Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

188 reviews

ju_harue's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Achei uma obra incrível, estava com receio de lê-la por se tratar de um escrito de 1872, mas foi surpreendente. A maneira como trouxe assuntos tabus pra épocas posteriores, foi uma grata surpresa. Apesar de obviamente, pertinente a época, ter algumas questões problemáticas e preconceituosas, ainda assim, ver o desenrolar de uma relação de duas mulheres, de uma forma tão natural (e bem condizente com a relação predador-vitimas) foi bem narrada. Acompanhar a primeira Vampira mulher, que inspirou Dracula, foi um deleite e a edição da Wish-Clepsidra está impecável, com textos de apoio maravilhosos, recomendo.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

micallab's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

tessalexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Antisemitism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Slavery and Suicide

oliviapincin's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Blood

evitak's review against another edition

dark fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

I am very certain the lesbian energy was intentional, and sure it's portrayed in a bad light but still fun to think about

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cozyscones's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

thebiblioboo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

madelenkas's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

masoncasper's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.0

Advertised as a book that inspired vampire media for decades to follow and as a reader you can see how. The sapphic undertones, haunting and suspenseful overtones echo throughout the text and contribute to the disturbing atmosphere and characterization of Carmilla and the men surrounding Laura. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Blood, and Murder