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"Carmilla" es una historia corta de vampiros. Mezcla romance y horror y planta las bases para lo que serían los vampiros años adelante.

Es dificil juzgar un clásico gótico con los estándares actuales, aún así, esta historia soporta el paso del tiempo con elegancia.

Aunque se pueda sentir lenta de ritmo, el estilo gótico ayuda a que sea fácil sumergirse en la historia. Los fanáticos del género no pueden dejar de leerla.

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"Carmilla" is a short story about vampires. It mixes romance and horror and lays the foundations for what vampires would be.

I know it's hard to judge a gothic classic by today's standards, yet this story stands the test of time gracefully.

Although it may feel slow-paced, the gothic style helps make it easy to immerse yourself in the story.

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kelisabeth's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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mfrisk's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was a great short read that very quickly immerses you into a world of dark forests, gothic castles, and mysterious women. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the setting and towards the end the laying out of vampire lore. What I felt was missing was more depth to our main character Laura and more background to our mysterious stranger Carmilla. Though perhaps that second part is more intentional.

It’s a novella so totally makes sense we don’t get more but that’s what I would have loved along with more of a satisfying conclusion. What we got was not much of a battle but more of a convenient end which felt rushed.

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seraphimgt's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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redcapediver's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I feel like the serialized format hurts the flow of the story but who cares it’s cool

Can’t believe Bram Stoker read this and went “yea that’s pretty good. lil fruity tho”

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