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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Chances are you have seen Ken Russell's film of this which is pretty dire, but has become a cult movie. Our story opens here in 1860 when Richard Salton writes to his grand-nephew, Adam Salton, who resides in Australia.
Adam comes to England to visit Richard, and they both, with Richard's friend Sir Nathaniel becomes firm friends. Soon Adam meets Edgar Caswall who is a local heir, and the very sexy Lady Arabella, who obviously is after getting her hands on Caswall's money. As Lady Arabella seems more than she appears, and strange things start happening, Caswall appears to go mad. Sir Nathaniel is a sort of Van Helsing type, and with him on the case things are bound to come to a head.
This is overtly more sexual than Dracula and is probably Stoker's most read tale after Dracula. It is probable that this was inspired by a legend, most people pointing to 'The Worm of Lambton', although similar legends pervade our landscape.
Adam comes to England to visit Richard, and they both, with Richard's friend Sir Nathaniel becomes firm friends. Soon Adam meets Edgar Caswall who is a local heir, and the very sexy Lady Arabella, who obviously is after getting her hands on Caswall's money. As Lady Arabella seems more than she appears, and strange things start happening, Caswall appears to go mad. Sir Nathaniel is a sort of Van Helsing type, and with him on the case things are bound to come to a head.
This is overtly more sexual than Dracula and is probably Stoker's most read tale after Dracula. It is probable that this was inspired by a legend, most people pointing to 'The Worm of Lambton', although similar legends pervade our landscape.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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The story jumps perspective unexpectedly, we are introduced to items and ideas which seemingly have no other purpose than to baffle, the characters do inexplicable things and their development is sometimes completely bizarre; despite all that, this little novella is enormous fun. I particularly loved the havoc wreaked by what was effectively a staring contest.
I understand the final version was heavily abridged which might explain the sudden jumps in the storyline but it never fails to grip the reader. The gruesome parts are remarkably comparable to what you might see in a modern horror and there is some real tension in the creepy parts. Having said that, I was more inclined to giggle most of the way through than be distressed. Definitely worth a read.
I understand the final version was heavily abridged which might explain the sudden jumps in the storyline but it never fails to grip the reader. The gruesome parts are remarkably comparable to what you might see in a modern horror and there is some real tension in the creepy parts. Having said that, I was more inclined to giggle most of the way through than be distressed. Definitely worth a read.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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As another reviewer has said, this book isn't a patch on Dracula. It plodded on so much that it actually took me three months to read it! Time permitting, I can read a book in a day (Dracula being one of them), more usually a week. But those have held the interest and made you want to read, "just one more chapter". This didn't, so it was left for weeks at a time. Everything seemed to be written as an afterthought, which again caused me to lose interest.
The layout is also horrible. I thought it was just my settings, as I've never owned a Kindle before. But I see from other books I've downloaded that this isn't the case.
Regarding the offensive stereotypes.... The book was written over a hundred years ago. So folk did have servants back then and some of them were black.
Other than that, I can only recommend this book if you're a fan of Bram Stoker and want to try is other works. Just don't expect it to be as good as Dracula.
The layout is also horrible. I thought it was just my settings, as I've never owned a Kindle before. But I see from other books I've downloaded that this isn't the case.
Regarding the offensive stereotypes.... The book was written over a hundred years ago. So folk did have servants back then and some of them were black.
Other than that, I can only recommend this book if you're a fan of Bram Stoker and want to try is other works. Just don't expect it to be as good as Dracula.
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Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Dracula, a great read, I thought it would be good to read another Bram Stoker and chose this one for it's fascinating name. Read more
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Disappointing
The blatant racism is probably typical of the period, but the mysogyny is as objectionable. Aspects of the story are intriguing (for example, the obsession with the giant kite that... Read more
Published 6 months ago by N. P. Semmens
Amusingly Dreadful, At Best
Don't read this book expecting something of the calibre of Dracula. Lair of the White Worm has none of the clever writing or excellent pacing you might hope for, and instead reads... Read more
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