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The first thing that struck me about the book was the writing style. I kept looking at the copyright date, because the language was so arcane. It made it seem like a bad nineteenth century gothic novel. The flowery, Victorian references to sexual situations were especially laughable for a book written in the mid-1990's. (One character, wondering if a woman was a lesbian, referred to it as "non-platonic love for another woman".) Assuming you get past the way it is written you will find the characters one dimensional and stereotypical. There isn't any depth to any of them and because of that you won't care if they survive the earthquake or not. That's also my final complaint about the… Read more
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If you try to fit these stories into Bram Stoker's original novel, you will be very disappointed. The Count Draculas characterized in the various stories are all different. They clearly reflect each author's views on vampires. I sat down and read this book from front to end, and as I was reading it, I began to wonder if the Count had a serious multiple personality disorder. The Count Dracula in one story would morph into a completely different person when I turned the page to the next story. However, if you take each of these stories individually, most are very entertaining and well written. (Although I completely agree with what a previous reviewer said about K.B. Bogen's… Read more
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I bought this book simply because I am an Anita Blake junkie and couldn't wait to get my next fix. So you can imagine my surprise at how much I really enjoyed the other stories. Now, before we continue with the review, let me just admit that, yes, apparently I have been living under a rock. I say this because I had never heard of J.D. Robb and the 'In Death' series before buying this book. The story 'Interlude in Death' starts off the quartet of stories and it made me an instant Eve Dallas fan. "Wow!" is all I can say. I had never met any of these characters before, but by the end of the story I felt I knew them and wanted to spend more time getting to know them. (I… Read more
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