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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Strange from a couple of standpoints.
1. I am not used to the 1st person style of storytelling. It took some getting used to but in the end allowed a more in depth insight into the mind of the protagonist.
2. Yes...it is a vampire book but not like any I had read before. Little to know gore. It alluded to it but then backed off just when you would think, "here we go"!
3. Romance....I am not much on the gushy, in your face kind of romance. This was different. Love is only actually mentioned rarely.
Overall...I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others for addition to their vampire collection.
1. I am not used to the 1st person style of storytelling. It took some getting used to but in the end allowed a more in depth insight into the mind of the protagonist.
2. Yes...it is a vampire book but not like any I had read before. Little to know gore. It alluded to it but then backed off just when you would think, "here we go"!
3. Romance....I am not much on the gushy, in your face kind of romance. This was different. Love is only actually mentioned rarely.
Overall...I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others for addition to their vampire collection.
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great read. Slow burn that surprises and entertains. Well worth read.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Vampires have been done before. The genre is pretty much dead and dry. However, Brust's Agyar is the most rich and complex vampire I have ever encountered. Sheer imaginative genius. Excellent characterizations and plot line. Reads very easily, but definitely not a simple story.
Wonderful book by one of my favorite writers. Rip off the cover, because it sucks, and read it in the wintertime.
Agyar has come to a town because Laura called him. He has to succumb to her will in all things, and it seems he is to die.
This book was deeply in Agyar's head, and it mimicked his thought process - I think the use of the typewriter was genius! He is a vampire, altough the word is never written down, and he is quite set in his "patterns", which ain't pretty. His handling of "Jill" (his memory is getting bad, so the name is wrong) is monstrous, but again, he never pretended to be something other than he is. Agyar explores the town and himself, experiences changes he hadn't thought possible, and undertaking risks that could bring his eternal life to an end.
This was a slow burner, and at times I had to force myself to read on. The prose is beautiful, and Agyar's voice captivating, so I think it was worth it. And oh, the ending!
This book was deeply in Agyar's head, and it mimicked his thought process - I think the use of the typewriter was genius! He is a vampire, altough the word is never written down, and he is quite set in his "patterns", which ain't pretty. His handling of "Jill" (his memory is getting bad, so the name is wrong) is monstrous, but again, he never pretended to be something other than he is. Agyar explores the town and himself, experiences changes he hadn't thought possible, and undertaking risks that could bring his eternal life to an end.
This was a slow burner, and at times I had to force myself to read on. The prose is beautiful, and Agyar's voice captivating, so I think it was worth it. And oh, the ending!
Wow, this took a little getting into but it sneaks up on you and grabs the back of your neck. If you're going to read this, DO NOT READ ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. It wouldn't be as fun without the slow realization of what is really going on.
The structure of Agyar is so clever. Not once is the word vampire nor the literal description of blood consumption mentioned once in the novel yet it is never unclear exactly what Jack Agyar is. I also loved the blend of classic vampire elements (powers like compulsion and shape shifting, gradually draining victims over time) in a modern Midwestern college town setting. In some ways, Agyar’s characterization resembles a “f*** boy,” but he is also revealed to be startlingly complex and perhaps a little unreliable as a narrator (the novel is told through his diary entries, and at one point he states several details he either chose not to include in the diary or forgot to altogether). Equal parts amusing and bleak, Agyar is definitely a hidden gem of the vampire fiction canon and a book I’d like to revisit sometime in the future.
Agyar, c’est avant tout un jeu de pistes dans les rues obscures d’une grande ville. C’est le récit des virées nocturnes d’un dénommé Agyar, victime de la mode, séducteur émérite, mais aussi squatteur d’une maison en ruine. Je l’ai toujours dit, je n’ai qu’une connaissance très partielle de la littérature générale. Les plus cultivés ne m’en voudront, je l’espère, pas si je dis des âneries. Mais il me semble que l’écriture de ce roman est très moderne ou, tout au moins, ressemble beaucoup à la littérature la plus courante, avec ses longues phases d’introspection, sa faible importance de l’univers extérieur vis-à-vis des sentiments du personnage principal. En règle général, j’ai tendance à trouver ce genre de procédé assez pitoyable de par son manque de lisibilité. Ici, c’est tout le contraire. Le personnage est certes assez confus, mais pas trop. Et surtout, sa nature d’être fantastique ne change finalement pas grand chose à son introspection. C’est cela que veut démontrer l’auteur, à mon avis, et il y arrive pour moi brillament. Ce personnage, romantique par construction, erre ainsi dans des abîmes de questionnement amoureux, sans vraiment s’intéresser à son avenir (ce qui est compréhensible dans son cas). Son manque d’intérêt à sa condition est d’ailleurs l’une des merveilles de cette histoire, car elle nous pousse à nous interroger sur ce qu’il est, sans que jamais la réponse ne nous soit fournie, ce qui est également un des charmes de ce fascinant roman.