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thecoffeepot13's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
emudds's review
dark
3.5
bella where the hell ya been loca!! i'm a basic bitch so the highlight of this was def carmilla for me. the stories were hit or miss but i find it beautiful and fitting that most times there was a hit (shambleau by c.l. moore, pages from a young girl's journal by robert aickman, love starved by charles l. grant) it was written by or about women and usually very gay <33
quotes bb:
"the humdrum, everyday life of the generality of men is repulsive to you; you have tasted the joys and pleasures of life, at least what are so called, and you have found them tame and hollow. how soon one tires of the things one sees all around! life consists in change."
-"'you are afraid to die?' 'yes, everyone is.' 'but to die as lovers may--to die together, so that they may live together."
-"and yet it is not that i feel myself wanting in either energy or passion. it is merely that i lack for anything or anyone worthy of such feelings, and refuse to spend them upon what is unworthy."
-"one kiss. that's all. one kiss. i'm hungry."
quotes bb:
"the humdrum, everyday life of the generality of men is repulsive to you; you have tasted the joys and pleasures of life, at least what are so called, and you have found them tame and hollow. how soon one tires of the things one sees all around! life consists in change."
-"'you are afraid to die?' 'yes, everyone is.' 'but to die as lovers may--to die together, so that they may live together."
-"and yet it is not that i feel myself wanting in either energy or passion. it is merely that i lack for anything or anyone worthy of such feelings, and refuse to spend them upon what is unworthy."
-"one kiss. that's all. one kiss. i'm hungry."
sofipitch's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
I good collection of vampire stories. Especially with the older ones you get to see how the vampire mythos evolved and you notice which themes carry on into other works. I marked some of my favorites, which were usually scary or sexy. The vampire is, to me, best played in stories about control. That's what I mean when I say sexy, a vampire should be the representation of not being able to control yourself around what you want, whether it's blood (literally for vamps) or sex or alcohol, etc. So some of the more puritanical, we kill the vampire and go home at the end, stories weren't really my speed. I want to see people struggling between what is "right" and what they want. I want to read about some feral people/vampires.
Some of the stories weren't even about traditional blood sucking vampires but energy vampires, which was also a good choice on the editor. Most of the stories I enjoyed, only a couple I ended up skimming. On the table of contents I started all the ones I really liked so I could revisit them later.
Some of the stories weren't even about traditional blood sucking vampires but energy vampires, which was also a good choice on the editor. Most of the stories I enjoyed, only a couple I ended up skimming. On the table of contents I started all the ones I really liked so I could revisit them later.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Violence
tessannredhead's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
ori2590's review
4.0
Chilly and dark. This book combines stories mostly from Eastern European literature.
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