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Dracula

Bram Stoker

3.84 AVERAGE


I really want to like this book, but I can’t. I respect it though, but it is not for the reader who looks for depths in characters and character development…
There is no cathartic end (for me) unfortunately, and the men seem so dull and slow that at the end I even wished for poor Mina to end up with Dracula.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional mysterious sad
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The characters are stiff and the dialogue is clunky, but the eerie imagery and descriptive style when the characters are silent save it from being outright bad
adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A classic for a reason. I thought it would be a relatively boring read because of how old it is but it absolutely blew me away. Maybe the best book I’ve ever read, definitely top 5
adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes