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A review by madderhatter5304
Dracula by Bram Stoker
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was a good audiobook to listen to, I loved the different voices and actors! That was really cool. Dracula was a good Gothic horror novel, I understand why it's a classic, this was probably a really big step for the horror genre! Although, I did get lost a couple times just because there's so much going on and it's all written as journal entries (which was also cool, just a lot to follow)
It was a very classic story of good vs. evil, and it was honestly a good representation of assault against women. Not that women were the only victims, however they're more present. Dracula stalks women, attacks them in the night, and forces them to do/become something they don't want to. And honestly Bram Stoker did a really good job not putting blame on women, even for this being written in 1897. You would think for something written that long ago, you'd see more "if she wasn't doing *this* if she didn't look like *that* then this wouldn't have happened" but instead, Bram Stoker approached this novel and his characters with understanding and sympathy. I was a little shocked, but I really loved it.
It was a very classic story of good vs. evil, and it was honestly a good representation of assault against women. Not that women were the only victims, however they're more present. Dracula stalks women, attacks them in the night, and forces them to do/become something they don't want to. And honestly Bram Stoker did a really good job not putting blame on women, even for this being written in 1897. You would think for something written that long ago, you'd see more "if she wasn't doing *this* if she didn't look like *that* then this wouldn't have happened" but instead, Bram Stoker approached this novel and his characters with understanding and sympathy. I was a little shocked, but I really loved it.