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sianrosina's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
coordinatedchaos's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? No
3.0
jassmine's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to read this for quite some time, not really as much because of starting the trend of vampires as we know them in Western culture (even though that was an appreciated bonus and a good base to get me to finally start [b:Carmilla|48037|Carmilla|J. Sheridan Le Fanu|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1657795822l/48037._SY75_.jpg|47015]). But no, the reason I truly wanted to read this was because this book shares its origin story with [b:Frankenstein|35031085|Frankenstein The 1818 Text|Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1631088473l/35031085._SY75_.jpg|4836639] and I therefore couldn't dream to skip it.
And surprisingly both of those are really great reason to pick this short book up. Because, I mean vampire is obviously present in the book and it's not weird that this would be an appeal. But another thing is that the vampire is clearly inspired by Lord Byron, so reading the shorty through this lens is absolutely hilarious, especially considering that the book was mistakenly published under Lord Byron's name which adds another layer of utter hilarity.
Not really sure what else I would say about it. I listened to LibriVox recording of the story, which was quite good, but I had to listen to it twice because most of the story kind of slipped by me the first time around (I was tired and my thoughts scattered). Maven of the Eventide also does a read-through the story which is quite fun. I only listened to the first video so far and there she also talks about the story at the beginning which I thought was quite interesting. Also would recommend!
There is a free LibriVox recording of the story here (would recommend!): https://librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-collection-011-by-various/
Maven of the Eventide read through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-erqmCM6sM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij591CUZsJQ
And surprisingly both of those are really great reason to pick this short book up. Because, I mean vampire is obviously present in the book and it's not weird that this would be an appeal. But another thing is that the vampire is clearly inspired by Lord Byron, so reading the shorty through this lens is absolutely hilarious, especially considering that the book was mistakenly published under Lord Byron's name which adds another layer of utter hilarity.
Not really sure what else I would say about it. I listened to LibriVox recording of the story, which was quite good, but I had to listen to it twice because most of the story kind of slipped by me the first time around (I was tired and my thoughts scattered). Maven of the Eventide also does a read-through the story which is quite fun. I only listened to the first video so far and there she also talks about the story at the beginning which I thought was quite interesting. Also would recommend!
There is a free LibriVox recording of the story here (would recommend!): https://librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-collection-011-by-various/
Maven of the Eventide read through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-erqmCM6sM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij591CUZsJQ
nostalgia_reader's review against another edition
3.0
VERY strongly 2.5 stars, but despite the rambling confused writing of this, I still got some vivid visuals, plus it deserves points for introducing the vampire trope to the English novel world so I'm rounding up to 3 stars. It has great potential, but as is it just feels like an unedited first draft.
ainsley_j5's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
shakespearesfrog's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- 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
daddyjones's review against another edition
3.0
Good story, although a little difficult to read. Due to its age, though, rather than the writing.
less_noise's review against another edition
3.0
Read this short story on Gutenberg.org.
It is actually the book that started the Gothic romantic vampire fiction genre, such as "Dracula" by Bram Stoker and "Interview with a Vampire" by Anne Rice. In fact, it gave me some really strong interview-with-a-vampire vibes.
What's also interesting is that the author composed this story as part of an informal competition among many authors at the time. A competition that brought "Frankenstein" to life as well.
It's a quick read, it won't change your life, but it might make you fun at Halloween parties.
It is actually the book that started the Gothic romantic vampire fiction genre, such as "Dracula" by Bram Stoker and "Interview with a Vampire" by Anne Rice. In fact, it gave me some really strong interview-with-a-vampire vibes.
What's also interesting is that the author composed this story as part of an informal competition among many authors at the time. A competition that brought "Frankenstein" to life as well.
It's a quick read, it won't change your life, but it might make you fun at Halloween parties.
shaniceh's review against another edition
3.0
He understood the assignment but it wasn't well executed