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emmagreenwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
cleotheo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Religious bigotry
calamityin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
marigoldgem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
foxclcves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
goldfishtangerine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
emmaward55's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Okay now that that's out of my system, I have to confess, I read this book is a rather unorthodox fashion, as part of the Dracula Daily emails, whereby the letters in the book are emailed out to readers on the corresponding dates. It's a fun idea for an epistolary novel and I found that it suited the format well. However, did I manage to keep up with those emails? Heck no! In fact, I only managed to finish it now, a month after the book has ended, because I started copying the emails into a text-to-speech bot and listening to months at a time.
The above being said, I really enjoyed my first experience with Dracula! I especially loved the characters of Mina and Van Helsing, and Jonathan "wifeguy" Harker gets a mention too. Although the book some times suffered for it's period typical Christianity and sexism, it was refreshing how Stoker broke free of that at times and allowed Mina to be more than just the wife in jeopardy. Like every man in this book, I too would give my life for Mina Harker at the drop of a hat.
In term of the ending, it did feel somewhat anti-climatic. I understand that an outright fight between Dracula and the party would have ended in Dracula's survival, but I was expecting more than just a quick brawl with a group of unnamed (and unimportant) men and them stabbing the Count as he slept.
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing and Alcohol
too_hot_books_to_handle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Author: Bram Stoker
I've been wanted to read Dracula for ages. I'm a occasion horror reader who prefers to read scary books during the fall season and Halloween.
So this year when i was making my to be read list for this cozy season, i decided that it was finally time to read this spooky classic.
Bram Stoker wrote Dracula in 1897. Now 125 years later Dracula still plays a huge part in the horror genre. If we think about scary creatures vampires always pop up into our minds thanks to this novel.
It can be challenging to review such a well known book.
Therefore i would just share my thoughts. I never saw the movie so i had no clue about the actual storyline.
One of the main characters named Jonathan Harker needs to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house. Previously he had no forethought about the kind of danger that awaits him during his stay in the spine-chilling castle.
Abducted by the astute Count, Jonathan need to be clever to escape the darkness.
The entire storyline is written in diary logs. Jonathan is my favorite storyteller. I found it really entertaining to read his descriptions because they were really detailed and creepy.
In my opinion, the whole storyline is slow and too long-winded. I had different expectations. The romance part was very overpowering. To me it felt more like if i was reading a romance which included some small scary elements. What i also missed was an insight in Dracula his thoughts that would have really made it more interesting for me.
Overall, I did enjoyed reading Dracula.
What books would our future generation still be reading in 125 years?
My rating:
⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death and Kidnapping
melancholymegs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
soupply's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting