Reviews

Lasher by Anne Rice

kenoughbi's review against another edition

2.75

yikes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Torture, Incest, and Racial slurs

starry2013's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit and Rape

Minor: Torture

meerathewriter_levamp's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

byp's review against another edition

2.0

Too many miscarriages.

redqueen84's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

kellygelwix's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

immortal_desi_reads's review against another edition

3.0

I always thought this book was weird. It’s basically a train wreck that I can’t look away from.

princenbeaux's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

3.75

thatcadiegirl's review against another edition

2.0

I guess I'm just not a fan of Anne Rice's style

d_audy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A lot more rambling than its predecessor The Witching Hour, or at least a lot less justifiably as long as it is for the amount of story it had to tell, and less successful at establishing a haunting Southern Gothic ambiance with its languid pace, Lasher remains a fairly satisfying entry in the trilogy, and expands the mythology in an intriguing and creative fashion. It feels a bit like a book in search of a proper protagonist, but it offers a gallery of interesting, occasionally sordid characters. The "historical" figure of Julien Mayfair here stands out a lot more than it did in the first instalment.  Newcomer Yuri is also quite interesting, if under developed, and the young Mona Mayfair has her moments despite a few baffling episodes now and again.  

All in all, definitely not among Rice's bad novels, but not up with her most stellar works either.