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Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice

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avie_j's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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socialpsysteph's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I realized that I had never continued on with my re-read of the first half of the Vampire Chronicles series so that I could finally finish the series so I picked this one up on audiobook. I know that I have read this before and was much younger, but I don't remember it being so bad.

In this installment, Lestat becomes obsessed with a nun and her father, who is a criminal who also collects religious artifacts. Lestat is also being chased by a stranger and eventually, travels back in time to the time of Christ to watch the crucifixion, and also to visit Heaven and Hell.

It felt like I was sitting through the world's worst Sunday School lesson. Christianity has always played a part in these books but it's the ONLY plot in this one. Also, I just could not handle Lestat talking about Dora's menstrual cycle. He goes into detail about how he can smell it and sense the blood and then he eventually drinks from it, including a description of sucking the blood from her pad. Like, why? Why?!

I have already started listening to the next book and I'm really starting to reconsider this series.

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cyberhavok's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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introverted_reads's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ariel_is_a_dreamer's review against another edition

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slow-paced

1.0

"My song was the only sad note in heaven"

I've never been christian, so I couldn't relate to pretty much anything in the book. I struggled to get through it. Not even Anne Rice's beautiful prose could save this book for me. It just made no sense, dreadfully boring, and reading with non-christian eyes, it looks silly.

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reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I thought I would have to force my way through this one just because I wanted to read The Vampire Armand. The beginning failed to grab me, but eventually I became super interested in Rice's fictional versions of heaven and hell and morality. It feels like we're witnessing her faith crisis through her characters, even more so than in some of her earlier books. The notion of "forgiving God" feels very interesting and powerful to me, even as an atheist. I'm conflicted over the ending; I can't really think of what I'd rather had happened, but I found it confusing and disturbing.

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