Emily's Musings

The Historian

Just finished The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, a hefty 642 page historical vampire adventure best-seller that I've been meaning to get to for a while (but patiently waited until my turn on the hold line since it wasn't like I didn't have enough other stuff on my to-read pile). I admit I was mostly drawn to it by mentions of vampire librarians... and wasn't disappointed. Its like a history version of the DaVinci code, the main characters rushing around Europe (mostly Eastern) chasing historical leads and documents to track down Dracula's tomb, which a great deal of Ottoman Empire history thrown in. Mostly told in letters, the action zips around between past and present and draws you right up to the last page... Excellent book! (though I'm glad I finished it before our trip, since it would be a heavy one to bring along, and I wouldn't have been able to leave it unfinished at home!)