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Dracula
- Narrated by: Greg Wise
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
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- Doug D. Eigsti
- 05-08-13
My Horses are Svvift. The Quinary Count No. 3
I recently undertook the personal challenge to listen to five different versions of DRACULA because listening to Bram Stoker’s classic years ago made me a fan of audiobooks. I enjoyed that experience so much that I decided to try to determine if I had just gotten lucky or if there was an even better version available. Besides, I wanted to listen to it again. With most books I feel fortunate to have just one audio version available, but with DRACULA there are so many versions offered that listening to them all is not practical. I first figured that I could handle maybe three different versions but then discovered two more that I thought deserved attention. The Audible list had these five that I thought might be contenders:
Listed in my order of listening preference:
1) Susan Adams & Alexander Spencer (Recorded Books 1980)
2) Peter Sciarrio & Kris Faulkner & a FULL CAST, (Books in Motion 2008)
3) Greg Wise & Saskia Reeves (BBC Audiobooks 2008)
4) Robert Whitfield (aka Simon Vance), (Blackstone edition 1998)
5) Alan Cumming & Tim Curry & cast (Audible edition 2011)
Review of this version:
3) Greg Wise (m) Saskia Reeves (f), BBC Audiobooks 2008 [run time 18:24],
Of all the actors displaying their talents in narrating DRACULA, Greg Wise is the best single overall performer. At times his well-modulated voice fooled me into thinking that I was hearing several actors doing the different character voices. He has more range than any other single actor and more variety in his one voice box than the entire male cast of the Audible edition.
One of my favorite scenes came early in the novel. It was when Jonathan Harker is riding in a coach that is overtaken by another coach driven by Count Dracula himself. Greg Wise delivers the line, “My horses are swift,” as if the word was “svvift.” This was my first indication that Wise was going to be great. In chapter 18, Wise doing Renfield is amazing! He brings out his intellectual craziness!
Had Wise's partner, Saskia Reeves, been more exuberant, this would have been the best overall version. Sadly Reeves gave a less than energetic performance in places and caused me to give this Wise & Reeves version a third place ranking. Reeves chose to play Mina Harker with a touch of warm lethargy that never seems to match the dialog or the image one gets of an energetic, and even high-strung, brilliant young woman, depicted in the text.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Chapter stops every 102-116 minutes do not match book chapters.
No text duplications or omissions!
Very good sound quality. High production values.
12:16:20 Mispronunciation of “sentience.” (as SEN-t-ence)
Follows the text of THE ANNOTATED DRACULA (TAD)
Examples:
1:43:24 “Occupied in bygone days,” (TAD p. 38.1)
2:28:59 “To-morrow night, to-morrow night is yours.” (TAD p. 53.5)
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- Jefferson
- 09-23-12
A Mesmerizing and Appalling Audiobook Dracula
Despite the many film adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) and the many movies and TV shows influenced by it, I found the original novel to be surprisingly absorbing, suspenseful, frightening, and even moving. One of the many interesting points about the book is the way in which Stoker tells the story through a series of "real" letters, diary entries, newspaper articles, memoranda, and telegrams written, dictated, and compiled by the main eyewitness characters (except for the Count). Stoker's novel provides thought-provoking perspectives on marriage, gender, sexuality, class, community, culture, and religion. And it established numerous Vampire genre rules, like aristocratic lineage, lack of reflections, superhuman strength and speed, undead immortality, shapeshifting and beast manipulating, intimidating cunning and cruelty mitigated by criminal "child brain," and charismatic sensuality.
The readers of the audiobook, Greg Wise and Saskia Reeves, add so much to Dracula. Wise reads the documents "written" by men, Reeves those by women. Both Wise and Reeves have appealing educated British accents for their base narrators (Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker John Seward), and are adept at changing their voices to suit the various people of different ages, regions, and countries whom the narrators quote in their letters and diaries. This means that one moment we are hearing a man, Wise, reading things that Mina says in Jonathan's journal and the next a woman, Reeves, reading things that Jonathan says in Mina's. But so skilled, sensitive, and restrained are Wise and Reeves that hearing them both doing, say, Dr. Van Helsing's thick Dutch accent enhanced the pleasure of the audiobook.
Having experienced many of the plethora of vampire-themed works of popular culture, I did at times hear the joints of their granddaddy creak. I sometimes found myself muttering, "Pay attention to the peasants, Harker!" Or "Quincey Morris is a little too 'American.'" Or "Come on guys--you know that Dracula's been setting up housekeeping right next door and that Mina's at least as intelligent and brave as a man and yet to spare her from trauma you exclude her from your counsels and leave her alone at night without placing any garlic flowers or crosses around her bed?"
But more often I thought things like, "Gee, I want one of those twelve inch, nail studded, Slovak leather belts," or "Hey, that's a great description of the gloomy mountains at sunset," or "Yow, Dracula's brides are kinda sexy," or "The count crawling head first down his castle wall like a lizard is sure creepy," or "Wow--Renfield is morbidly unforgettable," or "If Arthur is married 'in the sight of God' to Lucy by giving his blood to her, what is Dracula to Lucy after drinking her blood?" or "This climax in the snow-swirling, wolf-howling, gypsy-fleeing, party-converging mountains is exciting!"
So if you like the vampire or supernatural romance or fantastic adventure genres, it would be worth your while to read this imaginative and well-written novel.
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- GChanMan
- 02-08-10
Outstanding Production
This is a wonderful rendition of Stoker's classic. No mood music or sound effects, but these are unnecessary thanks to brilliant narration by Saskia Reeves and Greg Wise. Reeves is fantastic -- the best female narrator I've ever heard on an audiobook -- and especially adept at the male-character impersonations. Such range, pace and inflection was an absolute delight.
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- Tracey
- 02-23-10
A Spectacular Performance!
Bram Stoker's Dracula is the work of an old master - his detail and suspensful timing is superb. The narraters are wonderful, and especially Greg Wise - whose scary inflections, when in the voice of Dracula, send chills up and down the spine! A haunting tale and mesmorizing portrayal of a timeless classic. THIS IS THE ONE TO CHOOSE OVER ALL THE REST!
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- Gabe
- 01-13-10
great rendition
male and female voices adds to realism
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- Kathy
- 12-25-09
Loved it.
I loved listening to this book. Greg Wise is a great narrator.
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- Nirdesha
- 07-23-18
Voice impressions ruined the story
Audio books should NOT do voice impressions on the characters in the books. Period! In this one, Dracular's character was completely ruined by the voice of an old, frail man! It was hard to listen to.
It's okay to bring in a little vocal variety but doing drastic impressions can ruin the substance of a character. I buy an audiobook because I'm too lazy to read, not because I want a cinematic vocal on it.
The reader should just read the story and let the listener create the character that they like in their minds according to the specifics the book's author has given.
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- J
- 06-05-09
amazing!
The narrator did an amazing job at bringing the story to life and keeping it engaging. The story itself is also amazing. This was the first time I have read Dracula, and I can see why it is such a classic. I listen to audiobooks when I go running, and this week I've been looking for excuses to work out!
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- 07-14-20
The Best Rendition of All Dracula Audiobooks I’ve Ever Listened To
This audiobook is the only best that I’ve ever listened to. Others were boring. Greg Wise delivered a rather intense and sophisticated performance. I would buy another audiobook only read by him. He made the characters come alive and quite interesting and real that it was hard for me to stop listening to his style of storytelling.
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- Sassafras
- 07-30-19
Excellent,
I love reading the Classic novels, especially those considered gothic horror stories. Not only does reading such novels give one a glimpse into history, one’s imagination becomes thoroughly intrigued by each character and the relationships forged under adverse circumstances.
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- Phil
- 01-26-11
The original vampire story is still the best.
I can remember reading Dracula for the first time when I was fourteen and it really scared me. This audio version also had the capability to raise the hairs on the back of my neck. Greg Wise's narration is excellent, bringing the characters to life and judging the pace to perfection. If you enjoy the Dracula story, this is a terrific version of the classic tale. But be warned - you may not be able to stop listening!
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- Solaire
- 12-22-18
Very good narration but....
I'd forgotten how baggy the second half of the novel is, so little happens compared to a very good and atmospheric first half.
Impressive narration, both have consistent pacing and tone for each character so switches between the two are seamless. I thought they did an excellent job.
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- Karen
- 02-04-09
Excellent narration
Superb interpretation of the classic novel. Both narrators manage to convey the various personalities in the book extremely well.
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- Antti
- 04-16-14
Mesmerizing
Knowing the book by its reputation only as the vampire story that defined and started it all, after finally listened to it I realized how little my expectations actually prepared for the wonderful story and above all, its sophisticated narrative structure. It’s devised to present the story as a collection of documents, all with their own points of view, from which the “author” weaves, in the guise of an editor, the narrative for us to experience.
What rocks my world is the acute subjectivity this method emphasizes, although the author-editor, in the beginning, goes to great lengths to assure us that ”all needless matters have been eliminated, so that a history almost at variance with the possibilities of latter-day belief may stand forth as simple fact. There is no statement of past things wherein memory may err, for all the records chosen are exactly contemporary, given from the standpoints and within the range of knowledge of those who made them."
In this respect the novel feels freshly relevant in how it constructs its world based on not only one standpoint, but many. Sure, the narrative that is thus created makes sense singularly, but how the cogs turn is still refreshing.
Another aspect of the novel that I have very great respect for is its mastery of characterization. Especially the female characters are, in my mind, exceptionally well-written, and rise above the stereotype of sidekicks and victimized blank pages and are actually the most interesting characters in the book, followed by the Count. Some exchanges might seem vacuous, but it’s merely Stoker’s sensitivity for the social decorum. Each conversation has its set roles for each participants, just as in all social contexts.
In short, this is a highly entertaining novel, and far surpassed my expectations. Some descriptions of the social aspects of the novel might be too long-winded for my taste, but on the other hand they emphasize the sense of devastation and loss at the face of death.
As for the reading, both Greg Wise and Saskia Reeves (the latter not credited on Audible at this writing. Huh?) give excellent performances, Wise’s voice reaching a kind of dream state that’s hard to resist. The only moments when the shift in narrator caused any need for ”readjusting" oneself was when Reeves arrived at the Van Helsing parts in her narrative, since by then the lion’s share of Van Helsing’s dialogue has been read by Wise. Not that Reeves does a bad characterization, they’re merely so different characters by then. Not that it’s necessarily a bad thing.
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- essjaybella
- 01-27-15
Absolutely magnificent...
What did you like most about Dracula?
This was one of the most beautifully crafted pieces of narrative that I've ever read! So gripping and intense! I was just hooked from the outset. Using the format of journals was very effective and the characters were entirely believable. Van Helsing was spectacular and it was so refreshing to encounter a strong woman among the characters. Greg Wise's and Saskia Reeves's performances were breathtaking, they brought the whole story to life! Highly recommended! Enjoy!
What other book might you compare Dracula to, and why?
The Woman in White for it's suspense and sensationalism.
What about Greg Wise’s performance did you like?
The characterisations and intense delivery of the narrative! His intonation and diction was faultless!
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Intrigue, suspense and horror weaved in the most magnificent way to reach every sense by opening the imagination to make fantasy become reality.
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- B. Murphy
- 11-21-18
Superb narration, terrific story
I want Greg Wise to read all my books to me. His narration is sublime. Saskia Reeves is also wonderful but for me there’s nothing like a beautiful male speaking voice. Cracking story too, no movie has ever come close to conveying the delicious creepiness of it.
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- Neil
- 12-04-16
Amazing genuine horror!
loved this from start to finish. genuine horror and a superb reading. Flawless. would recommend to anyone.
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- Nadia
- 04-12-09
Dracula
If The Lord Of The Rings is considered the forerunner of modern fantasy novels, then Dracula has to be the inspiration for all subsequent vampire fiction. Dracula is a deeply atmospheric novel told in the form of letters and journals from the view points of many of the characters. The plot is skillfully constructed and cleverly revealed in teasing chunks that all come together smoothly to form a fascinating and highly enjoyable book.
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- Ms. Tracey J. Oakley
- 09-04-19
Thoroughly enjoyable listen
I really enjoyed listening to this. The only downside was the female narrator's extremely poor accent for Van Helsing
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- The Picklepea
- 12-16-14
An oldy but a goody!
Where does Dracula rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
A true classic I read may years ago and was keen to listen to again after thinking is was far more a romance novel than horror but I feel recent movies may have warped my memory!
Great narration and not bad on the accents to be fair...great pace and suspense and a good listen for my long car journeys..
What did you like best about this story?
Its a classic horror tale from a bygone era..and made even better after my trip to Whitby this year..i could picture myself up near the abbey on the rocky shore on a bench with Mina and Lucy :)
This tale tells of a vampire than has no romance about him..he is cold and evil..not a dishy 80s actor or a Christopher Lee...think more Nosferatu
Which scene did you most enjoy?
I love the switch between diaries and memoires..flowed really nicely and was great to have everyones tale to tell..
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No emotion..no real horror or suspense..just great story telling..
Any additional comments?
A classic for all horror lovers..!
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- Larissa
- 06-10-22
Absolutely Brilliant!
What can I say? I loved the journal and gathered evidence style of storytelling, and the atmospheric writing. Some of the concepts around women, for example, show there age, but still a very worthy read! I know this is one book I will be returning to again and again.
Both narrators did an exceptional job that heightened the experience.
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- melanie
- 05-21-20
Disappointing ending
Beautifully written and narrated. Exciting but the end was disappointing. After the exciting build up the end was an anticlimax.
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- KS
- 01-25-20
Returning This
I was enjoying Greg Wise’ narration, then Saskia Reeves’ narrative began for Mina/Lucy Weston’s part. She did nothing voice wise to differentiate between the characters, which made it difficult to keep up with which character was speaking. Very disappointing.