I haven't even finished reading this book. That's how good it is - that I will happily give it five stars before I even finish it. It is obviously regarded as a masterpiece - but this is the first time I have truly agreed with the term "classic" being applied to such a book. Stoker is fantastic at scary the wits out of you. The book is written as a series of diary entries and the like. I've been reading a lot of Stephen King recently, which I find very eerie. However, Stoker has scared the absolute wits out of me to the extent that I am afraid to walk home alone at night! If you like horror, you'll love this book as it is horror personified. You only need to read as far as the account of the captain of the ship that brings Dracula to London to realise this....

Stoker captures the essence of gothic literature in every aspect of this brilliant novel. Both shocking and brutal, yet truly beautiful and romantic at the same time. This novel is a vice for discussing the morals of Victorian sexuality. In every dark corner of its pages, the reader will discover just how terrifying and erotic the vampire is. From beginning to end I was encaptured by Stoker's portrayal of Victorian sexuality and found it increasingly difficult to put it down. An easy read for those who love to read for pleasure and truly magnificent for those who want to discover its deeper, seedy Victorian origins of nymphomania and death.