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O vampiro Armand by Adalgisa Campos da Silva, Anne Rice
20 reviews
boywonder's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A lot of this book doesn't really hold up. It's still my favourite in the series because I love Armand, but some of this has weird racism in it that was extremely unnecessary? Also the second half is so sped up because it assumes you remember everything that happened in two or three other books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping and Abandonment
bunnypearl's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Even with all the content warnings, I found this book much more enjoyable than the last couple volumes in the Vampire Chronicles. I always loved the character of Armand and delving further into his backstory was incredibly interesting, his demeanor and actions further explained by the past.
I thought his relationship with Marius, both mentally and physically, was well-written. Though the reality of it is far from beautiful, the way Rice writes it draws the reader into Armand's mind, making them believe (to an extent) that this love is something that can be perfectly attained--even if it takes a long while. Seeing him go from student to lover to hunter to something impossible to label...it's a long, strange process and Armand's development throughout the story makes this book one of my favorites in the Chronicles.
This story is definitely not for everyone and the content warnings should be checked before reading it, but I enjoyed The Vampire Armand much more than I anticipated.
I thought his relationship with Marius, both mentally and physically, was well-written. Though the reality of it is far from beautiful, the way Rice writes it draws the reader into Armand's mind, making them believe (to an extent) that this love is something that can be perfectly attained--even if it takes a long while. Seeing him go from student to lover to hunter to something impossible to label...it's a long, strange process and Armand's development throughout the story makes this book one of my favorites in the Chronicles.
This story is definitely not for everyone and the content warnings should be checked before reading it, but I enjoyed The Vampire Armand much more than I anticipated.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
thedisfiguredpeach's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Armand my little freak. Did really enjoy this book but some parts were a little slow (the same as the rest of Anne Rice’s books) but overall was an intriguing story that kept me interested throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Rape
bordino's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
cecilyroseceillam's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.0
I enjoyed the vampire armand a lot, I do have a few criticisms though. It has quite a few weird pacing issues where the first half is extremely extremely slow and then the chapters get shorter and more stakes are involved and ideas/themes feel slightly rushed and then it becomes very slow paced again. I also feel like some things needed to be expanded on and or edited as some things feel very out of place. I also didn’t like the amount SA and CSA on the first two chapters even if it’s meant to be historically accurate. I loved the descriptions of Venice and Italy and Italy began to feel like a character itself which I enjoyed a lot. The way Anne described armand finding new technologies and clothes from that time period was beautiful to read also. I also loved the descriptions of the paintings armand and Marius did, it feel like you had climbed into the paintings and were a part of the colours and egg tempura. I also really appreciated the way this book clarified Memnoch the devil more, and linked back up to the vampire lestat in more detail and added some extra things to them as well as interview with the vampire. Overall I’d recommend the vampire armand if you want a quicker recap like story telling of a lot of history and don’t connect as much with Anne’s much longer, more historically depth work. And I also like that this book has some mystery elements too from armand history and some previous books which get uncovered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Cannibalism
renorsomethin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry
raybudbury's review against another edition
I may come back to this one but I hate Marius so bad I can’t get through it even though I love Armand. I found out I HATE master/slave as a trope so I guess that’s nice to find out. But the amount of grooming. Also this is supposed to be the good time in Armand’s life yeah 🔫 Marius I have a gun at all times pointed at you. Like I get it it’s the Venetian period BUT Anne could have written this in a more critical way but she chose not to and you can see in this book and other books her feelings on that shit. I’ve been thinking about what I would’ve thought as a young teen and I’m lowkey glad I stopped reading after the third book because I should notttttt have read this book as a teen. Good job teen me. Anyway I’m being critical w it by not finishing this one cause I don’t have a gun to my head and I like to have fun Bianca’s comment on Marius and his boys slayed though. Get that freak.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
asavagegarden's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this book ruined my life. i think it gave me ptsd, no joke.
this is armand telling david talbot (yes, it makes no sense, it should've been journalist daniel molloy) the story of his life, since he was a child to the current day.
i read this book without knowing much, just having read the previous 5 books in the chronicles, and with misleading ideas in favour of marius de romanus that other people told me. this book is VERY hard to read because it has extremely distressing topics (i will add some trigger warnings at the end) and i highly recommend if you think any trauma could be triggered by this book... do not read. do not harm yourself.
that being said, i still rate this book 5 stars because of how complex armand is as a character, he became one of my favorite characters. i can HATE what happens in this book but still recognize no matter how fucked up it is, that it is a good book. dark and traumatizing.
TW: rape, pedophilia, physical abuse, grooming, sexual abuse, human trafficking, child trafficking and more.
marius de romanus is the worst character to ever exist and i'm sad rice (who i'm sure is in hell for writting this book) didn't kill him before dying herself. this fictional monster is an abuser in all the forms of the word and he commits graphic abuse to children ON page. so please beware.
this is armand telling david talbot (yes, it makes no sense, it should've been journalist daniel molloy) the story of his life, since he was a child to the current day.
i read this book without knowing much, just having read the previous 5 books in the chronicles, and with misleading ideas in favour of marius de romanus that other people told me. this book is VERY hard to read because it has extremely distressing topics (i will add some trigger warnings at the end) and i highly recommend if you think any trauma could be triggered by this book... do not read. do not harm yourself.
that being said, i still rate this book 5 stars because of how complex armand is as a character, he became one of my favorite characters. i can HATE what happens in this book but still recognize no matter how fucked up it is, that it is a good book. dark and traumatizing.
TW: rape, pedophilia, physical abuse, grooming, sexual abuse, human trafficking, child trafficking and more.
marius de romanus is the worst character to ever exist and i'm sad rice (who i'm sure is in hell for writting this book) didn't kill him before dying herself. this fictional monster is an abuser in all the forms of the word and he commits graphic abuse to children ON page. so please beware.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
socialpsysteph's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
Well this book was a DNF but Chapter 4 and I am actually going to be DNFing the entire series since I haven't enjoyed the last 2 books I've read in it. This one I just couldn't continue. I have absolutely no desire to read about sexual relations between a grown-ass man and a child. No, thank you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Slavery
tobyvamp's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia