This version of the book has been reviewed in English(1288), Swedish(1), Spanish(8), Dutch(1), Portuguese(1) by readers.
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What are readers saying about La Historiadora / The Historian (Spanish Edition)?
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Rachel posted a review at 2009-11-26 00:22:22.
(Language: English)
 
I LOVE this book. Very engrossing.
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Aaron posted a review at 2009-11-25 11:13:10.
(Language: English)
I absolutely loved this book. The story of Dracula is obviously a important aspect, but in Kostova's book it is placed in the background for a majority of the time, where she instead turns her focus on reality. It is interesting how the obligatory supernatural element is minimized, and instead we learn the history of communist and socialist states in the modern era. Russia, post Stalin, and all her surrounding areas is in shambles and the citizens are terrified of their governments as well as old folklore. The parallel of Stalin and Vlad Dracul is quite interesting. The fears of the citizenry fearing both is stunning. At times I was a afraid that Kostova would fall into Dan Brown territory, but she never did. There was never a betrayal of the story to cold facts. Instead, they are mingled into journal entries and back-story that was actually somewhat reminiscent of Bram Stoker, albeit with greater talent.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-16 20:54:34.
(Language: English)
yeah, i gave up...
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-14 23:48:22.
(Language: English)
Dont recomend. Gave me nightmares after reading the first two pages... cant find it now, but im sure I still have it somewhere
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Cris posted a review at 2009-11-09 15:50:17.
(Language: Spanish)
Me encantó (L)
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Clarence posted a review at 2009-11-04 06:12:07.
(Language: English)
An interesting book about the role of history and how it continues to resonate in our everyday lives.
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Alastair posted a review at 2009-11-04 05:27:24.
(Language: English)
At times a little laboured, but a page-turner nonetheless.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-03 10:51:11.
(Language: English)
A great new tale of Vampire lore!
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Aaron posted a review at 2009-11-01 13:52:54.
(Language: English)
The Historian is - big surprise - a history-based fiction novel behind Vlad the Impaler, the 15th century Romain prince that the story of Dracula is based on. Though the story and characters are fictional, there is a LOT of history pumped into this novel. In fact, there's probably more than what's needed to fuel the story, but it is interesting to learn the story behind Vlad. I struggled quite a bit when trying to determine what star review to give it. The story is decent enough. I appreciate that there are three different time lines to follow. Though other reviewers found it somewhat confusing, I found it easy enough to follow. What really bugged me about the novel, though, was the prose. I like it, don't get me wrong, but there are three different narrators, and they all speak in the same exact prose. Also, the letters written by the main narrator's father are much too long to be believable and contain much more vivid detail than anyone would possible put into a written letter. Other than that, I really enjoyed the large doses of history injected into the novel. And the story itself was decent enough.
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