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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
very good research on the topic of different nations! the foreign words make sense, the customs do exist and the overall feel of it is true. having said that this book is a trip, starts off super fast and interesting, slows down after 60 pages or so and picks up its pace at about 150 pages in, but still not as good as the beginning where Dracula is an actual character with words and actions and not a symbol for a bunch of people to fuss over. it's a no for vampire lovers as it literally gives you minimum of his perspective and the philosophy doesn't go deeper than DEMON EVIL DEMON DEMON UNCLEAN MUST DIE, but it is a yes, if you want to read 400 pages of rich people with too much time writing in their diaries and being emotional
i still believe that there was mild erotica for a while
i still believe that there was mild erotica for a while
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
slow-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
Cannot BELIEVE I waited so long to read this. While this book is definitely not without fault, I really enjoyed it and am so mad at myself for not giving it a chance earlier. So many wonderful characters with distinct, well-written personalities that all-but leap off the page and an adventure that kept me engaged to the end.
With that being said, the treatment of the two main women, specifically in the case of Lucy, is shaky at best and Dracula is not featured nearly as much as I would have wanted. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the distinctness of all of the characters; you get a real sense of who they are and why they do what they do, though I do think Stoker leaned too hard into the idea of them being heroes that he sacrificed some of the more complicated aspects of their personalities and made them all a bit generic in reference to their motivations.
All in all, I appreciate Stoker’s Dracula not only for foundation it laid for my all-time favorite supernatural creature, but also for the genuine fun I had while reading this.
With that being said, the treatment of the two main women, specifically in the case of Lucy, is shaky at best and Dracula is not featured nearly as much as I would have wanted. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the distinctness of all of the characters; you get a real sense of who they are and why they do what they do, though I do think Stoker leaned too hard into the idea of them being heroes that he sacrificed some of the more complicated aspects of their personalities and made them all a bit generic in reference to their motivations.
All in all, I appreciate Stoker’s Dracula not only for foundation it laid for my all-time favorite supernatural creature, but also for the genuine fun I had while reading this.
The last 1/3 of this book is what drug this book down for me. After an amazing and atmospheric first 1/3 and a less exciting but still interesting second 1/3, this book eventually got bogged down in needless repetition and pace killing exposition of the obvious. The climactic scenes were also a let down. The finale where they confront Dracula is literally a sentence long, and after sitting through countless scenes of praising Mina as a pure goddess and back and forth planning this was a major let down. However, as a classic of the vampire genre, it was fun to read the progenitor of all sorts of pop culture references and vampiric lore. I also, really did enjoy the atmosphere of the the first 2/3 of the book and found it effective and fun. The last 1/3, not so much.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated