Bringing the Dead to Life

A classic that has been told time and time again; this time Christopher Saul brings the evil one to life and does a bloody good job of it! His characters are alive and believable and you don't get lost between all the diary entries. A great Audio Book

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Marvellous - Simply Marvellous!

A classic gothic story that still has spellbinding qualities. Beautifully narrated by Christopher Saul, who was clearly at the pinnacle of his voice talent craft when he recorded this version; his rendition of the Dutch vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing was the most enjoyable and memorable for me. The language, customs, values, and manners are of a bygone age, which may not feel as accessible now for some readers and listeners. For me, though, it was seventeen hours blissfully well spent.

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Very enjoyable to listen to.

Dracula is a classic in every sense of the word - suspenseful, chilling, and even now, after all these vampire movies, cartoons and the creature's nature in pop culture - thoroughly original.

Christopher Saul is a very good reader, creating new voices for characters and being very easy to listen to, it is a shame he doesn't have more books to his credit.

Done as a series of journals and letters, the style of the book, only helps the audio narration.
There are little things in this reading that are strange to hear, such as page turnings and other noises. Whilst these would be distracting elsewhere, it actually helps the atmosphere and doesn't distract in the slightest.
One could argue against it's sexism, but it was a product of it's time, and ironically enough helps draw you into the time period.

This is a brilliant reading, and good value for money. I very much recommend it.

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Slow but interesting

I had no preconceived ideas about this story, having never even watched the film.I enjoyed the narrators style & voice.

The story is slow moving and very descriptive as I guess one would expect from a victorian novel. I was been fascinated by the story which I have been surprised to find was not at all scary. I have been interested enough to have a look at 'notes' for those studying the book for literature.I'm glad I have listened to it but can't say I loved it

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Dracula a classic story.

A great story narrated by Christopher Saul but I wish Audible would learn how to do chapters, how are you supposed to navigate to the chapter you want if it has chapters inside chapters. Even if this is how they receive them from the company go back in and edit the chapters like the book. It's supposed to be like the book but in Audio form what's so hard to understand if you're listening to the book the chapters should be exactly the same as the book.

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Dracula Spectacular

A REALLY GOOD LISTEN WITH FANTASTIC NARRATION, VERY GOOD VALUE BEING NEARLY EIGHTEEN HOURS OF LISTENING.
MANY A TIME I SAT IN THE CAR AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK JUST TO LISTEN TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
BRILLIANT, BUY IT

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A Very Patchy and Difficult to Follow Book.

Don't give up the day job Mr Stoker. This book is very difficult to follow. Whilst being excellent read the story cuts so many times between narratives that I easily got lost.

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Old fashioned horror story

This was undeniably excellent story telling and absolutely deserves to be considered a classic.
However the language is a bit of a struggle for a modern listener and I started to lose some interest part way through. Might have been easier to read rather than listen to.

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A timeless masterpiece

My favourite Gothic classic, fascinating writing style. Description feels real and characters are interesting.
Its a timeless masterpiece ❤️ A must read novel

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One of the best horrors ever written

If you could sum up Dracula in three words, what would they be?

Engrossing / Magnetic / Powerful

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dracula?

When the guys have to "kill" Lucy

Which character – as performed by Christopher Saul – was your favourite?

Van Helsing

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

At over 17 hours - I think not!

Any additional comments?

Have listened / read this book over and over again for a number of years.

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