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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
i read the version edited by the absolutely OTHERWORDLY carmen maria machado which truly makes a world of a difference!! i devoured this book in just under 2 hours and i want it in my veins. me and the mc are twins bc if the creepy and off putting goth girl me and my dad found on the side of the road did nothing but monologue to me and kiss me i would also be so obsessed with her i would buy and insane portrait of her and hang it up in my room
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a fun read and beautifully written. There is a lot of punctuation and sentences 10,000 words long but overall I couldn’t put the book down.
A classic Gothic vampire tale spiked with sapphic romance which was written eloquently.
A classic Gothic vampire tale spiked with sapphic romance which was written eloquently.
One day, my sister started watching that little show called Carmilla. After hearing the opening theme a thousand times, I saw that she had bought a book of the same name wich, turns out, was the actual work the serie is based on. Flash forward to months later where I actually take the time to read it. I borrowed it months earlier, obviously.
It's an incredibly quick read. I kept looking at the amount of pages left and thought "it's not going to end now, is it ?" but it did. The descriptions are incredibly poetic and complex ; the french translation can be difficult to follow at times. It had that telltale feeling of "I have forgotten the start of the sentence before having even read the end". Yet, the characters are interresting ; Laura is a good POV character and Carmilla, of course, is downright terrifying.
I didn't think I'd be scared by now but I am. Truth be told, the start of the novella is the good old "Hey, I am a doctor and I'm going to tell you about this documents I've found bout this gal who met a vampire" ; so by the start you already kinda know the ending. Yet, the tension builds up until the end in a very characteristic way I couldn't quite expect from a so-called "old book". It's a complete opposite to my thoughts regarding Stoker's Dracula wich I may someday read though.
The small size of the book encouraged me to read it and the prospect of adding one more book to my reading challenge was appealing. So was my will to shorten my "currently reading" list wich is full of my latest unfortunate wills to read big books (oh, hi Moby Dick). The complex relationship between the characters is one of love, admiration, mystery and a fair amount of desire and deciet.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did ; as a matter of fact, the books my sister and I enjoy can be very different. I don't know if she has effectively read it yet, but I am happy to share one more thing with her ; my love for Carmilla.
PS : When you learn that it it contemporary to Les Miserables. It's like. Mind-changing.
It's an incredibly quick read. I kept looking at the amount of pages left and thought "it's not going to end now, is it ?" but it did. The descriptions are incredibly poetic and complex ; the french translation can be difficult to follow at times. It had that telltale feeling of "I have forgotten the start of the sentence before having even read the end". Yet, the characters are interresting ; Laura is a good POV character and Carmilla, of course, is downright terrifying.
I didn't think I'd be scared by now but I am. Truth be told, the start of the novella is the good old "Hey, I am a doctor and I'm going to tell you about this documents I've found bout this gal who met a vampire" ; so by the start you already kinda know the ending. Yet, the tension builds up until the end in a very characteristic way I couldn't quite expect from a so-called "old book". It's a complete opposite to my thoughts regarding Stoker's Dracula wich I may someday read though.
The small size of the book encouraged me to read it and the prospect of adding one more book to my reading challenge was appealing. So was my will to shorten my "currently reading" list wich is full of my latest unfortunate wills to read big books (oh, hi Moby Dick). The complex relationship between the characters is one of love, admiration, mystery and a fair amount of desire and deciet.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did ; as a matter of fact, the books my sister and I enjoy can be very different. I don't know if she has effectively read it yet, but I am happy to share one more thing with her ; my love for Carmilla.
PS : When you learn that it it contemporary to Les Miserables. It's like. Mind-changing.
dark
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
could be gayer
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
enjoyable novella, if for nothing more than the historical relevance. a little bit hard to understand at times but mostly due to the writing being era specific (obviously) which just in general i think is harder for a more modern reader to comprehend. looked up a lot of words (a great book to read on ebook if only for the ease of defining words) which gave the whole experience a more "academic" vibe than reading for pleasure (even though i was definitely reading for pleasure).
i do wish some of the world/characters had perhaps been a bit fleshed out, but overall i'm glad i finally got around to reading this!
i do wish some of the world/characters had perhaps been a bit fleshed out, but overall i'm glad i finally got around to reading this!
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Pha! It’s so satisfyingly ironic that the 1st vampire book, that was intended to demonise women, accidentally became a sapphic feminist classic! The audiobook for this was great
dark
mysterious
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