Reviews

Dracula by Bram Stoker

calrisia's review against another edition

1.0

SNORE
BORING
I'm so pissed because I love vampires and this was one of the most boring books I've read. Not for me at ALL

agw622's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

I genuinely enjoyed reading this. It is a very exciting tale. My only critiques are that it can be a bit wordy and the charecters prone to hysteria sometimes. This does make reading so parts a little tedious, but it does chug along. For a classic book the treatment of the female charecters were very well done. I do wish the ending paid off more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Grief

Minor: Sexism and Confinement

bookwarmm's review against another edition

2.0

maybe like 2,5 ⭐️
ur girl loves languorous language and books in which to some it might seem that nothing is happening… but this was truly too boring ngl… I liked the very beginning lol and like the fact that it is indeed pretty gay

dermonik's review against another edition

4.0

The thing that I love about this book — and the thing that also leads to its flaw — is how the story is presented. The weaving of journals, articles, and telegrams are a fantastic way to provide different perspectives on the horror that is Dracula. Suspense thrives on the concept of the unknown and investment, and you really feel the characters going through the motions when they don't know what's coming next, and it tethers you into their reality. These journals exist in the world; the story isn't simply being spouted from some omniscient narrator.

But, with the characters sharing their thoughts and recording dialogue that they can somehow remember with pinpoint accuracy, it comes apparent that scenes will simply drag on for longer than necessary, repeating the same thing ad nauseam. I'm probably a little impatient when it comes to the slow, daunting pace that the horror needs to actually be scary, but at the end of the day, it wasn't gripping at my heartstrings hard enough in some places. ESPECIALLY at the end.

fluffyanka's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

3.5

sweethaunting's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

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

0.5

This was such a beautiful journey. I chose the book for Dracula but I stayed for the stunning character writing.

sumayyaha's review against another edition

4.0

Loved
Quincy Morris
Van Helsing
Mina Murray
Jonathan Harker
John Seward
Renfield

Basically all the characters but damn they were smart. Well besides that time with Mina...

radianrad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

anitahoz's review against another edition

So hard to stomach some of the language- it felt like I was climbing mountains to the next page and the next. 

kshng's review against another edition

1.0

This book was far from creepy/scary. I found it to be really boring.