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Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking
10 Jahre später habe ich es nochmal probiert und bin insgesamt positiv überrascht.
Der erste Teil, Jonathan Harkers Reise nach Transsylvanien war und ist lesenswert, mit interessanten Charakteren und dem Bewusstwerden, dass er sich in einer ziemlich ausweglosen Situation befindet.
Der Teil mit Lucy,Mina und den Herren konnte ich jetzt besser lesen. Die beiden Frauen haben eine schöne Freundschaft und die Charaktere haben alle ihren eigenen Charme.
Sehr gut gefällt mir die Umsetzung des Konzepts, dass es auf mehreren Perspektiven geschrieben wurde. Das Buch ist eine Ansammlung, überwiegend aus Tagebucheinträgen.
Der Spannungsbogen des Romans ist nicht so perfekt gelungen und die Sprache wirkt etwas altbacken, was aber einfach dem geschuldet ist, dass das Werk aus dem späten 19. Jh. Ist.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Minor: Child abuse, Racism
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Sexism
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Forced institutionalization
Graphic: Death, Blood
Moderate: Animal death
Story was slow a lot of the time, but it was relatively suspenseful and mysterious for a classic (note: the novel is more mystery than it is horror). Implemented the idea of “not much happening” in order to create that suspense, which worked well when the novel first started, but not too well at the end (I don’t really enjoy reading multiple POV on people just traveling).
Overall messages were concerning—E.g. xenophobia and stereotyping (this, unfortunately, probably reflected the thinking of some communities at that time…).
The characters were kind of dry, except for Mina and Renfield. There isn’t a lot of character development overall.
I also feel like the author also left out necessary details at times. I still don’t understand why some of the characters did certain things? E.g.
In Short - Outdated messages and plot drags a lot, but interesting to consider the story that popularized the vampire myths.
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death