Reviews with content warning for Racism - Dracula

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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jiyajiyajiya's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

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loes_f's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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micahstudies's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

dracula daily was such a fun experience omg reading along each day and then logging into tumblr to see what people were saying made my appreciate the book so much and feel like a part of a community! the experience made me want to do more group reading things and possibly join a book club! the book itself was also great and i loved all of the characters and felt so worried for them! i loved that i got so attached to them that i wished it didn’t have to be a horror novel where scary and bad things happened to them

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muffmacguff's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I read this via the Dracula Daily emails. It was a fun way to do it and following along the memes was very fun. Disappointing to see the great cowboy Quincey is left out of almost every movie! Anyway the book was decent, I doubt I would have enjoyed it as much had I just read it normal, so I’m glad I read it this way.

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