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The Annotated Carmilla (2nd Edition) by

mraible18's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

A classic that started the lesbian vampire trope, which is a personal favorite. Glad I finally took the plunge to read the original work that’s to my Queer Book Club. 

brose's review against another edition

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3.75

Maybe the real vampires were the lesbians we met along the way <3

nataliereadz's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

2.0

In all fairness this was written at the beginning of time, so the flouncy, purple prose, and 10k words to say something that can be expressed in 3 was par for the course back then (gross but ok!) However, reading this today, in modern times, is an absolute slog! I trucked on, given my obsession with all things vampires. I can't possibly be this smitten with them and not have read the queen of all vampires' origin story, now could I?!

naomixnaomi's review against another edition

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medium-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

klaproos's review against another edition

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

4.0

jsdana's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

sleepy_cat's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

anacereading's review against another edition

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

3.0

jillybeans's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

squidgirl's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25