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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love indulging in the life philosophies Anne Rice scatters within this work of fantasy.
If you’ve ever wondered where all the creepy undead roaming the earth in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles stem from, you’ll find out in this book. This is the third installment in that series, and one of the best ones, which features the same characters and a very exciting plot.
In this amazing story, mischievous vampire Lestat, the modern day rock star, interrupts the queen of the damned’s 6,000 year snooze and she wakes up pretty darn grumpy. In fact, she’s so peeved about her sleep being disrupted and about all the male violence that she just might have to kill a whole bunch of people like, oh, about 90% of the world’s (human) men. She has come to the conclusion that the only way to achieve world peace is by eliminating most of earth’s males; those rotten, good-for-nothing, war-loving, war-inducing creatures that oppress and persecute women. The world would be a better place, she argues, if it’s ruled by women who are nurturers by nature. Hmmm...
How far does she get? And what is the response of the other vampires when she shares her plan of extermination? You don’t expect me to tell you, do you? Read the book and find out! You’re going to love this one.
(Incidentally, there is a movie made about this book. But it stinks. Badly. Don’t watch it. Or at least, don’t watch it before reading this book. And if you’ve had the misfortune of watching it first, read this book so you can erase the ‘bleh’ feeling the film left you with.)
In this amazing story, mischievous vampire Lestat, the modern day rock star, interrupts the queen of the damned’s 6,000 year snooze and she wakes up pretty darn grumpy. In fact, she’s so peeved about her sleep being disrupted and about all the male violence that she just might have to kill a whole bunch of people like, oh, about 90% of the world’s (human) men. She has come to the conclusion that the only way to achieve world peace is by eliminating most of earth’s males; those rotten, good-for-nothing, war-loving, war-inducing creatures that oppress and persecute women. The world would be a better place, she argues, if it’s ruled by women who are nurturers by nature. Hmmm...
How far does she get? And what is the response of the other vampires when she shares her plan of extermination? You don’t expect me to tell you, do you? Read the book and find out! You’re going to love this one.
(Incidentally, there is a movie made about this book. But it stinks. Badly. Don’t watch it. Or at least, don’t watch it before reading this book. And if you’ve had the misfortune of watching it first, read this book so you can erase the ‘bleh’ feeling the film left you with.)
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
tense
slow-paced
Most of rating comes from just how good the Daniel and Armand part was, otherwise this was a very slow read.
Audiobook: Serviceable
Audiobook: Serviceable
An excellent conclusion to the narrative. The final few chapters did not quite reach the standard I gave to Anne Rice's enticing writing, but I couldn't put the novel down.