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Rereading Memnoch reminded me how annoyed that book originally made me.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Rereading Memnoch reminded me how annoyed that book originally made me.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.)

My favorite Anne Rice is still The Witching Hour, oddly.

They aren't my favorite Rices of ever but I did veer off in my rereadathon from the vampires to devour all of the Mayfair witch books. Then back to vampires.

Angels watching the evolution of humans?

I could love this premise madly but not when she writes it. Nor the Jesus books which should have been totally me.

What she can do is switch characters and POV in ways that totally work for me.

I think I never finished Taltos, the third one. But I still love to read certain sections of The Witching Hour.

Taltos is all kinds of wrong.

Pity she let her bombast overwhelm her storytelling in later books. (I'm looking at you, Queen of the Damned.)

I love QotD precisely *for* its crazy bombast and total OTT-ness. Much like Moulin Rouge, actually. It's a big mess of a book that doesn't know what exactly it wants to be, but it will by god be OTT and gorgeous even as it meanders.

And now I'm torn between re-reading QotD or the most recent Skulduggery Pleasant. But I *actually* need to finish the 4th Luxe book, which I *think* is about to take a car-wreck-y (not literally) turn.

I'm trying hard not to reread anything for a while. I have so many books to read, and unless I need a quick comfort hit of A Little Princess or Little Women before bed or something, I'm trying to get through at least some of the TBR stack.

I am going to make an exception for The Hunger Games before the movie comes out, though.