Reviews

The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

helenmoss's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

willow1113's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Murder, Death, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death of parent, Suicide, Stalking, Sexism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Incest

the_fang_kid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Anne Rice knows how to write suspense and vivid descriptions 

aliennas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

It honestly has no business being this long. The “Yes, rape me!” and the pedophilia, incest and other… uncomfortable aspects of the book were big yikes. That being said, the narrative and the plot in itself is really cool. Part 2 is a clear highlight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Infidelity, Blood, and Incest

Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, Grief, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Medical content, Gaslighting, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Infidelity, Incest, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Terminal illness, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

readalilsmsm's review against another edition

Too slow, lost interest 

cecilyroseceillam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I throughly enjoyed a re read of the witching hour, still one of my favourite books in the vampire chronicles. I love the gothic setting and how you can feel lashers presence throughout the entire book and the prose, I also liked the Mayfair house was a character in itself and deteriorated and built itself up linking to the events happening in the book. I also liked the Ergodic aspects in the book where the story and history of the mayfairs is told through computer files and conversations overheard and people’s memories. It added to the atmosphere extremely well and made the mayfairs feel even more mysterious and powerful than what they already are. The gothic setting and descriptions present were very beautiful too and extremely lush and alive like the flowers being described. The science was also interesting and its conversations of cells, chromosomes and other things and I also enjoyed all the philosophical and religious conversations present too. I also really enjoyed seeing how this book slot into the vampire chronicles and seeing it link the first 5 books and the similarities between lasher and ahmel. Would recommend the witching hour if you’re a fan of old gothic novels like Rebecca and mrs dalloway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, and Rape

ingo_lembcke's review against another edition

5.0

Planning to read this again, and bought it as an ebook XMas 2019 for a low price.
Depending on my feelings then having read again I might change the rating and write a review.

illusie's review against another edition

1.0

I did not finish this because I thought it was very boring.

lisajlindstrom's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

vlookup's review against another edition

5.0

Would read this again.