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finn_vibing's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Antisemitism
rehtaehwashere's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.0
- What I liked: The DRAMA, the characterization of Dracula, how hell-bent they were on catching him after he corrupted Lucy,
that Lucy's mother fucked her over by not just leaving her and her flowers the hell alone and opening windows. The wolves and the bats. The suspicions of Dracula's neighbors and that everyone knew and just said LITERALLY NOTHING.Dracula throwing the mirror out the window lmao - What I disliked: that they equated soft feminine virginal girls with morality and goodness implying that Lucy deserved what happened because she wasn't 'pure' enough. That women were written as such weak little things and that they only got praise when they 'thought like men'. That the story was basically men saving 'women in distress'. That the language was so flowery and annoying to parse through.
- Overall thoughts: I think I'll stick to modern adaptations because the flowery language was so annoying to get through and I loved how dramatic Dracula was but the characterization of women left a lot to be desired. It was definitely a product of its time and a good story none-the-less if you can overlook the 1 dimensional female characters but it's hard for me to do. The men are well written, rounded out characters that show emotion which is a bright spot in this.
- Recommend to a friend? Y
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, and Sexism
Moderate: Medical content, Violence, Death, Addiction, Terminal illness, Colonisation, and Classism
hexxchen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Deutsches Audible Hörbuch.
Die Sprache ist gewöhnungsbedürftig, weil "haben" nicht als Hilfswerb in der Vergangenheitsform genutzt wird und einige Begriffe in ihrer Bedeutung veraltet sind. Aber für Muttersprachler stellt es kein Problem dar. Auch die Sitten und wie Charaktere übereinander sprechen, gerde im Sinn von Geschlechterrollen und Vorurteilen. Das Buch ist nun einmal über 100 Jahre alt.
Ich finde die Stimme von Mina klingt recht gelangweilt, oder soll naiv und tüchtig klingen? Sonst mag ich aber, dass die Erzählstruktur von Briefen und Tagebüchern durch mehrere Leser herausgesrbeitet wird.
Die Geschichte entwickelt sich anfangs mit Schrecken, dann aber sehr langsam und eher rätzelhaft. (Heutige Leser sind zusätzlich gespoilert und hier könnte es langweilig werden.) Zum Ende habe ich persönlich jedoch etwas Interesse verloren, vielleicht wegen einem 2023 Blick auf Van Helsings Psychologiewissen, aber eig. zieht das Tempo hier wieder ein bisschen an, da die Protagonisten nun aktiv werden. Das Ende kommt dann aber sehr abrupt und war für mich etwas unbefriedigend.
Alles in Allem ist Drakula aber eine sehr interessante Geschichte, eine der frühen Vampirerzählungen, welche unsere Popkultur für immer geprägt haben. Für Freunde von Horror und Fantasy daher eine Empfehlung.
Die Sprache ist gewöhnungsbedürftig, weil "haben" nicht als Hilfswerb in der Vergangenheitsform genutzt wird und einige Begriffe in ihrer Bedeutung veraltet sind. Aber für Muttersprachler stellt es kein Problem dar. Auch die Sitten und wie Charaktere übereinander sprechen, gerde im Sinn von Geschlechterrollen und Vorurteilen. Das Buch ist nun einmal über 100 Jahre alt.
Ich finde die Stimme von Mina klingt recht gelangweilt, oder soll naiv und tüchtig klingen? Sonst mag ich aber, dass die Erzählstruktur von Briefen und Tagebüchern durch mehrere Leser herausgesrbeitet wird.
Die Geschichte entwickelt sich anfangs mit Schrecken, dann aber sehr langsam und eher rätzelhaft. (Heutige Leser sind zusätzlich gespoilert und hier könnte es langweilig werden.) Zum Ende habe ich persönlich jedoch etwas Interesse verloren, vielleicht wegen einem 2023 Blick auf Van Helsings Psychologiewissen, aber eig. zieht das Tempo hier wieder ein bisschen an, da die Protagonisten nun aktiv werden. Das Ende kommt dann aber sehr abrupt und war für mich etwas unbefriedigend.
Alles in Allem ist Drakula aber eine sehr interessante Geschichte, eine der frühen Vampirerzählungen, welche unsere Popkultur für immer geprägt haben. Für Freunde von Horror und Fantasy daher eine Empfehlung.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Violence
sleep walking, old gender stereotypesswisner's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Mental illness
utopiaandmelancholy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I picked this up mainly as foundational text of most vampire media. There was a great deal more religious content than I was expecting, weirdly, but equally more slightly ridiculous shenanigans. Overall, it was a decent story, and I'm glad to have read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, Mental illness, Self harm, Racism, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Blood, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Animal death, Misogyny, and Stalking
cooldudenick's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Blood
perryz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
An absolute slay
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Gore
renicula's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Stalking, and Blood
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
Minor: Child death
People forget there’s a cowboy in this book, which gets it at least another half star.provokamin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The book was very sexist, very christian, but also very good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent and Child death
rosamaria's review against another edition
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
3.5
It’s a good thing Dracula did not turn Van Helsing into a vampire, because we would have had to sit through his drawn-out monologues for all eternity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Animal death, and Sexism