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| The Historian
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Author: Elizabeth Kostova
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: 2008-06-01
ISBN-10: 0316067946
ISBN-13: 9780316067942
List Price: $9.99
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Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe - in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world.
"Never was a ghost story so casually erudite, nor a historical travelogue such gripping entertainment." ---New York Magazine
"Impossible to resist. . . . Kostova blends fact and fantasy to remind us that the original Dracula legend is rooted in monstrous acts of unblinking evil." ---Miami Herald
"A richly told story about family and the dark side of human nature. . . . This cry of the heart will appeal to readers beyond those who are drawn by a fascaination with the legend of Dracula." ---Chicago Tribune
"Genuinely terrifying." ---Boston Globe
"Nearly impossible to put down once you crack the spine. . . . It won't take you long to get to the end." ---Houston Chronicle
Longer than it looks/needs, but otherwise good
| Customer Rating: | | It was a good read. A little longer than it needed to be. One chapter just went on and on like a high school textbook. The book went on forever, then the end seemed to come out of nowhere. I'm glad I read it, but wouldn't recommend it to just any friend. |
Good writing...bad editting.
| Customer Rating: | | The editor must have been asleep on this one. At least a third of the book could have been removed altogether which would have made it a better read. She describes everything beautifully, it is simply too much. |
Brilliant
| Customer Rating: | I was completely blown away by this novel. I expected it to be good, and couldn't wait to read it, but I never thought it would be this good.
So well written, it is a "road-movie" through Europe, Amstersdam, France, Italy, Greece, Istanbul, Sofia and countryside Bulgaria, Budapest in Hungary, Romania, a story so enthralling that you can't leave the book. I sure believe anyone interested in history should read it, and for those who love vampire stories, this is a feast! |
The Historian
| Customer Rating: | | This is a greatly entertaining book full of mystery and intrigue. Perfect for cuddling up with on a cold day. |
Angieville: THE HISTORIAN
| Customer Rating: | | Clocking in at over 700 pages, this doorstopper has no right to be anywhere near as entertaining as it is. But it is so entertaining. Kostova knows how to pace a tale so that her faithful reader never tires or wavers in her interest to see what happens next. I thought for sure I'd bog down somewhere in the middle and have to press on through but I never did. There were points where I stopped to marvel in bewilderment, "How many layers deep is the narrative running now? 4? 5? And yet I can't put it down!" This followed by a smile of intense satisfaction and more fevered page-turning. The story follows an unnamed narrator who recounts for her reader the decidedly unfortunate and increasingly bone-chilling events surrounding the finding of a medieval book, empty but for a rough image of a dragon and the single word "DRAKULYA." And, just like that, the hunt is ON. Kostova's characters are easy to empathize with and she handles scenes of great tension and layered emotion with a deft hand. Highly recommended. |
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