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Summary: Disapointing
Review: I'll make this short and sweet, the novel was disapointing because; 1. She made Lestate in to some kind of Indestructable God? I mean how farther can she go with this character? 2. There were to many flaws in the story-line.
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Summary: My favorite in the series
Review: I have read The Vampire Armand, and now can say that without a doubt, Memnoch is still my favorite. It grappled with ideas and ideals that none of the other books came close to. The book had such a deep and emotional quality to it, one that I have never seen in any other book. (Anna Karenina aside) A definite must read. Anne Rice, thank you.
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Summary: When Earth is Hell and Hell is Heaven
Review: How many times and how long our loving blond-haired child of the night has been turning his face away from Him. And Him is not God, but Memnoch, the devil. How many times he had vituperated Him, cussing Him as his creator, a child conceived by His evil. But now Memnoch comes to show us how daring and convincing a demon can be and how all of us are trapped among our own choices. Heaven or hell, that is the matter, and it is going to be Lestat's inferno from now on. Nothing is going to be the same in this closing chapter; insanity and reality both weave to reveal the most tangled web of minds, and sewing this tale compounding a fierce story filled with shocking religious connotations. Religion is no longer a second-plane topic, now it's becoming a story itself. Memnoch, not only exposes his reality, but also takes us through journeys unknown and unfolds myth after myth to convince Lestat to do His will as well as His most apprehensive wish. Do not miss this one if you're looking for a tumultuous tale, maybe the most detached of the whole concept regarding vampires, but always effectively entertaining for Rice's diehard fans.
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Summary: Memnoch the devil
Review: I think that this the book that the vampire chronicles have been leading too, it is an extention of Lestats religous disillusionment, and besides, where else can the most powerful and undeniably immortal Lestat go to? he can do anything on earth.. now he can go to heaven, hell and in between.. I am an atheist, but I found this novel absorbingly fasinating and I couldn't put it down, by the way Lestat rules..
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Summary: A vampire story that actually sucks
Review: Puh-lease, my first grade reader had better writing than this one. The plot was boring, the characters were out of whack, and everything was just really, really awful. The only redeeming quality was that it was a Rice book. Yes, I love Lestat and Louie. But not when Rice is trying to turn Lestat into a god. (Thank the good graces that her subconscious rectified the faux-pas.) Rice is suffering from a major case of "Godism". She's trying to turn her pet "boy-toy" into a god. That's just not right. Lestat is a vampire, as is Louie, Marius, Claudia, Count Dracula, Knick Knight, Lacroix, and every other vampire that I have forgotten to name. Okay, they don't need to be turned into something that they are not. In summary, Memnoch just sucks man.
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Summary: Enchantingly beautiful, supremely influencing
Review: This is my favorite, I repeat absolute favorite book of Rice's. It is everything I have thought, my own beliefs made manifest in this theology book with my favorite vampire still kicking ass. Lestat is charming as always in this supreme and enticingly intricate story of heaven and hell, where the "damnedest creature" searches for a place where his soul belongs. It is a must read, one that I have read countless times and cannot put down. It makes you understand how incredibly mortal you are, the insignificance of your soul to Memnoch, and to God.
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Summary: Quite simply, the best out of the first five.
Review: Ok, I have heard people say that if you have read the other "Vampire Chronicles" then you must hate this one. Well, I cannot agree! This 5th installment is by far the most compelling and entertaining. I think Rice is more into describing her own vision of God then most readers realize. To get into those personal feelings and to transfer them into the story is just what makes this book tick. The boldness of Lestat drinking the blood of Christ is such a suprise. If you don't like surprise and you don't like "the bold," then, no, this book is not for you. If you like to be swept off of your feet and taken off guard, then by all means go out and read this book. Or maybe you just like the good 'ole fashion battle of good and evil. With "Memnoch the Devil," Rice gets back to the basics with a personal twist.
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Summary: Absolutely breathtaking.
Review: This book left me speechless (good thing i can type!). I have never been so completely absorbed in a book as I have with this one (except for, maybe, The Witching Hour). I was blown away by Anne Rice's presentation of god and the devil. In my opinion, that should have been the focus of the entire book. It had been a long time since I had read something so intellectually stimulating and different. It is really disappointing, however, to see that some "hardcore" Anne Rice fans called it a piece of crap, when it is possibly the most well-written, thought provoking, and intellectually probing novels of this time. You can't help but stop to think, what if (assuming, of course, that there is a god and devil) Anne Rice's portrayal is closer to the way things really were? Anyway, I could not put this book down. I didn't do my homework, I didn't sleep. When I finished it, I sat there, dumbfounded, and started the book again. It is THAT amazing. (except, of course, for the surprising death of a certain vampire, which didn't make much sense - but maybe that will be explained in The Vampire Armand). Anne Rice never fails to astound me with her genius of portraying such vastly different characters such as in such a passionate, detailed manner. I hope she never stops writing.
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Summary: Truly GOD-awful (pardon the pun)
Review: Believers and nonbelievers alike will have reason to hate this book....it's essentially a bad, lengthy religious pamphlet.Stuff several hundred pages of pseudo-pop-theological babbling into the mouth of a much-beloved, well-crafted character that (apparently) the AUTHOR doesn't know anymore, and you have this sorry, pathetic, sophomoric excuse for a "vampire chronicle." END
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Summary: BORING AND OFFENSIVE!!!
Review: I read Interview With The Vampire long before anyone else had even noticed this book. Then I read all of the sequels as they came about and for the most part enjoyed them immensely. Not so with this book. I could easily have read the first 50 pages and the last 50 pages and gotten the jest of the story. Everything else in there was just drivel!!! Not only did I find some of the content offensive, but it was boring on top of it. If Anne Rice wishes to write a book about her views on religion, then maybe she should just write one and not disguise it under the guise of one of her Vampire Chronicles. This book was really a waste of time. If you're only reason for reading this book is to find out what happens between "Body Thief" and "Pandora" or "Armand", then just read the very beginning and the very end. The rest of the book will put you to sleep. Luckily, for all us Vampire fans, Anne Rice went back to her old formula for the next two books. I hope she keeps it that way.
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