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Dracula by Bram Stoker

32 reviews

le_mur's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Medical content

emmalouisereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

This book is written as a series of letters and diary entries, which I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy. However it was a lot of fun! 

There’s a lot of different abilities that Dracula has compared to what I thought. The book is also much slower paced than I expected.

Negatives: There’s a few old fashioned views and expressions about those with mental health difficulties, women in general and foreign people. Also, occasionally there is a long-winded speech I don’t think is entirely necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness

Minor: Misogyny and Racism

roaze's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

ibadella's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, and Antisemitism

anxiousnachos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

Dracula remains my favourite classic. I will be taking no further questions. The epistolary format works so well and in my eyes makes this one of the most accessible classics to read. I had such a good time rereading this and then made my partner watch the film version with me (Keane Reeves/Gary Oldman version) and it was an absolute WILD ride.

Content warnings: death, blood, sexual assault, murder, violence, mental illness, institutionalisation, confinement, medical content, body horror, animal death, racial slurs (G-slur), antisemitism, misogyny, sexism, ableism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Murder

carmine_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

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

1.0

It just didn't do it for me. I enjoyed the opening section following Jonathan Harker at the castle, most everything with Mina and/or Lucy in the middle, and most everything with Mina and/or Jonathan near the end, but on a whole the story just dragged. I probably would have enjoyed it more if it'd been shorter.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

vcords_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking

mme_carton's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

yavin_iv's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Antisemitism

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

Strong female characters were fun, also the multiple perspectives of the main cast made it interesting. While slow paced I really liked the story and details. Can't believe I haven't read this sooner as a fan of gothic novels. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Ableism

Minor use of words like "crazy" and there are a few scenes that take place in a mental hospital where the characters are assumed to be mentally unwell.