A review by bookedbymadeline
Dracula by Bram Stoker

dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This book was so slow and confusing! I didn’t know what was happening most of the time because it’s formatted/told through letters and diary entries from several people. Plus I read it on audio with only one narrator doing slightly different voices which is probably why it was so confusing

I wish I had listened to the Audible version because I just saw it has a full cast including Tim Curry and Alan Cumming 😩 Maybe I would’ve enjoyed that one better?

Only reason I finished was because 1) I was doing the audio version while painting 2) it’s for my book club 3) by the time I thought about DNFing I was a little over 50% through  (plus I was hoping the second half would be better) 🙈 and 4) I can finally say I’ve read Dracula

The pacing took away from the horror and the story dragged longer than it needed to because the climax is two sentences long.

There were some interesting parts and I enjoyed the first 100ish pages, but honestly I can’t recommend this book to anyone and I couldn’t tell you much about what happened.
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