Reviews tagging Misogyny

Dracula, by Bram Stoker

59 reviews

therowdypi's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

szel_zsofi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Moderate: Sexism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Misogyny

lunam0uth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Animal death, Body horror, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Stalking, and Sexism

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

Dracula's horror has a kind of slow burn that makes it very hard to capture in movie form. This also makes it, for those of us who are used to more thriller-like horror, or for those who are already aware of vampires as a concept, a bit of a slow read. There are times when the book drags on, most notably the newspaper sections and legal proceedings. It is rife with that classic British brand of racism, which while expected, is no more pleasant than it would be now. It also has a good bit of that 19th century sexism which is annoying, if only because of how repetitive it becomes, and how much of a hindrance to the plot it is.
All in all, an interesting read, but a good bit of the charm and suspense is lost to the changing principals of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cannibalism, Gore, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Child death, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Animal death, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Racial slurs

appurusakura's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Body horror, Racial slurs, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Classism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Grief, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Cursing

amalielisabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

sarahhoward's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Child death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I read this on the Dracula Daily substack and it's so weird to not have it on my "Reading" now that it's over. It was such an enjoyable experience and I'm so glad I joined. I would've liked if some of the characters got to shine more but alas, ye ol' misogyny. Still way less problematic than most of your vampire content out there.
Except for a couple things here and there, including the horrendous accents, I think Stoker was onto something here. 10/10 recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Racial slurs

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Misogyny

divine529's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Dracula is and probably will always be one of my favorite books. 

I read along with the Dracula Daily crew this time around and had an absolute blast reading it this way. 

From the characters to the plot and overall story it's just a fantastic book on all fronts (as well as an excellent Gothic novel). 

Definitely a book I'll revisit many times again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, Sexism, and Animal death

Minor: Child death