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elliebasta's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Sexism
leann0330's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Note: Since this is a gothic horror novel, I tried to add content warnings but may have missed some. I finally read this and went into it, not really knowing what the “original” vampire folklore is because our society has been so saturated with undead fantasy. It was great to read this (and I knew that Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla was one of Stoker’s inspirations for this) going in fairly blindly. The story was suspenseful and I loved that it was told strictly from journal entries, so quite a few different POVs. Poor old Van Helsing droned on and on. I think that’s probably the only complaint I have other than the way women were still thought to not be as smart as men (but that was a product of the time). Because, let’s be honest—Mina was the real MVP. I wasn’t sure if the good guys would win in the end, so it was suspenseful for me until the last page.angelo_vossen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol
crabadelic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Child death
bearystarry's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
martyrbat's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Terminal illness, Blood, and Stalking
vans_1's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
10 Jahre später habe ich es nochmal probiert und bin insgesamt positiv überrascht.
Der erste Teil, Jonathan Harkers Reise nach Transsylvanien war und ist lesenswert, mit interessanten Charakteren und dem Bewusstwerden, dass er sich in einer ziemlich ausweglosen Situation befindet.
Der Teil mit Lucy,Mina und den Herren konnte ich jetzt besser lesen. Die beiden Frauen haben eine schöne Freundschaft und die Charaktere haben alle ihren eigenen Charme.
Sehr gut gefällt mir die Umsetzung des Konzepts, dass es auf mehreren Perspektiven geschrieben wurde. Das Buch ist eine Ansammlung, überwiegend aus Tagebucheinträgen.
Der Spannungsbogen des Romans ist nicht so perfekt gelungen und die Sprache wirkt etwas altbacken, was aber einfach dem geschuldet ist, dass das Werk aus dem späten 19. Jh. Ist.
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Child abuse and Racism
euhfubeuh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs
kira_elfling's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Xenophobia
riverofhorton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism