Reviews

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

deb_o_rah's review against another edition

4.0

the background information gave me insights into a deeper understanding of the short tale.

raven_the_clover_moth's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0

amjorg75's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

midnightbagel's review against another edition

2.0

*2.5 stars*
I'm taking a vampire literature course this semester, and seeing as this is the first vampire tale written in English, of course this is one of the works we started with. I completely understand and appreciate its importance in the English vampire canon, but as a piece itself I found it incredibly boring to read and quite a struggle to get through. So I would recommend it if you're interested in the history of the vampire in english literature, but as a stand alone work just to read for pleasure I'd say maybe skip this one in my opinion.

aceline's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 stars

graylodge_library's review against another edition

3.0

Inspired people to write more vampire stories and no doubt deserves credit for that. However, it wasn't as good as I thought. If I need to choose between Carmilla and this it would definitely be the former. I just wasn't very fond of the analytical writing that Polidori produced.

cas_dexter's review against another edition

3.0

Grade: B

I had to read this for my uni degree.

oscarlozada's review against another edition

3.0

Short and sweet. Very interesting to see where the vampire genre all began, and spotting early versions of elements that later became enshrined as quintessential to it.

jloowho's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

puppygirl_cryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Could have been gayer.