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Dracula by Bram Stoker

sofiarhidalgo's review against another edition

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Não há época melhor para ler Dracula do que no mês do Halloween, não é mesmo? Juntei coragem de pegar esse clássico de 400 páginas pra ler e não me arrependi. Pensei que por ter sido publicado há mais de 120 anos seria uma leitura difícil, ainda mais porque minha edição é em inglês. Mas me surpreendi. A leitura flui bem e o inglês não é difícil, exceto em algumas partes em que o autor escreve personagens com sotaques carregados. Imaginava que a história seria totalmente diferente, com o cenário sendo estritamente o castelo do Conde e com um número pequeno de personagens. Entretanto, a maior parte da história se passa fora do castelo e sem a aparição constante do vampiro, além de termos vários personagens. Esses me agradaram bastante e também gostei do fato de, no ínicio, suas histórias parecerem sem relação e, ao longo da obra, irem convergindo. Acredito que o meu detalhe favorito foi a forma como a história é contada: através de trechos de diários, cartas, telegramas e matérias de jornais, de modo que temos acesso aos pontos de vista de vários personagens, assim como uma contextualização de outros eventos que ocorrem no pano de fundo. E especialmente me agradou o porquê de esses documentos terem sido organizados, fato que nos é apresentado no decorrer da narrativa. Além disso, é claro, é muito interessante ver todas as características clássicas dos vampiros que estão presentes até hoje na cultura pop (uma coisa que me deixou muito intrigada foi o fato de os personagens usarem flor de alho para afastar os vampiros e não o alho em si), bem como algumas que não são tão mencionadas em filmes e séries, como a capacidade do Dracula de controlar animais como lobos, por exemplo. Por fim, fiquei feliz de ter lido esse clássico e também de ter cumprido o meu cronograma de 2 capítulos por dia. Essa leitura me deu vontade de pegar outros clássicos e, espero, gostar tanto deles quanto gostei desse!

nerdie_kitten's review against another edition

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4.0

Finally.. It feels great to check off this classic from the list... I have immense respect for Mrs Harker.. She is truly amazing inspiring character.

annie_bordeaux's review against another edition

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5.0

and I thought I wouldnt feel compelled to read more when reading classics

laurenled's review against another edition

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

3.0

A classic 

brookston's review against another edition

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

5.0

Obsessed ✨🧛🏼‍♀️

selenenyx's review against another edition

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shelved

bishop_504's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I was hoping for cool vampire fights, but mostly it was just traveling. Renfield was the most interesting character, with his strange ideas about lifeforce transference, but he is not a major part of the book. The different diaries and sources was a cool way of portraying the story, but it sometimes made it feel
more like telling than showing. I also got tired of all the manly man-ness and womanly woman-ness. Maybe the book is just dated. If I were you I’d just watch the Overly Sarcastic Productions YouTube video instead.

beachybookstack's review against another edition

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4.0

A good story pieced together through the writings of the main characters, and great as an audiobook. I didn't realize just how long it would be, and how suddenly it ends. Different time, different pacing.

Listened to the LibriVox version 2 dramatic reading with Dennis Sayers and Elizabeth Klett, etc.

freya_06's review against another edition

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

3.75

jedwards97's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

If you’ve only seen the film, or a selection of the multiple influences created off the back of this book, this will be a surprising read. For some it will contradict what they supposed the book to be, but for me it exceed expectations. The moments of horror were incredibly haunting and tense, Stokers ominous prose captures an eerie sense of dread perfectly, and compliments that with complex feelings across a multitude of likeable characters. I did wish there was more direct contact with the Count, and it felt like the book came abruptly to an end, but apart from that I agree with those that hold this to such high regard in the world of horror.