When I received Drood, it was in a box. I remember wondering, "am I expecting a bunch of books?" Then I opened the box and realized, there was only one book. ONE book. One 775-page book. And then I thought, "Holy cow! That's a huge-a$$ book!" followed quickly by "OMG! I have one week to read it!"And while this review is late (I meant to get it up this morning, which meant posting last night), I did it! Hah! So, here goes...
Drood is a fictional account of the last years of Charles Dickens, told from the viewpoint of fellow author Wilkie Collins. It was written in the 1800s, for today's audience, and the prose reflects this. I have to confess, that definitely played a part in the length of time it took me to read the book. It's really hard to book through 1800s-English.
Victorian London is described in detail, especially the poorer sections of town. I went "ewww" at the sewers, "bleah" at the graveyards, and "nooooooo!" at the opium den. Holy moly, Wilkie is such an addict.
As for the mysterious Drood himself, well, you'll just have to read the book & find out. He's creepy... And I swear Dickens is nuts (or I need to get more sleep instead of trying to inhale this book in a week!). If he were my friend... Well, let's just say that wouldn't have lasted very long.
If you're a fan of Dickens, and very descriptive writing, then Drood's the book for you. So stop by my blog tour post & enter the giveaway. =)
Title: Drood
Author: Dan Simmons
ISBN-10: 0-316-00702-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-00702-3
Hardcover: 775 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2009












