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lorie336's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A classic tale with that old English.
It does take a moment to read because of old words as well as the tense it's written in, but it is a good story. There are many POVs due to letters, journal entries, etc. if you find that hard to read or dislike to read. It is in itself adventurous and yet has some horror aspects as we meet Johnathan Harker on the way to Dracula's castle. Those are some interesting chapters and this is how Stoker traps us. Two characters I find endearing are Renfield because of how Stoker wrote this character and Van Helsing who seems in need of a friend, nice gentleman who at times might have a screw loose just a little.
I do like that in this book I have loathed, which I am supposed to, the character of Dracula. He is a mere annoyance and basically a stalker and daresay a rapist if we are to believe metaphor. He is also a murderer and kidnapper of souls. Hollywood has romanticized him, but I love him still because of the different angle Hollywood gives him. The movie that comes closest to the novel is Bram Stoker's Dracula that stars Gary Oldman, Keeneau Reeves, Winona Ryder, Cary Elwes, and Anthony Hopkins. There is of course a romanticizing between Mina and Dracula in the movie, not so in the book.
I found the book a must for all in love with the vampire and its tale, but be warned there are lulls that's why I gave it 4 stars, other than that it's a classic worth reading.
Content warnings: violence, implied death of children and animals, violence to a corpse.
It does take a moment to read because of old words as well as the tense it's written in, but it is a good story. There are many POVs due to letters, journal entries, etc. if you find that hard to read or dislike to read. It is in itself adventurous and yet has some horror aspects as we meet Johnathan Harker on the way to Dracula's castle. Those are some interesting chapters and this is how Stoker traps us. Two characters I find endearing are Renfield because of how Stoker wrote this character and Van Helsing who seems in need of a friend, nice gentleman who at times might have a screw loose just a little.
I do like that in this book I have loathed, which I am supposed to, the character of Dracula. He is a mere annoyance and basically a stalker and daresay a rapist if we are to believe metaphor. He is also a murderer and kidnapper of souls. Hollywood has romanticized him, but I love him still because of the different angle Hollywood gives him. The movie that comes closest to the novel is Bram Stoker's Dracula that stars Gary Oldman, Keeneau Reeves, Winona Ryder, Cary Elwes, and Anthony Hopkins. There is of course a romanticizing between Mina and Dracula in the movie, not so in the book.
I found the book a must for all in love with the vampire and its tale, but be warned there are lulls that's why I gave it 4 stars, other than that it's a classic worth reading.
Content warnings: violence, implied death of children and animals, violence to a corpse.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Child death
knightbirds's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Sexism
Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Terminal illness
-Moderate Racial slurs: the word "g*psy" is used multiple times throughout the novel -Moderate Sexism: There is no sexism encountered by the characters in the universe of the story, but the narration and word choices of the author are dated and express antiquated opinions on gender roles and gendered expectations throughout the novelemory's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Child death and Mental illness
Minor: Animal cruelty and Gore
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