Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Dracula by Bram Stoker

73 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual content

pollydye's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

lucy definitely  listens to lana del rey on a daily basis xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

anxiousnachos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

Dracula remains my favourite classic. I will be taking no further questions. The epistolary format works so well and in my eyes makes this one of the most accessible classics to read. I had such a good time rereading this and then made my partner watch the film version with me (Keane Reeves/Gary Oldman version) and it was an absolute WILD ride. 

Content warnings: death, blood, sexual assault, murder, violence, mental illness, institutionalisation, confinement, medical content, body horror, animal death, racial slurs (G-slur), antisemitism, misogyny, sexism, ableism 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Violence, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

linnylionheart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Antisemitism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

4.5! A treasure piece of gothic fiction. Though it was a slow-paced read, I enjoyed it and the suspense made up for it. I grew fond of the companionship and camaraderie of the group, I find that horror is much more poignant when utilising an ensemble of characters in a fight against the antagonist, especially when that bond is heartened through pain, struggle and loss. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, and Death

mhhmm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicide, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization

rory_john14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Animal death, Cannibalism, Classism, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Racism, Alcohol, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

white_tea_beluga's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

It was beautifully written and to be honest, I loved every bit of it. I did not give it a full five stars because of the frequent misogyny and sexism but it is a victorian book, an exceptional one but still a product of its time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, and Child death

Minor: War, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

mme_carton's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Xenophobia, Confinement, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Ableism

Moderate: Cannibalism and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

b33's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.5

I’m not sure how I felt about this book. The first 50 or so pages were wonderful. It was incredibly interesting, but as it progressed I couldn’t tell if I was bored or interested. The book wasn’t awful and I didn’t hate reading, but I’m honestly not sure what I felt towards it. Though, the ending was pretty good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Misogyny and Antisemitism