▁they ▁wanted ▁was ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁would ▁do ▁all ▁things ▁for ▁all ▁readers , ▁but ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁I ▁feel ▁that ▁their ▁lo fty ▁goals ▁fall ▁short " ▁... ▁" If ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁D rac ula ▁the ▁Un - de ad , ▁pick ▁it ▁up ▁for ▁an ▁interesting ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁' h app ily - ne ver - after '. ▁Pick ▁it ▁up ▁because ▁you ' re ▁interested ▁in ▁reading ▁a ▁different ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁v amp ires ▁that ▁aren ' t ▁' pre tty ' ▁but ▁truly ▁mon str ous . ▁For ▁on ▁that ▁note , ▁D rac ula ▁the ▁Un - de ad ▁does ▁succeed ". ▁ ▁Mo ira ▁Mac don ald ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Times ▁" it ' s ▁an ▁odd ▁piece ▁of ▁work , ▁bearing ▁about ▁as ▁much ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁as ▁B ela ▁L ug osi ▁does ▁to ▁Robert ▁" Tw il ight " ▁P att inson ". ▁ ▁Amy ▁G w ia zd owski , ▁writing ▁for ▁Book re porter . com , ▁wrote ▁that : ▁" In ▁the ▁end , ▁D rac ula ▁The ▁Un - D ead ▁is ▁a ▁fast ▁read ▁and ▁exc iting ▁in ▁parts , ▁but ▁I ▁think ▁too ▁much ▁is ▁asked ▁of ▁readers ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁in ▁having ▁to ▁for go ▁old ▁belief s ▁of ▁who ▁and ▁what ▁D rac ula ▁is . ▁It ’ s ▁best ▁to ▁just ▁enjoy ▁it ▁for ▁what ▁it ▁is : ▁another ▁v amp ire ▁story ▁for ▁October ".