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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.
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.
All in all, definitely not among Rice's bad novels, but not up with her most stellar works either.
lpjapican's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This book takes a convoluted route to get you to the climax, but it does make sense why the author did this. Reader beware it is a long journey. Ties into historical significance were so interesting. As discussed in book 1 there is a lot of incest in the family. This book goes into greater detail on the incest and a lot more statutory rape. If those topics are triggering to you, please skip this book, there’s so much of it.
fakeppy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
nocturnical's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? No
1.0
I am a hater at this point & I still have one more book to read. If you don't absolutely despise Michael by the end of the first few chapters, I am judging you. I find myself rooting for Lasher because he's a weird baby man punting incest bourgeois uteruses into the sun in hopes of furthering soft spot babyman kind & their unquenchable mommy milk fetish & I can never take anything seriously again. The noise I made when I read the chapter of newborn Emaleth banging an old dude for milk was so shrill it likely couldn't be detected by human ears. The only sympathetic character in this book emerges from a backstory fraught with casual racism & xenophobia all to immediately start a relationship with a 13 year old girl as a man in his thirties. Put me in the ground. I am tired.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, and Rape