Dossier reviews12/27/2022 ![]() This novel is told through newspaper clippings, journal entries and letters. ![]() If you're looking for Dracula to make a cameo, read something else.more >:(Ĭaveat: There are no vampires in this story. Also should've dialed back the animal deaths for shock value. ![]() That being said.the prose itself was a decent imitation of Victoriana, & the story was an imaginative endeavor, though it was smothered by the stricture of Ripper knowns-vs-unknowns.Ĭould've (should've?) been so much better. The first third, especially, needed a strict edit - it broadcasted way too much regurgitated research on the historical personages involved. Also One star for the pacing (extremely slow & dull, even for 19th-c pastiche) & the resolution (rushed, muddled, & nonsensical). Could've (should've?) been so much better. That being said.the prose itself was a decent imitation of Victoriana, & the story was an imaginative endeavor, though it was smothered by the stricture of Ripper knowns-vs-unknowns. ![]() One star for the pacing (extremely slow & dull, even for 19th-c pastiche) & the resolution (rushed, muddled, & nonsensical). It also reminded me, in certain ways, of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, so I'd recommend it to fans of that book as well!. Fans of the classic vampire story and anyone interested in the Jack the Ripper mystery would probably enjoy this book. The parallels between Reese's story and Stoker's Dracula are underlined. In my opinion, the book's greatest strength is its dark, atmospheric tone and rich historical detail. The style of the book, with its extensive journal entries and long letters, may be off-putting to some people since it keeps the pace more measured, instead of a fast and furious page-turner. Stoker believes that he is the only one who understands the true nature of the murders, now known as the Jack the Ripper murders, and so is the only one who can stop them. Soon after the described supernatural events, the discovery of murdered prostitutes in Whitechapel begins. ![]() The story takes place in the late 1880's in London, where Stoker describes making the acquaintance of a strange American, his participation in a secret society related to all things Egyptian, and the supernatural events that change the course of his life. This gives the book a sense of possibility which you don't always find in fictionalized history/biography. With the exception of more minor characters, all of the book's characters existed and, while there is not always proof that the book's events occurred, neither is there proof that they did not. The story that emerges through the collection is dark, foreboding, fantastic, and James Reese tells us that it is completely consistent with documented historical events. With the exception of more minor characters, all of the book's characters existed and, while there is no The Dracula Dossier is an imagined collection of journal entries, letters and newspaper clippings gathered by Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, and is complete with footnotes by the dossier's imaginary, anonymous compiler. The Dracula Dossier is an imagined collection of journal entries, letters and newspaper clippings gathered by Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, and is complete with footnotes by the dossier's imaginary, anonymous compiler. ![]()
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