- Paperback: 420 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Original edition (1 May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743243544
- ISBN-13: 978-0743243544
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 868,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Book of Renfield--one of the year's best books
3 Jun 2005
Format:Paperback
In this imaginative novel, Tim Lucas fills in the backstory of Renfield, the memorable character from Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Lucas also adds the notion that Stoker's novel was actually a work of non-fiction, and "The Book of Renfield" is made up of Dr. Seward's journal entries and transcriptions of conversations with Renfield. We learn about Renfield's tragic childhood, and Lucas constructs these scenes in a way that is sad without crossing over into the maudlin. Throughout the course of the book, Lucas expertly supplements Stoker's novel without resorting to simply retelling the story (indeed, if you're looking for Dracula's vampire antics, then look elsewhere; the Count is, at best, a peripheral character in this novel), and the deeper you get into the novel, the more you appreciate its intricate construction and bold imagination.
Right now, this book is largely unknown outside of the horror circles on the internet and those who know Lucas as the publisher of the magazine Video Watchdog. This has the potential to be one of the unsung sleeper hits of the year. It's certainly going to be in my top picks of 2005.
Right now, this book is largely unknown outside of the horror circles on the internet and those who know Lucas as the publisher of the magazine Video Watchdog. This has the potential to be one of the unsung sleeper hits of the year. It's certainly going to be in my top picks of 2005.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
superb look at Dracula
25 May 2005
Format:Paperback
After the events that led to the death of Dracula, the four principal players keep quiet about what happened as if by keeping silent, they can pretend Evil doesn't exist in the world. Seven years later, Jonathan and Mina Harker, Dr. Seward and Arthur think the world needs to know the truth that Evil does exist and culling their diaries, journals, letters and photographic recordings, they created a work called Dracula written collectively by four people but credit given to one Bram Stoker.
Dr. John Steward, the owner and chief administrator of Carfax Asylum, feels the book Dracula doesn't dwell enough on the role R.M. Renfield played in the horrific ordeal. Through notes, recordings, papers and journals, Dr. Seward comes to see that Renfield has been Dracula's pawn most of his life, placed in the asylum in order to gain entry to the edifice so he can get close to Mina. Renfield's death (or rather murder) was his last attempt to save Mina from the clutches of his Master.
Told in the form of journal entries, diary comments and conversations between the doctor and Renfield, readers feel sorry for the man who was abandoned as an infant and thus was easy prey for Dracula to convert him into one of his minions. Although at times he is pathetic and acts in a disgusting manner, his lifelong fight to be free of Dracula and his attempt to stop him from going after Mina raises him to heroic proportions in Dr. Seward's eyes years after his death. Dracula fans will love reading this side tale of the legendary vampire.
Harriet Klausner
Dr. John Steward, the owner and chief administrator of Carfax Asylum, feels the book Dracula doesn't dwell enough on the role R.M. Renfield played in the horrific ordeal. Through notes, recordings, papers and journals, Dr. Seward comes to see that Renfield has been Dracula's pawn most of his life, placed in the asylum in order to gain entry to the edifice so he can get close to Mina. Renfield's death (or rather murder) was his last attempt to save Mina from the clutches of his Master.
Told in the form of journal entries, diary comments and conversations between the doctor and Renfield, readers feel sorry for the man who was abandoned as an infant and thus was easy prey for Dracula to convert him into one of his minions. Although at times he is pathetic and acts in a disgusting manner, his lifelong fight to be free of Dracula and his attempt to stop him from going after Mina raises him to heroic proportions in Dr. Seward's eyes years after his death. Dracula fans will love reading this side tale of the legendary vampire.
Harriet Klausner
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A wonderful surprise
20 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
I was totally unprepared for just how good this book is. Now, if all you're interested in is vapid or sensationalistic blood prose, you should perhaps move on. THE BOOK OF RENFIELD is a serious and thought-provoking book. It is not only a treat for devotees of the original novel, DRACULA, but is so beautifully-written it will be savored by readers who appreciate the well-turned phrase as well as something of an intellectual challenge. In a subtle way, the book also functions as literary criticsm/analysis - or even living history, if you will, as the reader is inevitably led to consider in some depth the original intentions of Stoker and the implications of his plot and characterizations. Lucas actually has me wanting to re-read DRACULA - if only because I am certain I will gain new insights.
Prior to reading THE BOOK OF RENFIELD I read the best-selling JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL, a novel which also takes great pains to evoke the literature of another era - to great success. However, in my estimation, THE BOOK OF RENFIELD is the superior novel.
Prior to reading THE BOOK OF RENFIELD I read the best-selling JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL, a novel which also takes great pains to evoke the literature of another era - to great success. However, in my estimation, THE BOOK OF RENFIELD is the superior novel.
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