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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.
goatpush's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny
georgiemaher's review against another edition
1.0
How are you going to write a book that is both incomprehensible AND hideously racist? Pick a struggle 😭
meganlaurenp_'s review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
stephanieanneauthor's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I adore the movie, and even though I knew the book would not be anywhere near as silly (the film was very loosely based on Stoker's story), I still wanted to give this a read. Plus, I'm a huge fan of "Dracula" since I've read it multiple times for both school and pleasure. When I saw that "Lair of the White Worm" was available for free through my Audible membership, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Unfortunately, I should have passed on it.
What could have been an adventurous monster hunting story ended up being a rambling tale that was less action packed than "Dracula" and much more racist. Any interesting chapters dealt with the history of the monster and the land it occupied, but the rest of the story was surprisingly boring. And maybe it's just because this one couldn't hold my attention, but I'm not confident I could give a clear summary of the plot. I probably should've DNFed this.
What could have been an adventurous monster hunting story ended up being a rambling tale that was less action packed than "Dracula" and much more racist. Any interesting chapters dealt with the history of the monster and the land it occupied, but the rest of the story was surprisingly boring. And maybe it's just because this one couldn't hold my attention, but I'm not confident I could give a clear summary of the plot. I probably should've DNFed this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
psoglav's review against another edition
1.0
My rating: ★
Neverovatno je da pisac legendarnog Drakule može da napiše još dve horor novele (Jewel of the Seven Stars i The Lair of the White Worm) koje su po kvalitetu radnje, likovima i dijalozima toliko loši. U obe novele kreće sa interesantnom idejom, prvo sa mumijama a nakon toga sa praistorijskim džinovskim crvima da bi nakon toga nabacao likove i ubacio radnju koja toliko odudara od početka i deluje tako naivno. Za nijansu je bolja Gospa s pokrovom, gde je bar prva trećina dobra dok se ne ispostavi da nije u pitanju natprirodna strava, pa čak i taj roman jedva zaslužuje 2 zvezdice. Pih!
Neverovatno je da pisac legendarnog Drakule može da napiše još dve horor novele (Jewel of the Seven Stars i The Lair of the White Worm) koje su po kvalitetu radnje, likovima i dijalozima toliko loši. U obe novele kreće sa interesantnom idejom, prvo sa mumijama a nakon toga sa praistorijskim džinovskim crvima da bi nakon toga nabacao likove i ubacio radnju koja toliko odudara od početka i deluje tako naivno. Za nijansu je bolja Gospa s pokrovom, gde je bar prva trećina dobra dok se ne ispostavi da nije u pitanju natprirodna strava, pa čak i taj roman jedva zaslužuje 2 zvezdice. Pih!
nadiamer's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.5
Don't read this, this book took me so long to read cause it caused a billion reading slumps. I just don't know how to DNF a book but I would've if I could. I just have it in my mind I have to finish every book I start and this one was the worst one l've ever read. The racism in this book even if it's just showing the time and how horrible it was back then was sickening. I don't know how it's still being published. The writing itself was badly done. The pacing was all over the place they'd go into pages of some useless stories and then the actual important parts were summed up in a paragraph. The ending was rushed like the rest of the important parts. I can't imagine a book worse than this one. Glad it's over.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism
tmah23's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
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