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pierre7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
elf_0203's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
apple0loving0shinigami's review against another edition
3.0
Now I know where Anne Rice's inspiration for Queen of the Damned came from
impangs's review against another edition
3.0
Decent story, though the language and style are distinctly of an age. Such style can be slow and heavy at times, but often poetic and spectacular.
The story set me up for a particular ending. A storyline I saw so clearly that I was often peeved at the main character for being slow on the uptake. When the conclusion finally came...it was a complete smack in the face. I was stunned that this book had given me an ending so far from what I expected. I didn't feel like I missed anything, but rather that the story had failed to deliver what it promised.
A quick visit to Wikipedia informed me that there had originally (1904 publishing) been a different ending, which had been rewritten in 1912. It sounds like the original ending was what I was expecting.
I'm going to hunt up the original ending now.
The story set me up for a particular ending. A storyline I saw so clearly that I was often peeved at the main character for being slow on the uptake. When the conclusion finally came...it was a complete smack in the face. I was stunned that this book had given me an ending so far from what I expected. I didn't feel like I missed anything, but rather that the story had failed to deliver what it promised.
A quick visit to Wikipedia informed me that there had originally (1904 publishing) been a different ending, which had been rewritten in 1912. It sounds like the original ending was what I was expecting.
I'm going to hunt up the original ending now.
eurydycja's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
Początek książki bardzo mi się podobał, ale wraz z upływem stron miałam coraz więcej zarzutów. Więcej tu suchych przemów, niż samej akcji. A element grozy nie przetrwał próby czasu, niestety.
Początek książki bardzo mi się podobał, ale wraz z upływem stron miałam coraz więcej zarzutów. Więcej tu suchych przemów, niż samej akcji. A element grozy nie przetrwał próby czasu, niestety.
jnicweb's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
3.0
I like Dracula better. I don’t like when novels are told like a story one character tells the other characters in big blocks of text.
psoglav's review against another edition
1.0
UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) ★ 1/5 stars
Radnja (story) ★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★✫
Likovi (characters) ★
Pozitivno (pros) - nema.
Negativno (cons) - glupa radnja, besmisleni dijalozi.
Radnja (story) ★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★✫
Likovi (characters) ★
Pozitivno (pros) - nema.
Negativno (cons) - glupa radnja, besmisleni dijalozi.
madamenovelist's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Blood
Moderate: Xenophobia and Colonisation
This audiobook has the edited “happy ending” that is different from the original ending and overall does not match the story.nadiamer's review against another edition
1.0
I struggled to continue reading this book. But I continued for the hope that I would enjoy it more by the end, that I might understand it better. Though the ending was disappointing. The writing is well done but the story itself is not something that I enjoy. There still was a few interesting parts but I’m just glad I’ve finished it and I can move onto a new book.