sevenspiders - reviewed on 10/31/2008 + 73 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This is not your average travelogue from not your average author. Bibeau begins his journey through vampire lore by describing his disastrous honeymoon trip to the impoverished and unhospitable corner of Romania that boasts Vlad the Impaler's now-dilapidated castle. The site, and its infamous and univerasally recongized owner, could be a gold-mine to the tourist industry of the stricken country, so why haven't they cashed in on it, Bibeau wonders. Vampires are so widespread in popular culture, Bibeau explores the appeal that the fictional Count has had on audiences for the past 200 years, and the historical figure who inspired the Count's creation. Often funny, often thought-provoking, Sundays With Vlad is an intriguing and entertaining examination of the entwining of history and fiction to create the myth that has fascinated people from all walks of life.

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