Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Vampyre: A Tale by John William Polidori, George Gordon Byron Byron, John Mitford

2 reviews

kalira's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

Though one of the earliest English-language pieces of fiction about vampires, other than this claim, I don't find much terribly of interest to the very dense, somewhat overwrought (and yet paradoxically lacking in emotion) short story here.

(Bracketed, somewhat confusingly, by real world letters/discussion about Lord Byron, aside from referencing the gathering that led to the writing of Frankenstein, among other things.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism

lilith89ibz's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very stereotypically gothic, with all it entails, it's a fun little story. We do have this one to thank for most modern vampire tropes, so there's that!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny and Racism