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Dracula: suivi de L'invité de Dracula by Bram Stoker

223 reviews

iliakay's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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princxporkchop's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious 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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beth_reads13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging 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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leseric's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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addiecren's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

actually enjoyed a good chunk of this, read it with a friend for book club, some parts drag on, but often i couldn’t put it down, hated the ending lol

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angie24's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

“No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.”

I was so intrigued to read the father of vampirism that went on to inspire so much gothic horror. It started off strong, thrilling and full of mystery, but the last third lost some of its bite. I surprisingly really liked the epistolary style and enjoyed how certain events were clearly Dracula’s doing, despite not being stated so by Stoker. It was like being in on an inside joke. Dracula’s influence is still undeniable today, and in the end, I found this book to be a fascinating read, full of nuance and atmosphere.

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lucas_mannion's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Really enjoyed reading Dracula! I connected well with it, it was quite funny at times while also maintaining tension. The pacing was generally good, but dragged a little as it was building to the end. Definitely would recommend reading, I would happily read it again.

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aimeeslittlelibrary's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ah, man. A re-read for me. It’s so good, possibly even better from a re-read. Like with most of these culturally significant books, you have a sense of the novel before you read it. Before this re-read, I was remembering the story - what was as I had expected, what wasn’t. The characters I had visions of, and how they sit in wider literary contexts. But this re-read reminded me just how good of a novel it is. The pacing is spectacular. The way Stoker lays out information, by who, when, and how, is spot on without fail. The characterisation is insanely good- each with a unique voice and personality. I had forgotten how funny they could be, at times, Dracula included. The writing itself is solid, with some memorable quotes - but it is the telling of story that really makes this epistolary form special. Stoker wasn’t the first, nor the last to do this. But did he smash it so far out the park that everyone else is still trying to catch up? Yes. Yes, he did.

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