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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
medium-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
I did a Very Thorough book report on this for ninth grade English. š
More than anything, I just found this book to be overly dull and pretentious. The writing style just reeked of pretension. So much so that I found myself growing bored with this book rather quickly. This was my first time reading Anne Rice and now I'm not sure if I should read more of her stuff or not. If they're all like this, I'm thinking it would be better not to.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting take on what it means to be immortal and forced to kill to stay sane and āaliveā.
I do think certain parts were a bit confusing, which owes to the structure of the story being written in the style of an interview in which the vampire is doing most of the talking. The writing is very dense and feels like it couldāve been a bit shorter.
However, it kept my attention because of the implications of immortality on the psyche and the representation of queer love.
I do think certain parts were a bit confusing, which owes to the structure of the story being written in the style of an interview in which the vampire is doing most of the talking. The writing is very dense and feels like it couldāve been a bit shorter.
However, it kept my attention because of the implications of immortality on the psyche and the representation of queer love.
slow-paced
4.5
I finally read this book. I donāt exactly remember what made me want to read it but Iām really happy I did. I ended up really enjoying it. I donāt need to say a whole lot about it, but I did end up watching the movie right after and I think they did a pretty good job on that one!
It was very introspective and I loved Claudia so that was allā¦ a lot, by the end, but I loved it. A part that really stuck out was the lines about the black ocean, for some reason. I just feel like this book touched on vampires in a way I still havenāt seen in any other book since itās publication.
Another thing that struck me was the difference in āchild vampiresā compared to Fledgling by Octavia Butler. I read Fledgling not too long ago and while I enjoy a lot of it, it was just really very sexual regarding the vampire in the body of a little girl. This book, though it touches on it in a āill never have the body of an adultā way, doesnāt sexualize her body in that same way. I found it pretty creepy, honestly, so I was happy it wasnāt like that.
Overall, loved it. Considering checking out some of the sequels but still a bit unsure. We shall see!!!
I finally read this book. I donāt exactly remember what made me want to read it but Iām really happy I did. I ended up really enjoying it. I donāt need to say a whole lot about it, but I did end up watching the movie right after and I think they did a pretty good job on that one!
It was very introspective and I loved Claudia so that was allā¦ a lot, by the end, but I loved it. A part that really stuck out was the lines about the black ocean, for some reason. I just feel like this book touched on vampires in a way I still havenāt seen in any other book since itās publication.
Another thing that struck me was the difference in āchild vampiresā compared to Fledgling by Octavia Butler. I read Fledgling not too long ago and while I enjoy a lot of it, it was just really very sexual regarding the vampire in the body of a little girl. This book, though it touches on it in a āill never have the body of an adultā way, doesnāt sexualize her body in that same way. I found it pretty creepy, honestly, so I was happy it wasnāt like that.
Overall, loved it. Considering checking out some of the sequels but still a bit unsure. We shall see!!!
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes