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A review by calamitymeat
Dracula, Motherf**ker! by Alex de Campi
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
WOWWWWW I have a LOTTT to say about the art so I will really try my hardest to reel it in a bit but holy SHITTTTT the art in this is fucking PHENOMENAL. I've never read any of Erica Henderson's work but this single handedly convinced me that I need to read all of it ASAP. God, the layouts and the colours and the CREATURE DESIGN!!!!!!! Holy SHITTTTT.
The story is also wonderful. Women married to terrible men is a fascinating subject and I'm glad out of all the choices de Campi could have picked, he went with Dracula's wives.
My only actual criticism of this is that it's painfully short. Outside of just wanting more of it, it's INCREDIBLY fast paced (but not to the point where it's a genuine issue) and I do feel like this would definitely benefit from another 30 pages. It's supposed to be giving a voice to the thrown away women in Dracula, but it's too short to do that meaningfully. What does it say about the way we use female characters when we only use them to make our point and they don't exist outside of our commentary? I just want them to be more like real people than dolls used to blatantly state the author's point.
The story is also wonderful. Women married to terrible men is a fascinating subject and I'm glad out of all the choices de Campi could have picked, he went with Dracula's wives.
My only actual criticism of this is that it's painfully short. Outside of just wanting more of it, it's INCREDIBLY fast paced (but not to the point where it's a genuine issue) and I do feel like this would definitely benefit from another 30 pages. It's supposed to be giving a voice to the thrown away women in Dracula, but it's too short to do that meaningfully. What does it say about the way we use female characters when we only use them to make our point and they don't exist outside of our commentary? I just want them to be more like real people than dolls used to blatantly state the author's point.