Violin : A Novel

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Summary: As with some of her last books, I am deeply disappointed
Review: I read all readers reviews before buying it. Thought criticism could not be fair, as I loved all her witches and vampires. Had to force myself to finish it, and usually used it to get deeply asleep at night. If you are still a Rice fun, don't buy it, at least borrow it from someone as unlucky as myself.

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Summary: I have been struggling for weeks to get through this book.
Review: I've read all of Anne Rice's books and enjoyed most of them. I haven't been able to finish this book. I will, but only because I am hoping for a turnabout. I feel deeply for the loss of her daughter. I hope this book has helped Anne to gain some peace of mind. The last three have been disappointing to a avid Anne Rice fan. Lets have more of the witches and vampires as Anne is the only one to tell these stories well.

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Summary: It was a great book by the master
Review: I have read all the other books and have become uacustomed to her books. Anne has wrote a great book in her latest and I have read the reviews and don't understand why every one doesn't like the book just because it is not like her others. I would however like to read something about the TALAMASCA. I mean they are in almost all of the books and it is about time to dedicate something to them.

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Summary: Very Different, Yet Good
Review: Violin is different than any of Anne Rice's books. From reading the different reviews, I am astounded at the lack of acceptance of something different by Rice. It did take some time to understand the point of the story, but as soon as you reach chapter 5 or 6, it takes off. I was not aware of any of Rice's life, so maybe some of her other readers should learn to read a book for the story, not because of any biographical input you may think is present. The main point is that Violin is different than the Vampire Chronicles or those of the Mayfair Witches. If readers could get past the supposed life story of the author contained in the book, they would see that the content is excellent. Read the book for the story, not to analyze it. (That's pathetic.)

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Summary: Got in in September...Finished it in December
Review: Awarded "Book of the Year" honors by Insomniacs of America. Three chapters of "lying in bed with your dead spouse" should be enough to cure any sleeping problem. Readers should not attempt to operate heavy machinery immediatly after reading any part of this book.

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Summary: Anne Rice has beaten immortality to death once again....
Review: I awaited the release of Violin with great anticipation. I was disappointed with Anne Rice's self-imposed limitations. Anne Rice has beaten immortality to death. Please, Mrs. Rice, take us into a new world of magical creatures and leave immortality as a plot tool, not the whole plot.

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Summary: Too morbid for my tastes.
Review: "Violin" was too morbid for me. I am sorry that Anne Rice had such a bad childhood and lost her first child at an early age. But I don't like to wallow in someone else's misery. I liked her other books to excape into a fantasy world. "Violin" had too much of the misery in the real world. Once she started traveling with the ghost to the past it got interesting but that was half-way through the book. I almost did not finish it. I would not buy anymore of her books that were similar to "Violin".

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Summary: Violin is flat
Review: This idiotic drivel reeks of loss. Rice has her protagonist whining for 300 pages over the loss of her husband, kid, and mother. They probably killed themselves after listening to Triana's interminable angst. Rice is correct to write about loss. Maybe her next book will be about her loss of readership and fans after subjecting them to her last three disasters.

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Summary: The longed for immersion in Violin proves impossible
Review: Oh, to sink into Rice's world and merge with it's characters! Alas, this is not to be in this tedious, uninteresting story. A flailing of emotions that fails to hit the mark; too closely biographical for comfort for this reader. Stay away and reread Interview with the Vampire.

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Summary: A perscription for the insomniac
Review: I was very disappointed in this book. With all the publicity it received I exexpected a better novel. It literally put me to sleep. The author must have had "writer's block" as she wrote this book. I know she can produce a better piece of work because I've read her other novels.