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nokvi's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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? No
3.5
Only a homophobe could sit and go I'm writing this to explain that lesbianism is bad and then produce homoerotic content in 100 pages. Like Camilla was confessing and wooing this woman, and sometimes you felt her ick towards it (yeah could have had more lesbians)
0.5 star because there's a line where a character is stated to describe a hideous black woman and I'm taking it as racism because look at the time period of this book, mans was probably racist as well
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Murder
Minor: Suicide and Racism
_p0ssum_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Sapphic vampires Sapphic vampires Sapphic vampires
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Minor: Racism
danyell_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence
hexedmaiden's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
This one is a reread for me and having already read the original book I wanted to see what Carmen Maria Machado would add to the original text. I enjoyed her contributions a lot. It was already very queer and I feel as though Carmen's little edits and anecdotes made it even more abundantly queer
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide and Racism
aliyachaudhry's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
starting the Carmilla routine (waking up at 1pm and drinking hot chocolate)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Death, and Gore
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
willow_the_wisp's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Lesbophobia, and Violence
carly_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
4.75
First of all, if you choose to read this (and I think you should), I must insist you read the version edited by Carmen Maria Machado. And don’t skip the introduction! It provides the necessary insight to understand the significance of the text. I found this to be a very accessible classic. It’s eerie, mysterious, and gothic and if you like literary vampires at all, it’s a must read. This story wasn't quite Le Fanu’s own, and In the words of CMM: “Once Veronika’s excised letters are restored to the record, the dimensions of the story become clearer; a young woman’s sexual awakening; the senseless slaughter of her supposed defiler. The ecclesiastics and doctors and fathers and uncles and barons and vampire hunters look less like well-intentioned protectors against a supernatural evil; their own accounts become highly suspect.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death
crushedvelvet's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla was made in a lab for me. The intersection of death, mystery, & lesbianism & the push-pull of attraction & abject terror... It's a new favorite for sure. Like any other classic its language is at times verbose & meandering. I also can't say the characters or prose left much impression on me (save for the titular Carmilla). They all moved fixedly in service of the plot. More like marionettes than fully realized people. Regardless, its a worthwhile read for any vampire enthusiasts out there.
Glad they removed the misogynoir from this edition as well!
Glad they removed the misogynoir from this edition as well!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Blood and Death
takarakei's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I highly recommend this version of Carmilla edited by Carmen Maria Machado who provides much needed historical context in the introduction and with footnotes throughout. It's also a beautiful edition with a few illustrations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Racism and Sexual content
f18's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
probable hypnosis