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Summary: WHO IS THE DEVIL HERE?
Review: POOR WRITING - BOOK DOES NOT FLOW AND HAS NO REDEEMING VALUE. DON'T BUY!
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Summary: Review by Bonnie
Review: This book was absolutely phenomenal! I own the entire Vampire Chronicles and this is Anne Rice at her very best! This is by far my favorite book in the series so far. (I haven't read them all yet). Lestat is being stalked by something he refers to as "The Ordinary Man" who actually turns out to be the devil himself in another form. Lestat is stalking a drug lord and at the same time, the devil is stalking him. the devil introduces himself as Memnoch and takes Lestat on his most extrordinary adventure yet- to Heaven and then to Hell. Lestat is forced to choose who he will serve, the devil or God or neither one. lestat meets the daughter of the drug lord, Roger, whose name is Dora. Dora and Lestat try to help each other and give each other advice. then Lestat seeks out Memnoch and his newest and most daring adventure begins. A great book! I would reccommend this book to any person like myself who is absolutely infatuated with Lestat or Anne rice's novels as she tells her newest installment. I read it in less than a month when I was 16! (I'm a very slow reader by the way) and I absolutely could not put it down! You don't have to read the rest of the chronicles first. They all seem to be written in no particular order anyway. Get this book as soon as you can! It's sensational!
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Summary: Prepare to alter your view of Fiction
Review: This is not a book for the meek hearted or the narrow-minded. This book will challenge every belief you've ever had about God, the Devil, Heaven, Hell, Christ, Evil, and Good. It will Rock your foundation and force you to take another view at your reality. Every 'programmed' belief you've even had will be UN-programmed by this book. If you are mentally and psychologically ready for this, then pick this book up and do yourself the favor of reading it. Otherwise, leave well alone because you will not enjoy it, nor will you understand it.Lestat is his usual lovable, adorable, unbelievable self. He pushes all the boundaries. He explores all possible, and impossible realms. He's the worst Vampire, the most powerful, and the best! This time he challenges no less than the Devil Himself. Memnoch opens-up to Lestat, he shares his life, and his pain with him. He explains creation, and God to the Vampire we all love. He takes him on a journey through Hell, and a tour of Heaven. By the time you put down the book, you'll be saying "I wonder if..." Rice writes in her usual addictive style. Give yourself plenty of time.. this is not casual reading that can be done in small stretches and over a long period of time.. once you start, you'll not be able to put it down, even if you hate it! If you have not read of Rice's Vampire Chronicles, then do yourself a BIG favor and buy them all. They will change the way you see humanity...
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Summary: what a fast read!
Review: While i consider Anne Rice to be an exceptional writer, sometimes i find it hard to work through a few of her books. For example, i thought that The Vampire Lestat and The Tale of the Body Thief were really good stories, but i was wondering while reading when the next big development might happen to make the story progress. From what i read she tends to go alot into detail (not like that's a bad thing) and it sometimes loses me because i want to get into the story fast. That definetly wasn't the case with the detailed story called Memnoch the Devil. The whole idea behind the story is Lestat meets the devil (of course, right?) and the devil gives him the choice of working with him or with God to end the religious battle that has been going on for centuries. To aid Lestat in his choice, the devil tries to pursuade Lestat into joining his side by telling him the story of creation and how he fell from glory up to the present day. Anne Rice does a wonderful job in writing this tale. I read over 2/3rds of this 400+ page book in one day, i absolutely could not put it down. The way she describes things, her spin and her idea about the beginning of time and how the devil fell from grace is, while at times disagreeable, incredably interresting. While Memnoch is telling Lestat the tale he pulls both Lestat and the reader into the story. The book is well written and the way she portrays the creation is incredable. I recommend that anyone interrested in religion or faiths or in the series itself should read this book because it brings fourth not only and interresting story that will make you never want to drop the book when you hit page 182 but because of the controversy of her theory on creation. In the end; read it, you will not regret it and, possibly even like me, this book may just become your favorite book in the whole series.
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Summary: To Those Negitive Voices Out There.....
Review: You have the concept all wrong. If you say it is too wordy, then you are probably just plain S-T-U-P-I-D. Can you tell me what that spells, dumb ass?
To you church people who are offended by the novel: I myself am atheist, however, Ms. Rice's portrayl of religion seems perfect. It actually made me consider going to church. Of course I went to church and found it to be extremely boring.(Sorry Ms. Rice!)
Also, to those who comment about the sex: That just so happens that Ms. Rice likes erotics in her novels, so just don't even go there!
Let me just say it was an ingenius novel of stunning accord, and I loved it, LOVED every single one of those 500 pages. I would recommend it to adults who are not childish enough to not understand it, and perhaps to mature teenagers like myself who would appreciate her work. Thank you for your time, and I'm sorry I lost my temper and called the not as smart people dumb asses.
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