and Gothic fiction that forces me to keep reading this novel every other year or so. The added bonus of more on the Dracula myth is also a huge draw. Ms. Kostova’s ability...
rameau's ramblings
rameau's ramblings rated it 13 years ago
It left impression enough for me to rate it.
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