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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
My least favorite of her books.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Anne Rice bravely diverges from the established and beloved cast of the previous Vampire Chronicles in order to write a story about her takes on Christianity which I truly couldn't bring myself to care about. I think I would've enjoyed it if it was about half the length, but I found my eyes rolling across the pages barely taking anything in and not caring enough to go back and read it properly. The parts with Dora were alright.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Don't remember too much about this book. Read it when first published, that was a long time ago. Need to re-read it.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
so let's forget that ever happened
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't have much to say about this one. I was definitely not into it, but it's mostly due to me being extremely disinterested in anything related to religion and this was an odd love letter to it.
As usual the ending was once more the best part. I'm glad I managed to finish it.
Once again the supporting vampires bring some humanity to the story and Lestat maybe grows somewhat, I'll never know.
I'm only going to read the next book before saying goodbye to Anne Rice so this is where Lestat and I part ways.
Adieu, mon amour.
As usual the ending was once more the best part. I'm glad I managed to finish it.
Once again the supporting vampires bring some humanity to the story and Lestat maybe grows somewhat, I'll never know.
I'm only going to read the next book before saying goodbye to Anne Rice so this is where Lestat and I part ways.
One of my favorite episodes in The Vampire Chronicles . . .
Like the other ones I most enjoyed (The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned), this one delves into the supernatural history of Rice's world - this time, into the very history of Creation from the perspective of the Devil himself . . . and successfully generates significant sympathy for the Devil . . . definitely worth reading if you enjoy the Vampire Chronicles . . .
Like the other ones I most enjoyed (The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned), this one delves into the supernatural history of Rice's world - this time, into the very history of Creation from the perspective of the Devil himself . . . and successfully generates significant sympathy for the Devil . . . definitely worth reading if you enjoy the Vampire Chronicles . . .
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence
70% of the book was Memnoch monologuing. 10% was apt commentary on Catholic guilt. 10% was Anne Rice for the SECOND BOOK just in THIS series focusing on What Would Having Sex with a Functioning Peen with Pretty Girls be like (ma’am could you just get yourself a strap, please). 10% was Lestat wants your period blood something FIERCE (A+, thank you for going there, Lestat being horny was actually a welcome relief). I want to go re-read The Vampire Lestat instead now.