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gaymidna524's review against another edition
1.0
please. all rising action up to the last 50 pages, of which maybe 10 in total are climactic. we don't even get to full-on see the white worm. there's a reveal of sorts surrounding the worm, in which we learn who it is, but we never get to see any sort of transformation or even conflict/combat with it. there's 2 little chase scenes and that's IT for interaction with the worm. also the ending is the absolute silliest thing i've ever read.
kelforrest's review against another edition
I heard it's pretty racist so I read the first page to add it to my tracker and now I'm turning into arts and crafts :33
baimeeker's review against another edition
1.0
Not worth your time unless you absolutely have to read it. I have a Dracula and other stories book with this one in it. Normally, I’d feel compelled to read everything in the book, but I give up on this one. Between the racism, the inconsistencies, and just not being that interesting, I had to discover if it was worth struggling through it. Turns out goodreads doesn’t think so, and that’s good enough for me. Onto the short stories section...
rubonyx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
Had to dnf this piece of racist trash. I expected better from the author of Dracula.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
kimblebimble's review against another edition
The kind of vile racism that shows genuine hatred, just gross to read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
rosesofthespring's review against another edition
What started as a charming mystery led by a local historian took a deeply racist turn with the arrival of characters from Africa. It continued to dig into more and more colonialist anti-African beliefs until it became clear that the central mystery was going to be mired in white English fears about voodoo and "savage" witchcraft. I could no longer maintain my enthusiasm for the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Alcohol
Graphic use of racial slurs, specifically the n-word.wilma99's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
helloiammikki's review against another edition
2.0
This book does not hold up in the 21st century. What a racist, misogynistic, white supremacist, convoluted mess.
paroof's review against another edition
2.0
Well. I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. The white worm is not particularly scary, in my opinion, which is not usually a big deal. But when I add in the unnecessary, cruel, overt, baffling racism. And I mean "unnecessary" because the story line added NOTHING. It all just sort of fell apart for me. I kept reading because the writing wasn't awful and I wanted to know how in the world the author would end this thing.
NOT recommended.
NOT recommended.
wuigigi's review against another edition
1.0
Potentially the worst thing I've ever read. I like to think that writing this is what killed Stoker.
I finished it out of nothing but spite.
I finished it out of nothing but spite.