Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Dracula by Bram Stoker, Sparknotes

108 reviews

caro_mac's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious medium-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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Reading for the first time, I was shocked at how contemporary this book feels! In my opinion, it stands up to its reputation as a true classic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Xenophobia, Blood

Minor: Racial slurs

martinviles's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark 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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I only read this for a class. It was so much better than I thought it would be. Good story, great suspense all throughout, but it's definitely a classic. Its long, it quite often drags, also some uncomfortable story elements due to the time period, it's social expectations and views of what it appropriate regarding language. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content

Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia

_egg_1's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs

renicula's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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, Xenophobia, Blood, Stalking

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism

Minor: Child death

People forget there’s a cowboy in this book, which gets it at least another half star.

natfoster's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment

minpin's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism

babyleo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood

Minor: Racial slurs

jelliestars's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

annaki_bytes's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

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More boring than I expected, mostly due to the terribly slow pace in most parts. The main part I enjoyed was the situation with Lucy; the pacing was pretty decent there and it did actually feel tense. But overall not really horror or thriller! Obviously standards for genres are different today though, so it's hard to really judge it that way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia

rynaissanceenby's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious 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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This book definitely reads as a product of the time it was written, but if you can look past those things, it's a good story. It's really interesting to reflect on what is the same and different between it and the current cultural perception of what a stereotypical vampire is like. I was also really happy that Mina was such a strong character throughout the whole story instead of being completely relegated to a damsel in distress.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism