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kalira's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Though one of the earliest English-language pieces of fiction about vampires, other than this claim, I don't find much terribly of interest to the very dense, somewhat overwrought (and yet paradoxically lacking in emotion) short story here.
(Bracketed, somewhat confusingly, by real world letters/discussion about Lord Byron, aside from referencing the gathering that led to the writing of Frankenstein, among other things.)
(Bracketed, somewhat confusingly, by real world letters/discussion about Lord Byron, aside from referencing the gathering that led to the writing of Frankenstein, among other things.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Racism
lilith89ibz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Very stereotypically gothic, with all it entails, it's a fun little story. We do have this one to thank for most modern vampire tropes, so there's that!
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny and Racism
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