Student Book Review:


Dracula -classic

by: Bram Stoker


Review done by:

 Alexander Lott
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

Dracula is a wonderful classic filled with adventure and horror. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes scary books. It has a simple plot but is still hard to understand because it was written in the 1800's. Another reason is because it is made of many different journal entry from various characters so it hard to follow. It is also a lengthy book. So, you may have trouble reading it if you aren't a good reader.
The beginning of this book starts out with Jonathan Harker. He goes to Dracula's castle to conduct business. Dracula then locks him in his castle for almost a month. He won't let him write letters or even leave his room. After a month, he escapes back to England. But, Dracula goes to England too. He then begins to kill people there. Jonathan and his friend Dr. Seward and Seward's friend Dr. Van Helsing and some other people set out to kill Dracula. They figure out that a vampire must sleep during the day in his native soil. So, they begin burning the boxes of dirt that Dracula has brought with him from his homeland, Transylvania. Dracula realizes what danger he is in and retreats to Transylvainia. But before he does he drains the blood of John's wife. She begins to change into a vampire. But the change will take a while. But, if they kill Dracula then she will go back to normal. They pursue him for many days not knowing if they will make it in time.
This is a very exciting book. A lot of incredible things happen in this book. Sometimes it is even frightening but always adventurous. It is a hard book but it is worth it.
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