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aziraphales's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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
4.0
ALRIGHT CALL ME CRAZY but this was actually a whoooole lot better than i was expecting. grappling with the nature of god and the devil in a world peopled by vampires kind of slays, actually, and anything that has a tender moment between louis and lestat earns my seal of approval. also ENORMOUS armand feelings here.
aerolich's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Did you read TVL and wish the long Marius monologue was about something boring and delivered by an uninteresting character? Then you’ll love this book. Honestly a horrible slog and then an awesome last 50 pages which boosted this whole score up one star. Don’t really recommend it at all.
tscott907's review against another edition
3.0
Almost insanely theological and not as character-focused as the previous four but, like, am I supposed to not be entertained by Lestat drinking the blood of Jesus Christ? Anne, girl, you were wild for that and I love you.
leowens84's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
nige_lu_cas's review against another edition
3.5
I’m more confused than anything else with that ending. However, I don’t really care to know what Memnoch was actually up to…
But once again, we’re back in the Land of Relatively Little Plot with this series… and it kind of works, I guess.
That entire Bible retelling I liked quite a bit. The Roger retelling was fine to read about, nothing to write home about.
The end of Chapter 21 is something that I can neither praise nor criticize.
I don’t know what exactly happened with Armand. Or, at least, I’m still in denial.
And, honestly, the big question, for me, tbh is Why Lestat? How come he keeps getting headhunted? Why’s he so special?
Mr. de Lioncourt has not left my shit list at present. Though, he’s definitely far from the worst of the worst. He’s merely an annoyance that I can’t help but keep reading about…
Am I obsessed with Lestat ? 😧
But once again, we’re back in the Land of Relatively Little Plot with this series… and it kind of works, I guess.
That entire Bible retelling I liked quite a bit. The Roger retelling was fine to read about, nothing to write home about.
The end of Chapter 21 is something that I can neither praise nor criticize.
I don’t know what exactly happened with Armand. Or, at least, I’m still in denial.
And, honestly, the big question, for me, tbh is Why Lestat? How come he keeps getting headhunted? Why’s he so special?
Mr. de Lioncourt has not left my shit list at present. Though, he’s definitely far from the worst of the worst. He’s merely an annoyance that I can’t help but keep reading about…
Am I obsessed with Lestat ? 😧
dummythicc666's review against another edition
3.0
Boh oh boy did I hate reading about Heaven for what seems like an eternity.
Seemed astray from the typical Anne Rice atmosphere she lays out in her previous novels. Too spiritual for my taste.
Seemed astray from the typical Anne Rice atmosphere she lays out in her previous novels. Too spiritual for my taste.
jessicajessica's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
karaconi12's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
3.75
trin's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Genuinely what was she on here. This is...so bad.
Do you want to hear the Bible retold, but worse? Do you want a cameo by Jesus, but he's an asshole? Do you want to hear the Devil/Satan with a Dumber Name monologue for hundreds of pages while Lestat does a subpar version of baby Daniel's "And then what?" which is mostly him gasping melodramatically? Do you want Lestat lapping up menstrual blood in a deeply unsexy manner?
Well you're getting them!
And then, <i>American Psycho</i>-style, the whole narrative loops around and means nothing.
1.5, because at least this did bring us:
--An extremely funny opening line ("Lestat here.")
--Lestat ruffling Armand's hair
--Lestat drinking from Jesus being a thing that happened
--The ending where Lestat sees his reflection in the window of a closed car dealership, aka the passage that sparked the feud between Anne Rice and the founder of Popeye's chicken. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/19/us/where-a-vampire-walked-tastes-clash.html">Please do yourself a favor and read about this</a>.
Do you want to hear the Bible retold, but worse? Do you want a cameo by Jesus, but he's an asshole? Do you want to hear the Devil/Satan with a Dumber Name monologue for hundreds of pages while Lestat does a subpar version of baby Daniel's "And then what?" which is mostly him gasping melodramatically? Do you want Lestat lapping up menstrual blood in a deeply unsexy manner?
Well you're getting them!
And then, <i>American Psycho</i>-style, the whole narrative loops around and means nothing.
1.5, because at least this did bring us:
--An extremely funny opening line ("Lestat here.")
--Lestat ruffling Armand's hair
--Lestat drinking from Jesus being a thing that happened
--The ending where Lestat sees his reflection in the window of a closed car dealership, aka the passage that sparked the feud between Anne Rice and the founder of Popeye's chicken. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/19/us/where-a-vampire-walked-tastes-clash.html">Please do yourself a favor and read about this</a>.
emeraldwhatnot's review
2.0
I actually found the philosophical/theological discussions to be the only redeeming quality of this book. I think I'm giving up on the rest of the Vampire Chronicles.