A review by gwrhyr
Dracula by Bram Stoker

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

Whilst the book is beautifully written, the characters are all exceptionally ignorant in favour of withholding information from the reader.
Van Helsing knows exactly what is happening to Lucy, yet he does not seem to care enough to share his theories. Lucy's death could have easily been avoided had Van Helsing been a little less secretive.

Then there is the error of Van Helsing being a Dutchman from Amsterdam, yet speaking German.

Not to mention the whole blood transfusions affair. Blood types were discovered four years after the publishing of Dracula, so Lucy is unbelievably lucky that all her donors' and her own blood type all seem to agree with each other.


The 'us, womenfolk' speeches given by Stoker through Mina and Lucy also tend to become annoying after the twentieth time.
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