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Review title: Not the worst book I've read but it comes close
Product review: The mystery for me was not in the book but in the question, how did it become a bestseller? The writing was amateurish, the story line almost non existent, the time line confusing and the descriptions too lengthy. Where was the editor? Drakula must have sucked the blood out of the main characters about whom I cared not a whit. Any number of writers, without Ms. Kolstova's good fortune in having such dribble published, could give her lessons in good dialogue. Heaven knows she's needs them. Yes, some of the history and local customs of Rumania and Bulgaria were interesting but I could have gained more info on these subjects in a non-fiction, probably better written book. Editing down to 200 - 250 pages might have made a better, more exciting book but 642 pages are 400 too many. I'm glad I borrowed it from a library rather than wasting my $'s on this disappointing work. Sorry, Miss Kostova.
