Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Dracula Illustrated by Bram Stoker

95 reviews

mxine_'s review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny 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

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this is why you dont use airbnb

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, War, Classism

vrtlz0's review against another edition

0.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this is my opinion.

honestly, this book was meh. it's an oldie, so obviously a lot of its tropes that USED to be cool and revolutionary are now overplayed. the language is cool and i like the letter-based storytelling.

but besides that, this book is like weirdly misogynistic and dracula's closeted, like "the closet is glass and i know what you are boy kiss- i mean, boy blood sucker" closeted. like why is he so obsessed, bro coulda just killed jonathan 😭😭 also every woman in this book is written to be weak and lucy is sexualized. 19th century L

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping

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

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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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

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

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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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

cryptid404's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark hopeful 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder

Minor: Sexism

eva_vva's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War

celery's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark 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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Could've been shorter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

nadia's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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The book isn't without its flaws but I really got into it! I loved the storytelling format and there were certainly times where, despite its overall slow pace, the book felt like a page turner! Glad to have finally read this popular classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexism

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

pbella3's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder