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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
It's hard for me to understand that the person who wrote Carmilla is the same person that wrote the rest of the book. It feels so different to me. Perhaps it's because I've read Carmilla before. The whole book was a trudge until I started Carmilla. Then I couldn't put it down.
dark
relaxing
tense
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:
Yes
Overall a great read—some of the stories actually had me a little spooked when I found myself out alone late at night, which is quite the accomplishment. As I’ve been focusing on the GRE lately, I also couldn’t help but notice the significant amount of GRE vocab in these stories, so it’s an excellent read for anyone studying for the verbal! Carmilla is, of course, certainly the best short story in the collection, but the others hold their own perfectly well and should not be overlooked.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Impossible to pick a favorite story from this collection;however, the judge, Harbottle was by far my favorite character with his "gouty claw" and his "buxom housekeeper". I had read "Collected Ghost Stories" of M.R. James prior to "In a Glass Darkly". James was a self proclaimed "disciple" of Le Fanu and this became apparent as I read the stories from the master himself. Wonderfully creepy collection.