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Book Review of The Historian

The Historian
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Wow. I'm a history fan and a fan of suspenseful, well-written books. This totally kept my attention. I ended up getting this as a book on tape for a long car trip (my book is still in it's wrapping) and I almost didn't want to stop the car for the night. I've always been semi-scared of Dracula since the Saturday double features of my childhood. Elizabeth Kostova offers insightful background materials of the Baltic nations and you can picture the area in your mind. Even though the book is long, it moves quickly from one situation to the next.