Angelus ,'Smile Time'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Library books!
smacks forehead
Why do I always forget about that part?
Why mess with a good thing? And by good thing, I clearly mean "don't make me feel alone in rereading ridiculous Anne Rice." Except I think I finished everything I will likely get through.
I am going to finally read Pandora, and then I think I'm calling it quits on the Vampire Chronicles. I had forgotten how tedious Memnoch the Devil gets.
I think I actually liked Pandora, but I can't remember anymore.
My wife read A Discovery of Witches twice, and is not normally the type to reread. She loves it much. I didn't make it very far when I tried to read it, but may give it another try, since she loves it so.
I seem to recall liking Pandora. I mean, more Marius. That's got to be good. I clearly scampered off into Witches for a while but maybe I'll give some of the later Vamp Chrons a go.
Why do I always forget about that part?
My library only just started offering them. But it's great.
I clearly scampered off into Witches for a while but maybe I'll give some of the later Vamp Chrons a go.
The Vampire Armand is fun, because Armand has ALWAYS been a bitchy drama queen, so the book is full of ridiculous bombast. There were parts of Vittorio that were fun (the Mass held by the vampire coven, mostly), but for the most part I skimmed it.
Rereading Memnoch reminded me how annoyed that book originally made me. I do not read Anne Rice for chapters and chapters of philosophic/faux-historical rambling by angels. I read them for blood, bombast, and Lestat being the Brat Prince.
because Armand has ALWAYS been a bitchy drama queen
And bless him for it. I like Armand. A lot. That book is totally going to be reread.
I think I skipped Vittorio when it came out. I'm unsure if I read Merrick but I plan to on my reread tour.
Maybe a dally with Ramses too. Who doesn't like a mummy explaining aspirin?
Rereading Memnoch reminded me how annoyed that book originally made me. I do not read Anne Rice for chapters and chapters of philosophic/faux-historical rambling by angels.
It bothered me too. And I'm a prime candidate for throwing some faux historical in with my flouncey vampires. But she's not fun or interesting with the historical stuff. The Jesus was something I abandoned after forcing myself to read the first 100 pages. So many possibilities, tragically none in the actual books.
My favorite Anne Rice is still The Witching Hour, oddly.
I want specific types of faux-historical. All of the stuff after Lestat is first turned, and the Theatre des Vampires section? LOVE. Angels watching the evolution of humans? Not so much.
Memnoch the Devil nearly killed me, but I have to say that Anne Rice was really brilliant in her use of point of view between Interview with a Vampire and The Vampire Lestat. I really hated Lestat from Interview, and then really grew to love him in Lestat.
I have to say that Anne Rice was really brilliant in her use of point of view between Interview with a Vampire and The Vampire Lestat. I really hated Lestat from Interview, and then really grew to love him in Lestat.
Yes. That POV switch worked so well. Pity she let her bombast overwhelm her storytelling in later books. (I'm looking at you, Queen of the Damned.)