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Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Having read The Gilda Stories and Fledgling, I was immediately excited to find a queer vampire story pre-dating Dracula. This gothic novel reads much more like a condemnation of deviant desires than an exploration of sexuality and the supernatural as in the case of its more modern counterparts. Yet, I think Carmilla is nonetheless an important piece of vampire and lesbian literary history.
It was slow and tortuous, ridiculously campy, and almost erotic. Though it was not as scary or suspenseful as I had hoped, I had fun!
Now I can’t wait to dive deeper into author interviews and fan re-tellings (such as the web series). I love a queer reclamation of a cult classic!
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief
Minor: Misogyny, Racism
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Racism, Grief
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief
Minor: Suicide
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Lesbophobia
Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship