Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Dracula by Bram Stoker

103 reviews

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

aardwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.0

It's. The one with Dracula. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Medical content, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness

emmalouisereads's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

This book is written as a series of letters and diary entries, which I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy. However it was a lot of fun! 

There’s a lot of different abilities that Dracula has compared to what I thought. The book is also much slower paced than I expected.

Negatives: There’s a few old fashioned views and expressions about those with mental health difficulties, women in general and foreign people. Also, occasionally there is a long-winded speech I don’t think is entirely necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness

Minor: Racism and Misogyny

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Gore

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Stalking, Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Sexism, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Racism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Classism

Minor: Drug use

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual content

tarnishedcopper's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Interesting plot and superstitions. Look out for misogyny and religious undertones. I do think their final showdown, so to speak, was dragged out too long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny and Violence

mondayxius's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death and Confinement

Minor: Sexism

la_lela's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism