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ruxandra_grr's review
2.0
This was a bit meh. Yeah, gothic, atmospheric, very richly [over]written but with such moralism and religiosity, with a guy falling in love with a woman because she seems so pure and pious, just this guy putting her on a pedestal (which isn't love, in my humble opinion) without even talking to her. So the atmosphere is great, but the rest of it just didn't jibe with me at all.
I'm not going to complain about there not being much vampiric content, I am quite okay with the subtlety of that, and using it as a metaphor for the class-based downfall: the family the woman belongs to used to be rich, now they're not and they've probably mingled with commoners, shucks, what a scandal!
I'm not going to complain about there not being much vampiric content, I am quite okay with the subtlety of that, and using it as a metaphor for the class-based downfall: the family the woman belongs to used to be rich, now they're not and they've probably mingled with commoners, shucks, what a scandal!
marmarci's review
4.0
Precioso cómo está narrado, bello y evocador. Es una historia breve pero inmersiva, con una ambientación que atrapa.
Como ocurre con los relatos cortos de este tipo, deja entrever más que cuenta o desarrolla, de modo que el misterio toma protagonismo, no dejando las cosas claras del todo. Y aún así, consigue crear una imagen muy vívida de lo que va ocurriendo y de los personajes.
Como ocurre con los relatos cortos de este tipo, deja entrever más que cuenta o desarrolla, de modo que el misterio toma protagonismo, no dejando las cosas claras del todo. Y aún así, consigue crear una imagen muy vívida de lo que va ocurriendo y de los personajes.
smitchy's review
2.0
It's been a while since I have read Stevenson and I had forgotten what his style was like... Maybe it was just my mood but I found it very hard to focus on his longish sentences and flowery style.
ale_lopez's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jelenwalker's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
kikpres's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0