Reviews

Dracula by Bram Stoker

gothiclibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

I was really looking forward to rereading this title as someone I knew recently read this book for the first time and deemed it sexist. I can’t remember whom exactly, but the sexist comment stuck in my head. I didn’t exactly find it sexist, but I think why I don’t is due to the context of when it was written. The Victorian Era wasn’t exactly known for its women’s lib.
I did like the novel as much the second time around. It’s creepy and suspenseful; perfect for a rainy afternoon on the couch with a cup of tea. There is a lot of suspicion and odd behavior and it makes the perfect Halloween read to me. I also understand why this is a classic. It would have been cutting edge for its time. Most of the character’s are likable, but Lucy kind of frustrates me sometimes.
For the most part I do like that it’s written in a series of diary entries and letters from different perspectives. However, sometimes those passages are quite long winded. This edition that I was reading from had very small print (the book itself was very compact) and I find it difficult to get through books with small print.
I think this story will remain a classic as long as people hold an obsession with vampires. It’s worth reading once and I’m sure that there are parts that will freak you out and perhaps may make you want to sleep with the lights on.

anabeatrizz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.75

antonia_delarose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

alpejskaksiazka's review against another edition

Ja się pytam czemu w książce o wampirze, nie ma wampirów😂

mimipeepoo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

silvermoon98's review against another edition

dark mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

martin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

fictionvictim's review against another edition

DNF@57%
I tried but let's be honest this isn't Dracula. This is Van Helsing. Such a strong start and then dwindled.

manjala's review against another edition

3.0

This was a very slow read for me, for some reason. Even though it was a good story, it was difficult to get through for me somehow. I think it was mainly because of the dialogue, which was quite excessive, in my opinion, even for a classic. A lot of moments made me just think "aaaghh you've said this a couple times already! Get on with it!"

I enjoyed the female characters in this, especially Mina! She really carried the story. The other (male) characters felt a little like one and the same to me, I had trouble separating them from eachother in my head while reading.
The most fun was following the characters as they tried to discover the mystery-- I can't imagine what it would've been like reading this back when it first came out! It definitely must've been a lot more thrilling and scary than what I experienced at least.

dgonzo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0