Reviews

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

virgil_lavender's review against another edition

3.0

Could have used a few more drafts, but alas.

tessa_reads_again's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? N/A

4.5

I really enjoyed it :) I listened on an audiobook and I'm not sure if it was the writing, the reader, or both but this book was so tense!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder

fangirl325's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

gonza_basta's review against another edition

3.0

Great short story. I really don't understand why I haven't read it till now ....

Bella storia. Io davvero non capisco come possa essermi sfuggita fino ad ora....

yo_voyvoyvoy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

mariasd's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

acewho's review against another edition

on audiobook

wutheringreader's review against another edition

It was pretty cool, but I wish I had it in print.

mariesiduri's review against another edition

3.0

Lord Ruthven draws all eyes, but sucks the life out of every party. Nevertheless, you Aubrey is drawn to him and is happy when Ruthven agrees to travel to the continent with him.

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oeystein's review against another edition

2.0

The other tale to come out of the conversations by Lake Geneva that sparked Frankenstein, and apparently the "first modern" vampire story. This is enough reason in itself to read it, especially since it's so short. But as a story on its own merits - this is not, to the modern reader, a good read. The story has no suspense, as everything that happens is flagged well in advance, many of the plot devices are pretty incomprehensible - such as the protagonist's "giving his word" and therefore being unable to prevent the vampire's evil plan. And the language - one expects the writing to be stilted in prose from this period, but many of the sentences here are pretty near unreadable.
So read it for its historical value, but don't expect anything great.