A review by halkid2
The Vampyre, by John William Polidori
3.0
Building suspense but Antiquated Writing
If you're a Dracula fan, this is a worthwhile and quick read -- offering background into the stories that shaped Bram Stoker's later writings. While the writing is quite dated and convoluted (long sentences that can be hard to follow, with vocabulary from centuries ago) -- suspense does build as the main character, Aubrey, slowly comes to recognize the horrible secret his companion is hiding.
If you're a Dracula fan, this is a worthwhile and quick read -- offering background into the stories that shaped Bram Stoker's later writings. While the writing is quite dated and convoluted (long sentences that can be hard to follow, with vocabulary from centuries ago) -- suspense does build as the main character, Aubrey, slowly comes to recognize the horrible secret his companion is hiding.