Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Dracula by Bram Stoker

122 reviews

pollydye's review against another edition

3.0

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

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Miscarriage, Grief

Minor: Child death, Sexual content

anxiousnachos's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

linnylionheart's review against another edition

3.5

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness

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

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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

mhhmm's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

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

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

rory_john14's review against another edition

4.0

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

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

white_tea_beluga's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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

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

mme_carton's review against another edition

3.5

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cannibalism, Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

b33's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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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, Death

Minor: Misogyny, Antisemitism

grayisasleep's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Violence, Death of parent

Minor: Racism, War