Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Dracula Illustrated by Bram Stoker

95 reviews

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-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: Complicated

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Re: Dracula is such an incredible adaption! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

kirjakorppi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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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Amazing voice acting and sound design that really enhanced the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Medical content, Murder

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rochelleisreading's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma

s3ag0at's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

yilliun's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Overall, I enjoyed this much more than I expected I would. The last ~100 pages were such a slog for me to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Xenophobia, Classism

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious 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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When I read one of "the classics," I pause and remind myself that I'm about to step into a different time with different people who held different and sometimes/often offensive beliefs. A "classic" may not be a good story with good characters, but instead may be a good window into the time and place it was written and set in. And "classics" are also saddled with the moniker of being "over-hyped." With this in mind, I can firmly say that I thoroughly enjoyed Dracula! I didn't feel like I was stepping into a totally unfamiliar world because Stoker is descriptive without making the reader feel bogged down with details or flowery descriptions. I think the characters, while quite overwrought, were fully fleshed out *rim shot* people, and I'm pleased to say that this includes the women! Dracula is very much worth the hype. I can see why it's maintained cultural relevance and why its tropes and themes remain popular after 127 years. I was waiting for the mythical "right" time to read this book, and I'm glad I got to enjoy it during spooky season!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

bearystarry's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was a lot different than I'd expected it to be, but I still had fun reading it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lethargicbat's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking

mothstrand's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism