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cfaus's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, hear me out……
I’m not super into horror because I’m a fragile human with, what some might call, a delicate constitution. So in an effort to toughen up a bit I’m working on it. For some reason, I started here with an omitted chapter from Dracula. It’s cool. It’s dark. It’s gothic. It’s also…..predictable. I understand that most modern day horror and suspense is BASED on gothic horror authors work such as Stoker. So the predictability speaks to the influence Stoker had in the genre. However, I just hate these kinds of narrators it just feels so unrealistic or if it is realistic it speaks to how stupid people are which is equally irritating. Like, everything pointed to it being a bad idea to go up that road to the spooky village. I don’t find the story scary I just find it annoying. No shit some spooky shit happened. You went into a spooky place!
I’m not super into horror because I’m a fragile human with, what some might call, a delicate constitution. So in an effort to toughen up a bit I’m working on it. For some reason, I started here with an omitted chapter from Dracula. It’s cool. It’s dark. It’s gothic. It’s also…..predictable. I understand that most modern day horror and suspense is BASED on gothic horror authors work such as Stoker. So the predictability speaks to the influence Stoker had in the genre. However, I just hate these kinds of narrators it just feels so unrealistic or if it is realistic it speaks to how stupid people are which is equally irritating. Like, everything pointed to it being a bad idea to go up that road to the spooky village. I don’t find the story scary I just find it annoying. No shit some spooky shit happened. You went into a spooky place!
lunababybat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Honestly, I didn't really understand what was going on, which is very much a "me problem." However, the spooky vibes were immaculate and it's interesting to see how different Dracula was supposed to start out.
burntnorth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
linci's review against another edition
Will finish Dracula's guest some other time
zeallygreen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
foulone's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
inquisitive_chap's review against another edition
3.0
Good collection of short stories. They vary in quality but are gripping and often mysterious!