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8 March 2009 00:01While I am supposed to be writing another case study - this time ophthalmologic, a case of cataract - I, as usual, can't help being distracted with all sorts of things. I've been surfing internet for nothing special - and then stumbled across this.
That's a Barbara Hambly's novel titled "Renfield"! The following are several quotes from this decent review:
"The conceit is that it takes place during the original novel, where Renfield (and spoiler alert, if you’re just dying to read a book that’s over 100 years old and don’t want it to be spoiled) is killed. Hambly comes up with a story where Renfield survives in a rather vampiric way, and this is his story.
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As Dracula is coming to set up a new abode and harem, his wives aren’t exactly happy, and they find Renfield before Dracula bothers. Thus, when Dracula kills him, as in the original, he’s still alive (sort of) to tell the tale."
Personally I find that pretty intriguing - even though I never felt a thing to Renfield (actually, I loathe and despise this sort of characters) - this story, said to be written in old-fashioned Stoker-like style must be much to my liking. And Hambly... Her dilogy about the Ashers is my kind of an ideal novel!
Maybe that's not that good - it can't have much originality, for it seems to be following the general plot, it must be nice.
"The book certainly is not a masterpiece and will never be high on my list of favorite Hambly books, but the prose and interesting method of storytelling will keep your attention long enough to finish, and enjoy, the book."
The next thing I need is to stumble across the book itself...
That's a Barbara Hambly's novel titled "Renfield"! The following are several quotes from this decent review:
"The conceit is that it takes place during the original novel, where Renfield (and spoiler alert, if you’re just dying to read a book that’s over 100 years old and don’t want it to be spoiled) is killed. Hambly comes up with a story where Renfield survives in a rather vampiric way, and this is his story.
...
As Dracula is coming to set up a new abode and harem, his wives aren’t exactly happy, and they find Renfield before Dracula bothers. Thus, when Dracula kills him, as in the original, he’s still alive (sort of) to tell the tale."
Personally I find that pretty intriguing - even though I never felt a thing to Renfield (actually, I loathe and despise this sort of characters) - this story, said to be written in old-fashioned Stoker-like style must be much to my liking. And Hambly... Her dilogy about the Ashers is my kind of an ideal novel!
Maybe that's not that good - it can't have much originality, for it seems to be following the general plot, it must be nice.
"The book certainly is not a masterpiece and will never be high on my list of favorite Hambly books, but the prose and interesting method of storytelling will keep your attention long enough to finish, and enjoy, the book."
The next thing I need is to stumble across the book itself...