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A review by _rutaceae
Dracula by Bram Stoker
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.0
There's just something about a Victorian horror novel that gives me all the happy tingles, and I can't explain why.
I've consumed quite a few pieces of vampire media in my time - from books to TV shows - so it was inevitable I would get to the piece that started it all.
I wasn't aware it was written as an epistolary before going in, but I really loved this format. It's the first of this kind I've ever read, I've always avoided them before because I was sure I wouldn't like it for whatever reason, but I was SO wrong. (Don't be surprised if I now go and read nothing but books written in this format). Normally I'm very hit and miss with books written from multiple points of view, but written in this format with extracts from letters, diary entries, newspaper articles, etc., it was so easy to follow.
I couldn't bring myself to give this the 5 stars it maybe deserves because I felt the actual vampire action was kind of lacking. I wanted to see more of Dracula, maybe see things from his point of view occasionally.
I've consumed quite a few pieces of vampire media in my time - from books to TV shows - so it was inevitable I would get to the piece that started it all.
I wasn't aware it was written as an epistolary before going in, but I really loved this format. It's the first of this kind I've ever read, I've always avoided them before because I was sure I wouldn't like it for whatever reason, but I was SO wrong. (Don't be surprised if I now go and read nothing but books written in this format). Normally I'm very hit and miss with books written from multiple points of view, but written in this format with extracts from letters, diary entries, newspaper articles, etc., it was so easy to follow.
I couldn't bring myself to give this the 5 stars it maybe deserves because I felt the actual vampire action was kind of lacking. I wanted to see more of Dracula, maybe see things from his point of view occasionally.