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Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice

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agirlandherlibrarian's review against another edition

1.0

(A youtube video chat regarding my love/hate relationship with Anne Rice can be found here: https://youtu.be/EffWOXyOSQo)

This is a very very very long book, did I say long yet? It is, and at times I wanted to just throw the book at something, but feared breaking something since I read it in actual paper form.

It's verbose, self indulgent and the main character is stupidly selfish, a brat, an just annoying to the nth degree.

mllejoyeuxnoel's review against another edition

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5.0

I’m with Lestat on this one: Quinn, I have fallen in love with you, the most 18-year-old to ever be 18-years-old.

m4riareads's review against another edition

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4.0

Muy largo, me pareció muy pesado, es el libro de la saga que hasta ahora he durado más en leer ya que lo dejé muchas veces porque me perdía, aunque pienso que si lo fuese leído en físico quizá durase menos tiempo leyéndolo. Me parece que Merrick no tenia por qué morir y por eso se lleva 4 estrellas, es todo.

kellebelle21's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Maybe my favorite book yet.

m0rozovas's review against another edition

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2.0

Thank god I've finished this!! This has been one tedious and deeply disturbing reading at some points. I'm going to read a standalone now and continue with this saga afterwards. Right now, I'm pretty tired of it.

gginnola's review against another edition

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4.0

Liked this book. If you've read the Vampire Chronicles or the Mayfair Witches series, you'll like this book.

immortal_desi_reads's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh, man! Where to start… I loved rereading this book. Quinn is one of my favorite characters in Anne’s vampire series. His short life story is compelling and tragic… filled with love, ghosts, witches and vampires. This book was quite the adventure, and I loved how it crossover between the vampire world and the Mayfair witch world. Anne just had to introduce her beloved Lestat to her witches. I mean, you can’t have a story without him.

cici2's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a re-read for me. I liked it enough to give a 4 star back in 2002.
I borrowed this from the #library. I'm giving this a 4.5-star reading in 2024.

I am enjoying the back story of the Blackwood family. However, it is a long back story - almost too much, but interesting.

Apparently, I had forgotten so much. I love that Anne had brought in others from her series, such as Merrick, Memnoch, and even the Witch's. This is fantastic!
There's a bit of laughter, a bit of sadness, and joy within the story, so that's always nice to feel; emotions. I love the writing, so simple, and I love the ending of this story.

witchery's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

tmawhir's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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