A review by outersgrace
Dracula by Bram Stoker

challenging dark slow-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

4.0

What to say about dracula. Is it long, yes. But i really enjoyed the long drawing atmosphere and enveloping creepiness of that. It wasn’t too scary for me as a non horror fan, but gave me the perfect satisfying chill I wanted without being afraid of going to sleep lol. The first half is a lot of atmosphere building and getting the know the characters and the second gets more action-filled. If I were to critique, it was long to read at times because of the format, being in letters and so including a lot of verbose language, being written over a hundred years ago so obviously that language takes longer to compute in my brain, and also having at times unnecessarily long dialogue and descriptive passages. So, two out of three of those aren’t real critiques as the would not have been an issue when it was published and even though the letter/diary format meant sometimes things were verbose, I did enjoy the style and I feel like it helped me understand the characters and their lives better. I feel like it ended a little too suddenly as well but honestly by that point I was just glad to have finished it. So yes. As a classic, it was great and has inspired me to want to branch out a bit more in my genres which is always a good sign!