Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dracula by Bram Stoker

149 reviews

martyrbat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Terminal illness, Blood, and Stalking

dawntin's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

This book had really interesting themes regarding gender, colonization, and even energy for the time period. Mina was a Victorian girlboss. However, the text was a slog to get through at times with the descriptions and changing POVs. Van Helsing’s sections were especially repetitive. The ending itself seemed like it happened very quickly, even though there was so much buildup to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

euhfubeuh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

In my opinion, the format of Dracula as being told in letters and journal entries from different perspectives makes the story confusing post Harker’s entries in the beginning. Despite that, the entire exposition— for both Dracula’s and VanHellsing’s introduction— is well written and creates a good atmosphere for the story. From my understanding, the themes of Dracula set love and lust against each other in a debate over which is more dangerous. Idk I’m talking out of my butt; I don’t like the book that much, but I wish I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs

a_random_fangirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kira_elfling's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Xenophobia

micaelacccc's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Murder

b0udica's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my fave books of all time, reread every couple of years and enjoy it just as much every time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

celina246's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

a masterclass in classic horror, I could not put this down. The atmosphere was great.  I just wish the actual climax was stretched out more and was less anticlimactic and also that we learned more about Renfield. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Minor: Racism and War

macliffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

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

5.0

One of my favorite books of all time. It’s technically horror I suppose but I see it more as a hopeful story about good winning over evil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Misogyny

Minor: Child death and Antisemitism

cati's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

I don't think this Dracula guy is up to any good.

Um, anyways. That was an OK book. I'm sure if I read this back in the 1890s I would've been on the edge of my seat, but everyone knows what and who Dracula is. The beginning of this book was good, before

Lucy died

, but afterwards when they're trying to track down and hunt him was so boring; it was a lot of waiting around. Van Helsing carried this cast of characters because he was the only one that I actually liked, other than the Harkers. The rest felt like they didn't really have to be there other than for their money and connections. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Ableism and Alcohol