I almost forgot Carmilla! How could I?! I was
going through my thesis books to make sure I mentioned them all and I realized
I missed one when talking about the old classics. So, here you have it.
You can’t help but marvel at the scenery. Gothic
lovers will be transfixed by the castle and the old allure of the genre which
shows in every detail. The visuals are awesome (I mean, it’s a book and the
font is normal but the visuals you get in your head... or is it just my head?).
Many people read this because it’s said to be a
lesbian story, but I’m not sure. A young lady is brought up by her father and some
servants secluded from basically all people (the castle, remember?!) and when a
girl her age comes to be with her, naturally she develops some kind of bond. But
not that kind of bond. Sure, Carmilla exhibits some tendencies to prefer women
but maybe that’s only to obtain blood from her naive lady friends. A 19th
Century girl is less suspicious when around other girls, right? Preying on men
would attract too much attention, so let’s not talk about this and move to more
important stuff like... ehm... folklore!
The author mentioned some really believable
old-school knowledge about vampires which was laughed at by the infamous
creature- that was nice. When I think about it, there was a lot of vampire info
despite the novel being so short.
I’d say that this book gives you a really good
insight on how the female vampire looked back in the day. It reads fast so if
you don’t like older books for their language or tendency to prolong everything
without any climax, you won’t find this one that obsolete or terrible to read.
GENRE: Gothic
FANGS OUT: you want to see the places
FANGS RETRACTING: could be more elaborated on in the horror scenes
TOTAL SCORE:
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