A review by miagw962
Dracula by Bram Stoker

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The world seems full of good men, even if there are monsters in it.

I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS. I enjoyed Dracula sooooo much! I am so happy! This is exactly what I wanted, something spooky and gothic that is thrilling, easy to read and has good characters. Such a classic story and, again, THE CHARACTERS. I will tell you right now I loved every single person. I felt that everyone was so distinctive and likeable (except maybe Dracula himself but he was still a king) and I don't think I've ever felt a love like that for characters from classic literature ever! Like, I am passionate about it! I just feel like this is such an accessible book and can be read in so many different ways, as a character study of individual people and their relation to the situation, but also in countless other ways. There are a lot of great reviews and I'm sure articles that go into detail about Dracula, further than surface level. But the thing is, you can also read it at that surface level! And I feel like that's kind of what I did. I just wanted to be entertained and freaked out and I was. I loved the tone of this book - horror contrasted with the hopefulness of our main ensemble. Just so good. I understand why it's stood the test of time and why Count Dracula himself is such an iconic character. 
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