Bram Stoker’s
Dracula is a classic. Most people have
seen one of the many movies; but if you haven’t read the book, you have missed
a mark in literature.
The way the
book is written is fascinating in itself.
It is a period piece; a story
told through a reproduction of letters, journal and diary entries.
The end of
the book leaves a lot to be answered. It
is not a ‘happy ever after’. The lives
of the people involved have been altered and their future is veiled in a fog of
uncertainty.
Dracula’s
Child, by J. S. Barnes, tries to pick up the story where Stoker left off. It is written in the same form, and is a good
read; but, like all second acts, does not have the depth of the original.
Still, a
good read, if you like the macabre, to distract from the craziness of the final
throws 2020.
the Ol’Buzzard
