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sofipitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
9/22:
I read this book in Dec 2020 and promptly became obsessed with it and the Vampire Chronicles. I still am, I reread this in anticipation of the TV show which I am loosing it with excitement looking forward to us. This book and series and author has a lot of flaws and I think rereading IWTV with the knowledge of what AR's later books would be like and the themes she will just keep hammering without any self relfection (pedophilia and incest) did bring out it's flaws even more. But still I can't not love this book it means so much to me I can barely put it into words. At least not something as short as a review, maybe a 40 page essay. The characters and everything they go through just feels so real to me and feels like it captures emotions that before I myself didn't know how to put into words. So despite all it's flaws and the fact that I would very willingly have fought Anne Rice in a Denny's parking lot (or would popeyes be more appropriate? 😂) this book is probably my absolute favorite book of all time and means the world to me. This reread took so long compared to how quickly I read other books a) bc I have like half the book underlined with lines or scenes I like and mostly b) because the emotions it invoked are so strong I often had to take a break
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent
lavender_ani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Slavery
doomluz's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Death of parent
Minor: Slavery
emakay's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts