Vlad
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: B00FY5V0CS
Publish date: 2012-07-18
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
More like 3.75 stars...glittery little fangs to pierce you with, my dear. Review at source. ETA correct source...sheesh...Goodreads not LibraryThing since almost all y'all are GR members.
Ok... ugh, ick. This is way too creepy & gross for me. Am stopping.... This small novella obviously packs a punch & I made it only halfway through.
The first Carlos Fuentes novella I have read. A very inventive re-imagining of Bram Stoker's Dracula. The language wasn't as rich and descriptive as I have come to expect from Spanish authors, but it might be the translator.The plot seemed a tad bit rushed to me. And the conclusion at the end didn't...
Dracula will never be the same for me. I've been reading Fuentes since the late 80s, and I'm so sorry that there won't be any more to look forward to. But on the other hand, what an incredible body of work. This is not an afterthought book, or a gimme for the publisher. This is the real deal, and I ...
11 years ago
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