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rory_john14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Animal death, Cannibalism, Classism, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Gun violence, and Torture
Minor: Racism, Alcohol, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Racial slurs
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Xenophobia, Confinement, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Ableism
Moderate: Cannibalism and Gaslighting
Minor: Gun violence
ominous_teapot's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Blood and Death
Minor: Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, and Body horror
nightfell's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I loved all the different gothic/horror elements Dracula included, as I was only expecting the vampire element. There was asylums with mentally ill people, hypnosis, sleepwalking, missing children, cemeteries, breaking into graves, castles and of course Vampires.
I liked all the characters, and the relationships that grew between them, especially Mina and Lucy, Van Helsing and John Seward, and Van Helsing and Mina. Mina is so smart and cute and Van Helsing and Seward were all my favourite characters. Jonathan Harker's journals at the beginning were so funny and fun to read, and I like how they were the foundation for the rest of the story. It's so cute how they all read each other's diaries, and I liked how they all became a sort of found family in the second half of the book.
Overall, it was a good book, and I would recommend to anyone who is up for a 400 page classic, and who likes Vampires and books with a gothic setting.
Moderate: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, and Kidnapping
trulydevious's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Death
Moderate: Stalking, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Body horror
Minor: Alcohol
margztgz's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Read this for my classic monsters class, this novel feels like an epic tale that is long and laborious yet with some beautiful writing. Mina pissed me off. Literally everything seems to go back to gender roles and sex, but it's brilliantly done.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Stalking, Violence, and Sexism
Minor: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
miagw962's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The world seems full of good men, even if there are monsters in it.
I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS. I enjoyed Dracula sooooo much! I am so happy! This is exactly what I wanted, something spooky and gothic that is thrilling, easy to read and has good characters. Such a classic story and, again, THE CHARACTERS. I will tell you right now I loved every single person. I felt that everyone was so distinctive and likeable (except maybe Dracula himself but he was still a king) and I don't think I've ever felt a love like that for characters from classic literature ever! Like, I am passionate about it! I just feel like this is such an accessible book and can be read in so many different ways, as a character study of individual people and their relation to the situation, but also in countless other ways. There are a lot of great reviews and I'm sure articles that go into detail about Dracula, further than surface level. But the thing is, you can also read it at that surface level! And I feel like that's kind of what I did. I just wanted to be entertained and freaked out and I was. I loved the tone of this book - horror contrasted with the hopefulness of our main ensemble. Just so good. I understand why it's stood the test of time and why Count Dracula himself is such an iconic character.
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Death
lillythebluepaladin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
It is a very old book, so the treatment of its female characters were... interesting. Definetly don't expect some Mulan type of badass female characters, because those poor women weren't allowed to do so, but expect to love them none the less!
It's definetly not a very scary story, but a fun one to read, and I can definetly recommend for others who want to read the classics like me <3
Morris was cleeeaaarlyyy written by a man who has never met an American in his life, but the human manifestation of Texas was a fun character, and I was so sad when he died :(
One thing I'm not sure about are the Romani, the romanians, and the hebrew character... I AM WHITE, SO I HAVE NO WORD IN SAYING IF THEY'RE APPROPRIATE OR NOT, but I got some feelings, so definetly check up on that before reading, just in case <3
Graphic: Blood and Body horror
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Gore, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Animal death, Cultural appropriation, and Racial slurs
brnineworms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Overall I did enjoy Dracula and I’m glad I finally sat down and read it. It’s certainly not without its flaws but I think it’s worth reading if you haven’t already.
“The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.”
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
Minor: Body horror, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, and Vomit