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Alayna
is 99% done
[I finished it but don't like leaving public reviews]
While I enjoyed the book as a whole, the ending was quite disappointing. I REALLY wanted to like it!
The last ~40% of the book is building to the final climax which is resolved in literally 2 pages. Very anticlimactic and feels like it ends quite suddenly.
Cute epilogue at the end though :)
— Mar 12, 2024 05:06PM
While I enjoyed the book as a whole, the ending was quite disappointing. I REALLY wanted to like it!
The last ~40% of the book is building to the final climax which is resolved in literally 2 pages. Very anticlimactic and feels like it ends quite suddenly.
Cute epilogue at the end though :)
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Alayna
is 64% done
I'm not sure if Stoker meant this book to be a commentary on the role of women in society or if it is just a reflection of its time but DANG is it a heavy theme in the middle of the novel.
Perfect woman=innocent, sweet, docile, servile.
EVIL VAMPIRE LADY=SEXY!!!
Huge breakdown in writing quality that pulled me out of the book when Stoker used "voluptuous" THREE TIMES IN HALF A PAGE!!
All in all, still enjoying it.
— Mar 07, 2024 03:30PM
Perfect woman=innocent, sweet, docile, servile.
EVIL VAMPIRE LADY=SEXY!!!
Huge breakdown in writing quality that pulled me out of the book when Stoker used "voluptuous" THREE TIMES IN HALF A PAGE!!
All in all, still enjoying it.
Alayna
is 41% done
I'm very tickled that a book written so long ago can still elicit such strong reactions from me. I find myself frequently saying "Oh SH*T" as the suspense grows as little pieces of the puzzle come together.
— Mar 02, 2024 01:36PM
Alayna
is 36% done
Reading for an upcoming book club. It's so classic it feels very trope heavy until you remember that this is the original.
I'm enjoying the multiple POVs.
I've never really read much horror but listening to the audiobook narration by Simon Vance at a much slower pace than my natural reading gives it a lot more suspense! I'm finding myself genuinely spooked! The character of Renfield is very unsettling.
— Feb 27, 2024 01:59PM
I'm enjoying the multiple POVs.
I've never really read much horror but listening to the audiobook narration by Simon Vance at a much slower pace than my natural reading gives it a lot more suspense! I'm finding myself genuinely spooked! The character of Renfield is very unsettling.
