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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a religious experience!
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked the first third… you know… before the weird incest…
Pros: This filled in a lot of gaps from the first book and added a lot of depth to the story from Lestat’s perspective. Introduced new characters and broadened existing ones. Pleasantly gay (but not erotic).
Cons: I just couldn’t get past the whole rock star thing. I get why it happened, but man, it was a stretch for me. Especially starting there. I laughed out loud. And Lestat saying “Sorry if my language isn’t consistent; I’ve been around awhile” felt like an author cop out. You couldn’t be bothered to give him a consistent voice? It could even be consistent in its inconsistency without having to be pointed out.
Overall, fun to read, easy enough to tune in and out, but not especially memorable. I would probably have loved this as a teenager.
Cons: I just couldn’t get past the whole rock star thing. I get why it happened, but man, it was a stretch for me. Especially starting there. I laughed out loud. And Lestat saying “Sorry if my language isn’t consistent; I’ve been around awhile” felt like an author cop out. You couldn’t be bothered to give him a consistent voice? It could even be consistent in its inconsistency without having to be pointed out.
Overall, fun to read, easy enough to tune in and out, but not especially memorable. I would probably have loved this as a teenager.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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
Really liked the first half but then we started getting backstories to the backstories and drowning on.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
+5* for lestat
-1* for incest
-0.25* for side character back stories drawing on a little bit too long for my personal liking
-1* for incest
-0.25* for side character back stories drawing on a little bit too long for my personal liking
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lestat is THE narrator. Is he full of it? Who knows! Part of me believes it because it’s too insane to be false. Only loses half a star because I was briefly convinced he would f*** his mom. (He does not, thank God)
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes