A review by clownfishstix
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

this book is famous for predating Dracula by some two decades. there is very gay undertones. but not in a progressive way. it was kind of written as a shocking, look at this evil lesbian kind of way. but it is public domain now. so I'm looking forward to reading some other adaptions that really take the lgbtq+ motifs to a higher level. My copy is barely under 160 pages so it's an easy read, some pages might need to be reread because of the old dialect. this book was written between 1871 and 1872 for a magazine, so the language is a little hard to understand, but it's still a fun and easy read to turn your brain off to.