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moppyy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I can't believe Anne Rice just tricked me into reading the Bible and that Lestat drank the literal blood of Christ.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
joonjxne's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
raybudbury's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
5/5 stars for Armand canonically wearing Jean on jeans.
Otherwise, this is very polarizing. Everybody in this book except for the vampires have yapping disease and it’s like I’m reading a vampire chronicles book babes. I’m not here for television evangelical women who are on their period (🫥) and devil’s that don’t get on with their story until 72% of the book is completed. I kind of understand why she wrote it and why some people love it (i googled Memnoch the Devil + Reddit when I was 30% into the book because I needed to see how other people felt about this book and there are STANS). It’s like if god and the devil exist why do vampires exist in the world. A very theological musing type book but it’s like get to the point please instead of waxing away about how you want lestat to fight on your side like PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE I felt I was a hostage at some points x.
Anyway excited for the vampire Armand bitch better be alive 🤨 I’m not playing Anne.
Otherwise, this is very polarizing. Everybody in this book except for the vampires have yapping disease and it’s like I’m reading a vampire chronicles book babes. I’m not here for television evangelical women who are on their period (🫥) and devil’s that don’t get on with their story until 72% of the book is completed. I kind of understand why she wrote it and why some people love it (i googled Memnoch the Devil + Reddit when I was 30% into the book because I needed to see how other people felt about this book and there are STANS). It’s like if god and the devil exist why do vampires exist in the world. A very theological musing type book but it’s like get to the point please instead of waxing away about how you want lestat to fight on your side like PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE I felt I was a hostage at some points x.
Anyway excited for the vampire Armand
Graphic: Gore and Murder
carrionkid's review against another edition
3.5
Honestly I was surprised I liked this as much as I did but I guess it's easier to be more generous to mid to late TVC after seeing how bad body thief was.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Murder
avie_j's review against another edition
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
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide and War
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, and Antisemitism
reclusivebookslug's review
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.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
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