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A review by sylvia_reads
Dracula by Bram Stoker
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I (like many) read this book as Dracula Daily and I can’t believe I spent half a year reading a piece of Dracula almost every day.
I loved the experience, I loved being able to talk to others about it and I did very much enjoy the book.
Of course the whole Dracula Daily experience does cloud my judgement a little but I found the characters surprisingly relatable and funny and I would of course die for Mina and Jonathan.
You can see how my judgement is clouded by how much I say things are complicated in the standard questions, because for many the answer would be No in the whole, but because of this very intense reading and overthinking, I feel so full of nuance about the characters that everything seems complicated - not helped by the fact that the novel is over 100 years old and therefore quite outdated in many aspects.
Anyway this was a great experience 10/10 would recommend and I will definitely reread the book one day in its original order.
I loved the experience, I loved being able to talk to others about it and I did very much enjoy the book.
Of course the whole Dracula Daily experience does cloud my judgement a little but I found the characters surprisingly relatable and funny and I would of course die for Mina and Jonathan.
You can see how my judgement is clouded by how much I say things are complicated in the standard questions, because for many the answer would be No in the whole, but because of this very intense reading and overthinking, I feel so full of nuance about the characters that everything seems complicated - not helped by the fact that the novel is over 100 years old and therefore quite outdated in many aspects.
Anyway this was a great experience 10/10 would recommend and I will definitely reread the book one day in its original order.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, and Racism