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introverted_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
rip lord byron you would’ve loved the vampire lestat live in san francisco
lestat di lioncourt and lord byron definitely fucked btw
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
charleyyyyy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
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🥀I love reading classic vampire story's. I find it interesting to see where the many characteristics of modern vampires have been pulled from. This one was, for that reason, very interesting to me.
I liked the description of the vampyre having "Dead grey eye(s)". And that the vampyre seemed unable to percieve the objects around him. He has the classic Vampiric charm, meaning everyone wants to invite him into their houses. The vampire/vampyre lore in this book wasn't extensive, but it was interesting.
Lord Ruthven isn't as well known as Count Dracula or Carmilla, but he is definitely deserving of his place among them, especially seeing as he came first.
✨️The plot was lacking. It was very predictable, but that's to be expected. I think it would have benefited from being a bit longer, so the plot points could have been better developed and explored.
🫀I feel like all classic vampire/vampyre story's are inherently romantic and homoerotic, which I love.
🙄Of course, this book was incredibly misogynistic, that's to be expected given the time period it was written in.
⚰️I would recommend this short story if you want to read about one of the original vamps.
❤️🖤🩶❤️🖤🩶
🥀I love reading classic vampire story's. I find it interesting to see where the many characteristics of modern vampires have been pulled from. This one was, for that reason, very interesting to me.
I liked the description of the vampyre having "Dead grey eye(s)". And that the vampyre seemed unable to percieve the objects around him. He has the classic Vampiric charm, meaning everyone wants to invite him into their houses. The vampire/vampyre lore in this book wasn't extensive, but it was interesting.
Lord Ruthven isn't as well known as Count Dracula or Carmilla, but he is definitely deserving of his place among them, especially seeing as he came first.
✨️The plot was lacking. It was very predictable, but that's to be expected. I think it would have benefited from being a bit longer, so the plot points could have been better developed and explored.
🫀I feel like all classic vampire/vampyre story's are inherently romantic and homoerotic, which I love.
🙄Of course, this book was incredibly misogynistic, that's to be expected given the time period it was written in.
⚰️I would recommend this short story if you want to read about one of the original vamps.
❤️🖤🩶❤️🖤🩶
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, and Murder
kalira's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Though one of the earliest English-language pieces of fiction about vampires, other than this claim, I don't find much terribly of interest to the very dense, somewhat overwrought (and yet paradoxically lacking in emotion) short story here.
(Bracketed, somewhat confusingly, by real world letters/discussion about Lord Byron, aside from referencing the gathering that led to the writing of Frankenstein, among other things.)
(Bracketed, somewhat confusingly, by real world letters/discussion about Lord Byron, aside from referencing the gathering that led to the writing of Frankenstein, among other things.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Racism