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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
¿Qué me pasó con esta novela? Desde el inicio me atrapó pero de medio al final, simplemente estaba deseando que terminara. Que haya sido epistolar: “like”, ambientación lúgubre y negra: “like”, pero.. ¿Y el Conde Drácula? ¿Por qué sentí que no lo conocí?.
Esta novela fue publicada en 1897, clásico de terror y del vampirismo, pues es aquí donde nace el popular personaje del Conde Drácula, El Vampiro por excelencia por todos conocido. El autor nos cuenta sobre él a través de una serie de personajes muy característicos, que documentan a través de cartas, diarios, telegramas, recortes de prensa y declaraciones, el paso del conde por Londres.
Dudé muchísimo si ponerle 3 o 4 estrellas, además un clásico tan importante del terror como este, pero me han fallado varias cosas. Me han encantado los personajes principales, sobretodo el conocidísimo doctor Van Helsing. Es en esta novela donde nace este personaje, y al igual que Drácula, dando lugar más tarde a otras historias, adaptaciones, películas. La ambientación está de diez, todo apesta a muerte y vahío, casi se puede sentir el olor de la sangre, el humo, el olor rancio de los muebles viejos.
Lamentablemente el final no me gustó y lo que más rabia me ha dado, es que realmente no sentí que haya conocido a Drácula, nada en absoluto. Me hubiera gustado que este personaje hubiera tenido un desarrollo, acercarme a él, saber sus orígenes, sus motivos.. Me ha parecido que lo he conocido de forma muy superficial, y aunque sospecho que el autor lo que quería era no desvelar el misterio, me ha resultado al final un personaje bastante ridículo.
Quizás en un futuro le de otra oportunidad y lo relea. De momento, me he quedado algo decepcionada.
Esta novela fue publicada en 1897, clásico de terror y del vampirismo, pues es aquí donde nace el popular personaje del Conde Drácula, El Vampiro por excelencia por todos conocido. El autor nos cuenta sobre él a través de una serie de personajes muy característicos, que documentan a través de cartas, diarios, telegramas, recortes de prensa y declaraciones, el paso del conde por Londres.
Dudé muchísimo si ponerle 3 o 4 estrellas, además un clásico tan importante del terror como este, pero me han fallado varias cosas. Me han encantado los personajes principales, sobretodo el conocidísimo doctor Van Helsing. Es en esta novela donde nace este personaje, y al igual que Drácula, dando lugar más tarde a otras historias, adaptaciones, películas. La ambientación está de diez, todo apesta a muerte y vahío, casi se puede sentir el olor de la sangre, el humo, el olor rancio de los muebles viejos.
Lamentablemente el final no me gustó y lo que más rabia me ha dado, es que realmente no sentí que haya conocido a Drácula, nada en absoluto. Me hubiera gustado que este personaje hubiera tenido un desarrollo, acercarme a él, saber sus orígenes, sus motivos.. Me ha parecido que lo he conocido de forma muy superficial, y aunque sospecho que el autor lo que quería era no desvelar el misterio, me ha resultado al final un personaje bastante ridículo.
Quizás en un futuro le de otra oportunidad y lo relea. De momento, me he quedado algo decepcionada.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The dialouge is at times a bit too melodramatic and the relationships between the characters are a bit unrealistic. Everybody loves everybody, everybody is such great friends and they all just blindly follow Van Helsing even though he is basically a stranger to most of them and likes to keep them in the dark as to why they have to do certain things. There is no meaningfull conflict/disagreement between the characters that has to be overcome, which made the dynamic between them feel a bit absurd. Other than that this novel was perfect to me. The epistolary storytelling through multiple perspectives was perfectly executed, the plot unfolded at a nice pace which built a great natural tension and the ending was satisfying. Also "Dracula" was one of the most atmospheric novels I've ever read. Especially scenes like the first 4 chapters in Dracula's castle or the scene on the ship on it's way to Whitby, were an absolute masterclass in atmospheric horror storytelling.
Great classic, a must-read for any fan of the horror genre and probably also a worthwile experience for those who are not. Almost a 5 stars.
Great classic, a must-read for any fan of the horror genre and probably also a worthwile experience for those who are not. Almost a 5 stars.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A very methodical book, almost scientific or mystery like (though the Central mystery, that Dracula is in fact a vampire, is no longer at all surprising). The horror is not always explicit, more about settings where characters enter into positions of control or loss of control. I recommend it, but it very much demands constant active attention throughout, so it can drag on
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4 stars
Shoutout to Bruce for the recommendation (he wouldn't stop talking about it so I decided to read it so we could actually meaningfully talk about it). This was a classic I never thought to read especially given my lack of interest in vampires but figured I should read it to learn the lore.
Way more interesting than I thought, found that the characters were very compelling. My least favorite part of Dracula was Dracula lol. The storytelling was well done, though the beginning was a little bit confusing. Everyone knows vampire lore nowadays though so the mystery wasn't as compelling as it probably was in 1897. The characters all had really fleshed out personalities and backstories and I thought they were all very interesting to read about, even as the more mundane parts setting the scene were playing out. I actually found the ending of trying to actually find Dracula to be a little dull comparatively and given the beginning a little rocky, I took a star off but the middle chunk was phenomenal.
Medicine has ruined my brain I could not get over the number of untested blood transfusions didn't immediately kill these people - all these people must have either been universal donors and acceptors or something because this is CRAZY (not to mention all the blood borne diseases).
Shoutout to Bruce for the recommendation (he wouldn't stop talking about it so I decided to read it so we could actually meaningfully talk about it). This was a classic I never thought to read especially given my lack of interest in vampires but figured I should read it to learn the lore.
Way more interesting than I thought, found that the characters were very compelling. My least favorite part of Dracula was Dracula lol. The storytelling was well done, though the beginning was a little bit confusing. Everyone knows vampire lore nowadays though so the mystery wasn't as compelling as it probably was in 1897. The characters all had really fleshed out personalities and backstories and I thought they were all very interesting to read about, even as the more mundane parts setting the scene were playing out. I actually found the ending of trying to actually find Dracula to be a little dull comparatively and given the beginning a little rocky, I took a star off but the middle chunk was phenomenal.
Medicine has ruined my brain I could not get over the number of untested blood transfusions didn't immediately kill these people - all these people must have either been universal donors and acceptors or something because this is CRAZY (not to mention all the blood borne diseases).