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charliereadsalot 's review for:
In a Glass Darkly
by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
3.75 STARS
CW: violence, mental illness, blood, death (including of loved ones, parents and children)
I read Carmilla for class and absolutely loved it. If this was only Carmilla, it would have gotten 4.25 stars! I loved that the story was pretty gay and even though a lot of the suspense and mystery is probably nonexistent for modern readers (because how could you not be familiar with vampire lore at this point in pop culture), I still enjoyed the story a lot. I especially loved the General telling his story and basically yapping for the latter half of the story.
The framing of that was also interesting and that basically convinced me to read the rest of this collection as well. I love Gothic fiction for its play with story framing and its awareness and consciousness for literature overall. I definitely enjoyed this a lot and it has cemented my love for Gothic fiction even more. I can totally see myself returning to this collection again.
CW: violence, mental illness, blood, death (including of loved ones, parents and children)
I read Carmilla for class and absolutely loved it. If this was only Carmilla, it would have gotten 4.25 stars! I loved that the story was pretty gay and even though a lot of the suspense and mystery is probably nonexistent for modern readers (because how could you not be familiar with vampire lore at this point in pop culture), I still enjoyed the story a lot. I especially loved the General telling his story and basically yapping for the latter half of the story.
The framing of that was also interesting and that basically convinced me to read the rest of this collection as well. I love Gothic fiction for its play with story framing and its awareness and consciousness for literature overall. I definitely enjoyed this a lot and it has cemented my love for Gothic fiction even more. I can totally see myself returning to this collection again.