jmeston's review against another edition
4.0
The book begins with one quotation from Anne Rice and one from A Confederacy of Dunces. I just had to see what the author made of that mix and amazingly it really lived up to that wacky combo. I should admit now that I've never liked Confederacy. It's too grotesque for me. But it certainly made an impression when I read it and I heartily approve of Fox's take.
toastx2's review against another edition
4.0
Imagine if you will- a 450 pound vampire. He finds that the taste of a plump and well fed victim is far superior to other blood out in the world. Who can blame him, when comparing it to the watered down, metallic tasting flavor of vitamin infused jogger blood or that which you would find in a lactose intolerant soy drinker?
It is worth the extra effort to take a victim out for a full fledged chow session if it means that their blood will be thick and deliciously full of cholesterol, and triglycerides. As stated in the book, it would be similar to drinking 2% milk as compared to watery skim milk. One just TASTES better.. Give em a chunk of lamb, make it rare and fatty. toss on an extra scoop of gravy. Whatever. It will make them all the plumper
Now, what happens when said 450 pound vampire gets in a race war with a vampire who doesn't like how he picks his victims, and what ethnicity said victims are?
Some of the book was a bit difficult to read as it seemed to skip important details in certain scenes, almost as if it were written to fast for its own good. I was left checking pages 2 or three times in an effort to find out what I missed, just to determine it was an matter of interpretation for something similar
Obviously this did not stop me from devouring the book and loving it. It was highly amusing from cover to cover.
There were some VERY interesting interpretations and additions to the typical vampire mythologies, answering questions that only physicists would ask.
It is worth the extra effort to take a victim out for a full fledged chow session if it means that their blood will be thick and deliciously full of cholesterol, and triglycerides. As stated in the book, it would be similar to drinking 2% milk as compared to watery skim milk. One just TASTES better.. Give em a chunk of lamb, make it rare and fatty. toss on an extra scoop of gravy. Whatever. It will make them all the plumper
Now, what happens when said 450 pound vampire gets in a race war with a vampire who doesn't like how he picks his victims, and what ethnicity said victims are?
Some of the book was a bit difficult to read as it seemed to skip important details in certain scenes, almost as if it were written to fast for its own good. I was left checking pages 2 or three times in an effort to find out what I missed, just to determine it was an matter of interpretation for something similar
Obviously this did not stop me from devouring the book and loving it. It was highly amusing from cover to cover.
There were some VERY interesting interpretations and additions to the typical vampire mythologies, answering questions that only physicists would ask.
grendelsdj's review
3.0
okay wait....i know how this looks, but it's actually pretty good. it's not winning the booker prize or anything, but the writing is decent and the story is fairly original and compelling, and above all it's pretty entertaining.
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