Once in while you read a book that is supposedly a fictional work but the places and narration makes it difficult to believe its not real. Elizabeth Kostova’s Historian is such a kind.
Historian tells yo
u the story of..Umm…well about the historians, not just any historian but world’s finest historians who are chosen by the prince Vlad Tapes A.K.A Dracula to catalogue his centuries old book and epilogue collections. But before they do that everybody has to undergo a test to prove their mettle. They are given a book all identical with just a dragon in the middle page and nothing else. They are to decipher the hidden meaning of the book. While in this journey the Prof Rossi comes to realization that Dracula is not a myth but an evil that still hunts in the dark. The story takes you through eastern Europe to Middle east then back to the happening place America. The description of kostova about the places, mainly the universities and Monasteries even more interesting and this adds to reality that blinds the fiction. There is no vampire slaughtering pictured in this book, so don’t look for one. But tell you what it would definitely create goose bumps and some sleepless nights.
Its in line with Da Vinci code and others like it.Another fine piece of literary skill. A must have in your collection.
Historian tells yo
u the story of..Umm…well about the historians, not just any historian but world’s finest historians who are chosen by the prince Vlad Tapes A.K.A Dracula to catalogue his centuries old book and epilogue collections. But before they do that everybody has to undergo a test to prove their mettle. They are given a book all identical with just a dragon in the middle page and nothing else. They are to decipher the hidden meaning of the book. While in this journey the Prof Rossi comes to realization that Dracula is not a myth but an evil that still hunts in the dark. The story takes you through eastern Europe to Middle east then back to the happening place America. The description of kostova about the places, mainly the universities and Monasteries even more interesting and this adds to reality that blinds the fiction. There is no vampire slaughtering pictured in this book, so don’t look for one. But tell you what it would definitely create goose bumps and some sleepless nights.Its in line with Da Vinci code and others like it.Another fine piece of literary skill. A must have in your collection.
4 comments:
Hei BaKfIrE
You made me buy this book, here are my views on this:
The writing is excellent, and the pace is brisk, although it sags a bit in the middle. There is plenty of suspense so that readers will want to find out what happens next. Ten years in the writing, this debut is recommended for readers who enjoy arcane literary puzzles la Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.
The only thing(s) that did not convince me:
This book is dull
Much of it reads like a college thesis on life in 15th century Europe.
When examined carefully, the plot makes little sense.
The book’s final revelations are not very interesting.
Nevertheless, worth a read I got this from Amazon for $ 16, I am sure it will be cheaper in India...it's paisa vasool
abhimanyu
Parasitic onloose.com
Sir: To me it was nice read, yes you are right in way about the discription about the 15th century stuff, but i like those kind of read.. About plot making sense ...the plot comes in after going around 300 pages - ya that makes it little dull but then there is push or vivid compulsion to know whats happening that makes it intersting right?
$16 is too much, i got it for around Rs 390
Thats the bad part of being here...no piracy...but you can always sell it back on Amazon...
Neeways keep updating frequently...
manyu and bala know each other! how small a world is this, me wonders! :)
u read like u'r life depends on it bala,..amazing da!!
btw, i'm reading Shantaram currently and loving it!
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