Scan barcode
A review by tatiannareads
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
4.0
I read Carmilla by [a:J. Sheridan Le Fanu|26930|J. Sheridan Le Fanu|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1410336850p2/26930.jpg] primarily because I'm incredibly excited for [b:An Education in Malice|64414866|An Education in Malice|S.T. Gibson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686147492l/64414866._SY75_.jpg|99987184] — an upcoming dark gothic academia from [a:S.T. Gibson|15721114|S.T. Gibson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1544033777p2/15721114.jpg] that draws from this classic. I personally did not know of this story prior to reading S.T. Gibson's promos for her upcoming release, and I was surprised to learn that it predates Bram Stoker's [b:Dracula|17245|Dracula|Bram Stoker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387151694l/17245._SY75_.jpg|3165724] by a only a few decades.
I listened to this on Audible. It's included in the premium membership and it's a dramatized version as well! I thought it was really well done. The story has a great gothic aesthetic and it held my interest. This was originally published in 1872, and it truly reads like it's ahead of its time. I loved all of the characters and the suspense was so well done!!
I found that I was personally hoping for a slightly different conclusion, however, the conclusion did leave me pondering this story in a great way. I feel this is a classic vampire story that will stay with me. I am so glad I read it and I definitely prefer it to Dracula.
I listened to this on Audible. It's included in the premium membership and it's a dramatized version as well! I thought it was really well done. The story has a great gothic aesthetic and it held my interest. This was originally published in 1872, and it truly reads like it's ahead of its time. I loved all of the characters and the suspense was so well done!!
I found that I was personally hoping for a slightly different conclusion, however, the conclusion did leave me pondering this story in a great way. I feel this is a classic vampire story that will stay with me. I am so glad I read it and I definitely prefer it to Dracula.