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Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
3.0
Carmilla is one of the first vampire novels: the story of Laura, whose father takes in a mysterious girl, and the strange occurrences which follow.
I thought it was interesting to read one of the first vampire novels. It was a little hard to get really into the mystery when you know the plot twist, but it was still a decent read. Weirdly, I found the second half to be more boring than the first half, so I was kind of tired by the end.
I also found that, for female characters written by a man in the 1800s, Laura and Carmilla pretty well done. Obviously, the lesbian-ness of the book is subtle, but there was a decent amount of tension between Laura and Carmilla.
CW: injury/blood; death
I thought it was interesting to read one of the first vampire novels. It was a little hard to get really into the mystery when you know the plot twist, but it was still a decent read. Weirdly, I found the second half to be more boring than the first half, so I was kind of tired by the end.
I also found that, for female characters written by a man in the 1800s, Laura and Carmilla pretty well done. Obviously, the lesbian-ness of the book is subtle, but there was a decent amount of tension between Laura and Carmilla.
CW: injury/blood; death