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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
judging by the reviews of any of Anne Rice’s books it seems like her writing style is Marmite. the good news is I fuckin LOVE Marmite!!!!!!!!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Akasha is the funniest woman ever, like she just hated men, that's it. This rating is weeks after reading so it's purely based on vibes
Again, hard to rate. Is it good? No. Is it fun? Yes. Did it give me exactly what I was looking for from a book about Lestat and the undead Egyptian queen? Sort of. Beginning is MUCH stronger here than the ending, thought the best parts -- Daniel's story and Jesse's story -- are only tangentially relevant to the actual plot. Still, I will be thinking about 500-year-old Armand and his obsession with blenders and garbage disposals until I die (unless Armand turns me into a vampire, in which case I will respectfully forget everything I learned about him from this book).
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
spent the whole time wanting more lestat but this book also has the devils minion chapter which makes up for its sins. devils minion chapter is 5/5 on its own. akasha was spitting some facts lbr.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
messy and chaotic vampire bullshit, i want 10 more of these.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Death of parent, War
I absolutely loved The Vampire Lestat, but this one was just very very boring. I did not care about the majority of these characters, and even when the familiar characters returned, it just felt like I was reading bad fanfiction about them. This is where the Vampire Chronicles end for me I'm afraid. I'll stick with the first two books and the AMC show from now on.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not as good as the other books because I wasn't as attached to the characters (Baby Jinx? I literally don't care). It was interesting learning about how vampires came to be at least. I care more for the ancient vampires than the young ones. I also don't understand Lestat's attachment to the queen and vice versa. Don't think I'll read the other books in the series, though I'll likely reread the first/second novels on paper at some point. And I want to read The Vampire Lestat before reading Interview With a Vampire.
i can't bring myself to give any book by anne rice a rating less than 4* because her writing is so magical and invocative, too bad her pacing is sometimes weird and she gets lost in some sidestory that isn't all THAT relevant to the main plot of the book. she always makes the endings of the books so magnetic and good that you can't just go all critical on it. it was fun and i absolutely ate up the last chapter of the book
This one is more plot driven than The Vampire Lestat. It has a "mystery" at the center. Anne Rice's prose is ornate and the storytelling is meandering, which I've come to realize is her style. She infuses the story with rich mythology and philosophical musings, making it pleasant to read and ponder. It's cool to see a group of vampire characters that are each so distinct and have different dynamics when interacting with each other. I'm unconvinced by the antagonist Akasha. She seems like a comic book villain by the end. The most entertaining character is still Lestat. So vain, and self-assured, but he is vulnerable and challenged in this story. Yet he learns nothing and immediately seeks to get into trouble again! I think the reason readers love Lestat is we all want to be him: beautiful, powerful, unapologetically himself and never learns a lesson.