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A review by champagneghost
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2.0
dracula ex machina. also, there's a lot of weird romanticisation of history/historians, and weird romanticisation of certain cultures??
what is the point of the story within a story within a story if the characters don't react accordingly to what they're discovering in real time? for instance, and we see this time and time again.
ultimately this was a fun book and a fun vampire novel, but wow so frustrating.
what is the point of the story within a story within a story if the characters don't react accordingly to what they're discovering in real time? for instance,
Spoiler
when we learn that Helen is a descendant of Dracula and then we flash forward back to her daughter, we don't see... any reaction whatsover to this news, the daughter just bangs her companion.. ?ultimately this was a fun book and a fun vampire novel, but wow so frustrating.