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LOL! I know...it seems like no one ever wants to discuss when you want to....Blood Canticle was a very good book.,..I'm just kind of upset because it's the last in her Vampire Chronicles...and I'm sure it's the last we'll hear of the Mayfair Witches as well. I understand she wants to get onto other topics and other characters, but if you're like me, you've grown to love and relate to some of the characters in these books...and I know, I for one, will be sad to see them go.

>>By ShadowRaine   (Sunday, 4 Apr 2004 08:20)



i will be sad to see them go as well you are totaly right

>>By *Vovin*   (Monday, 5 Apr 2004 18:42)



J'adore Anne Rice et le Lestat....I think my favourite book of the Chronicles would have to be Tale of the Body Thief...I found it incredibly funny for some reason...

>>By deutschbum   (Sunday, 11 Apr 2004 21:39)



tale of the body thief is a good book my favorite of all of them i would have to say is blood and gold and vittorio the vampire

>>By Vavin   (Monday, 12 Apr 2004 19:10)



My favorite was The Witching Hour and all the Mayfair witches saga. Her ideas in those books were just very original, and I've never seen witches portrayed like that before...and then to have a legitimate scientific reason for why they had those powers, it was very intriguing. Don't get me wrong...I loved the Vampire Chronicles. Without them, I never would have found out about her other books. but the Mayfair witches trilogy and also violin were my favorites.

>>By ShadowRaine   (Wednesday, 14 Apr 2004 04:14)



yeah the lives of the mayfair witches is interesting even more so when they mix with the vampire chronicles and the talamasca as they do in blackwood farm and blood canticle

>>By Vavin   (Thursday, 15 Apr 2004 00:06)



I think Anne Rice has really defined what a vampire is. Since Bram Stoker's Dracula, there has not been such a clear definition. And I have to say I like her's a lot better!

I've read all her books except Blood Canticle (but that'll be soon too). I was disappointed with Violin and Pandora...just couldn't get into them.

I love the way she portrays New Orleans too. Has anyone been there? If I ever get there, I'd like to explore the city as she describes it.

>>By triciascat   (Thursday, 15 Apr 2004 05:06)



thats one of the reasons why i wanted to go to new orleans because of the way she describes it in her books you didnt like Pandora i thought that book was awsome

>>By Vavin   (Friday, 16 Apr 2004 01:10)



I agree with you on Pandora. I didn't care for that book much either. It seemed like the quality of writing was not as good as in her other books. When I read it, it didn't feel like one of Anne Rice's books...I thought it was poorly written and not well plotted.

>>By ShadowRaine   (Friday, 16 Apr 2004 17:11)



its been some time since I've read Pandora. I liked pandora, allthough it was not as strong as some of the other vampire books. Lestat is her best vampire. Time running out . have to go.

>>By cola   (Friday, 16 Apr 2004 17:43)



i think mael is the best of the vampires

>>By Vavin   (Sunday, 18 Apr 2004 00:30)



I first read Anne Rice in the early eighties (well before Tom cruise fastened on a set of fake teeth). I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I was even one of those freaks who went to New Orleans, visired the cemetaries and walked the Garden District (Yes, I have a picture of myself outside her mansion.)
Cry to Heaven was one of the best books I have ever read and after reading it I thought she could do no wrong.... Then I came along Blood and Gold and everything after that has SUCKED! (no pun intended).
I don't know if she lost her passion or she let her son write for her, but either way it's very sad.

>>By Celtgal   (Wednesday, 21 Apr 2004 20:50)



she hasent lost any talent its a shame you think so

>>By Vavin   (Thursday, 22 Apr 2004 02:38)



I agree with CeltGal on this one. There is no way you can say the books she's written recently in the last few years are the same quality as her earlier work. It happens with a lot of writers...when you write about something for as long as she has been, it tends to become monotonous and you lose your passion. Pandora was a perfect example of this. The book read like a poorly commissioned work and just didn't even feel like Anne Rice's writing.

>>By ShadowRaine   (Saturday, 24 Apr 2004 17:39)



No matter how big a fan you are, you have to admit that Memnoch The Devil was terrible... filled with her own endless internal ramblings on God and virtue.
Remember the magic of Interview, ... body thief, the witching hour? The ease of falling into another world so completely believable that you find yourself expecting Lestat or Marius or David to walk out of the darkness?

>>By Celtgal   (Monday, 26 Apr 2004 21:29)



Msg for Celtgal, you wrote about a book called 'Cry to Heaven'. What is it about? Is it also a vampire book? I have never heard of it.

I just finished 'Blackwood Farm', it started off a bit slow, took time to get interessting, but afterwards it took off. I like the paranormal, the afterlife and that kind of thing. I also read a lot about timetravel, romaces etc.. I've followed my interest in witches thourgh author 'Nora Roberts'. For some reason I've been vary of reading the 'Mayfair Witches' books. But since reading 'Blackwood Farm' my interest has peaked and might just take the plunge.

If any of you have any comments please poste it here or send a e-mail to thujaemma@hotmail.com

>>By cola   (Thursday, 29 Apr 2004 16:16)



Cola- "Cry To Heaven" isn't a vampire novel, but it's fantastic!!

It's a terribly sad story about a noble born boy who is betrayed by his envious brother and turned into a castrato (a singer who is castrated at puberty to keep his voice from changing) to keep him from inheriting.
Well it's about a lot more than that but you get the idea.
oh yea, there is also some man on man action- tastefully done of course.

They made a wonderful Italian movie about one of the more famous castrato's, 'Farinelli'.

>>By Celtgal   (Saturday, 1 May 2004 19:33)



hey anne rice fans

>>By savage   (Saturday, 1 May 2004 22:11)



Have any of you read the Sleeping Beauty series? I thought it was well, horrible. Tittilating at first but then REALLY monotonous and in short horrible? Just wondering if it's only me.

>>By cherub115   (Wednesday, 5 May 2004 08:51)



i loved the beauty trilogy. i have read through it like maybe...3 or 4 times over the years. gets me back on track with my libido, that's for sure!

>>By cartmier   (Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:27)



Do any of you know when the paperback of Blood Canticle is supposed to come out. And could you give me some info on The Mayfair witches books of Ann Rices! Also, do you know anything about her ' Lasher Books'?

Love to hear from you!

>>By cola   (Wednesday, 5 May 2004 18:00)



Cherub- I couldn't agree more!!!

>>By Celtgal   (Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:34)



cola, i think the 'lasher' books ARE the 'mayfair witches' books. he appears in them and the second (or is it the third) installment of the trilogy is actually called 'lasher'.

Celtgal, i'm totally in agreement with you. CRY TO HEAVEN, a far cry indeed from her vampire/witchy stuff, is a truly magnificent book. you can almost smell the dank mold of venice's opulent parlours and hear the swelling of the castrati in full throated song.

i never got past the vampire armand. while i was completely satisfied with her earlier chronicles, i found it difficult to continue. i think it was a combination of regurtitaged material, rice's preoccupation with each vampire's inner-confict, religious overtures and seemingly endless discussion over good and evil. i think the chronicles needed a little extra something to invigorate it. also, i found her literary style quite "pedestrian" in these later novels - what ever happened to the eloquence of her early stuff.

Mayfair witches rule! And maybe i should plough on with the vampire chronicles so that i may witness the coming together of these two chronicles in 'blood and gold' and 'blackwood farm' - i'm assuming that's what happens? yeah?

>>By footprint   (Thursday, 6 May 2004 03:16)



God! I only heard the Intervview with the Vampire and just loved! I like so much vampires stories, and it is so cool. Now i'll buy Blood and Gold.

>>By Seraph   (Friday, 7 May 2004 02:56)



you wont be dissapointed blood and gold was well done just like all of anne rice's books even her new books

>>By Vavin   (Tuesday, 11 May 2004 19:21)



I've readen the trilogy of the witches and they aren't very good. Fear literature it's not easy to develop... Maybe the fearest book i've readen is 1984 (George Orwell) or Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad).

I'm spanish. Apologizes for my bad english, please... Thanks.

>>By Meliadus   (Tuesday, 11 May 2004 19:54)



all of her works are great anne rice is a true literary genius

>>By Vavin   (Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:58)



Celtgal, thanks for your in-put on 'Cry to Heaven'!

Footprint, thanks for your detailed info on 'Cry to Heaven' and your clarification of the 'Lasher/ Mayfair' books!
I have to say that I enjoyed the vampire 'Armand' book very much. It stood out more because of Armands background. Also the way it touched on the slavery in the middle-east was quite intriguing. I also liked the sensuality the book contained, which also happens to appear in 'Blackwood Farm'.

We might prefer one book to another, but I think overall Ann Rice is a very acomplished writer and you don't have to twist my arm, to let her take me back into her world of imagination!

Meliadus, don't worry about your english, even the english make mistakes and as long as you can make yourself understood, thats all that matters! We are supposed to have fun here! By the way, may I ask where abouts in Spain you come from. I have some familie in San Sebastian (north of Spain).

Nice talking to you.

Bye Cola

>>By cola   (Friday, 14 May 2004 17:07)



I think Anne Rice's work is excellent. I've been a fan of her's since I was about 13 years old. I haven't had a chance to read her latest book but I have every intention of purchasing it once I come into some spending money.

One of the things I think people don't realize is how educated Rice actually is. She studied history, writing, and religion intensely. Many people tend to overlook the references she makes in her works. Her books though contain wonderful themes.

I recently had to help a friend with a literary analysis of an essential theme contained within Memnoch the Devil. I personally found this to be one of her most intense novels. I felt that Rice used the character of Lestat to illustrate the results of living under the guize of societal misrepresentation. The book was, I believe, one of her best and most moving in essence.

>>By WidowMaker   (Monday, 17 May 2004 06:50)



I must agree with you on that point. Memnoch was the first ever Anne rice book i read and i found it absolutly fixating. i just had to read the whole thing as quick as i could so i could go on living my life. sounds abit dramatic, but i just couldn't put it down. since then, i have had to have every book she has ever written and also including the others under a different name of hers.
However, her descriptions of her characters in each of the books are spell binding... I always cry at interview with the vampire... when claudia is burnt with the woman who she has come to love (sorry but i can't remember her name now but i'm sure you'll know who i mean!!!)
I don't normally cry at anything, but this specifically moves me everytime.
xXx

>>By GothChick   (Monday, 7 Jun 2004 20:47)



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