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Summary: Patience pays...
Review: Anne has saved her best writing for last in this book. If you can get past the first half of the book, your mind will be realling with the implications that present day religion is still a distortion of the true meaning of Jesus's life and teachings. You are taken on a tour of Heaven, Jesus's last few years on earth, and Memnoch's school in Hell that is so vividly displayed by Anne's great writing she is on the verge of being called a heretic, or even a devil worshipper! But once you finish the book you are left thinking about our place on this earth, and that love and respect of your fellow human beings, love of the beauty of earth and creation, and forgiveness of all those who have wronged you may be all that is needed to receive passage into Heaven. This book is a must read for those who are doubting their religion.
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Summary: Anne the bore
Review: Memnoch the Devil was a complete disaster. I was not only dissappointed by the false image the vampires in the book protrayed, but the very annoying wordiness that literally drove my mind into a frenzy. She spoke in to many riddles, and there was basically no plot. The only action happening in this book was when Lestat tried to emerge from hell. I started reading the beginning, and I was like, it's getting good so far....,but boy was I wrong. First, Lestat's talking to David about something or someone that's following him, next he's talking to the spirit of Roger, a mortal man whom he killed, and then we get to hear the wonderful life of Roger as a young man until his death. Lestat is asked to take care of Dora, (at the request of Roger) a young, crass theologist, who believes she can change the world with her beliefs, yeah...sure. Then here comes the lovely Memnoch, who asks Lestat if he can help him in a perpetual battle with God that's been going on before Lestat's time, enough already!! She could have spared us with that nonsense about the Creation of the World, and how Memnoch was a human for a short period of time, while teaching a small civilization the basic tools for survival. This book simply gave an opinion on how things of the world came about, and no plot I add again. If there was a plot can someone please tell me what it is?! The characters, such a pity, because they had no sense of feeling or emotion, more like mere puppets with no life. Lestat didn't seem like himself. He should be on writing about a tantalizing mortal woman he has his eyes on, or an exciting journey that takes place somewhere across the world, with him in it. Instead he's talking about his ravings of the devil to Armand, and David. This book would have got a rating of 2, had she not killed Armand. He was my favorite character of them all. I couldn't get over his innocent yet, decieving looks. I loved the marvelous appearance, Anne created for him, and his eyes, with one look, it would be untempting to look away. I missed Armand so much, that it hurts me to know why she persistently tortured him through the whole Vampire Chronicles. The poor fellow, had a rough mortal life, next he's with Marius, who keeps going away on little escapades, and then he's a vampire around the age of 17, I belive. Correct me if I'm wrong. Of course Marius is his maker, and Armand who thinks he will finally be with him, thought wrong. He's not enjoying one bit of immortality, and now he has the burden of a coven, on his hands, but that's a long story. Later, in the series he doesn't seem much better off than before, and more depressed with every night that comes. I'm off subject, but I had to state that what Armand went through was pure pain, and the whole time I believed he just wanted to have someone to seek comfort and love, with it returned as well. He most certainly deserved it but instead, he gets to kill himself, which I'm sure it's something that required very little thinking skills on Anne's part. Please read the book. I'm giving this review , that is putting the novel down in disgrace, and you're wondering why, I'm requesting that you read it, right? Well, for those who are wondering, it's because it is the only way you can really get the idea of the hell I had to be put through. It's the only way you can really give a true opinion. For those who thought it was a blast, that is fine, you're entitled to you're opinion. Read the book and give your thoughts and feelings. In the meantime if you disagree with my views or care to talk about this novel and others by her, e-mail me at: bjjoyhand@northstate.net
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Summary: Everyone who did not like this book should get a refund!
Review: Does Anne Rice stand behind her work? If so, she should personally give everyone a refund who did not like this book. First, Lestat sits in a bar and learns the personal history of a ghost; then we get a tour of hell and Memnoch's explanation of creation (and all that angel heirarchy....stop!). I ended up sympathetic towards Memnoch and didn't give a damn about Lestat. Somebody tell me why Lestat was in this story. I felt like I was reading Rice's interpretation of creation. I want a story! And not an interpretation! Anne, stop writing and pursue a career in biblical studies, for Christ's sake!
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Summary: If you're into philosophy & love Anne Rice, Memnch is for U
Review: Basically Memnoch is extremely well written as all of Anne Rice's books are, however the story line is not that interesting if you are looking for a Lestat thriller. Overall I enjoyed the book because it dealt with God and the Devil and Rice's thoughts on their relationship. I would love to read a Vampire Chronicle starring Louis. Louis is a wonderful character. Although we all love Lestat, a change would be great.
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Summary: An amazing addition to an already amazing series
Review: Starting with her first Vampire Chronicles novel, Anne Rice has stunned her readers again and again. Each book becomes better and better, Memnoch the Devil being an amazing addition to one of the greatest series about vampires.
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Summary: A poet's pen but for anyone's mind!
Review: Ever have questions about god and devil? Does this inspire such a uncomfortable feeling inside you make it so you can't even utter a word? Now even if you could utter a word does the subject matter give your tongue the flexibility of when you have a tongue depressor on it? Does Anne Rice seem to have a excellent grasp of these common human emotions? Does Anne Rice still talk about all this subject though and quite poetically I might add? Thankfully for all us she certainly does and in this book of this ongoing saga between god and the devil for the ultimate prize of the main characters soul it finally comes to a head. During all of her books her main emphasis is on the character Lestat and whether he truly ends up redeemed or not. In this book though she leaves you completely guessing to the point that you don't even think Lestat himself the narrator has any clue of what's going to finally happen in the end. Through out the whole series Lestat has this almost endearing arrogance of having complete control on what's going to happen next and the rarest of occasions occurs in this book. In this book though this supernatural being himself is finally cut down to size and lead to feel the most human of emotions there is....fear. Now what leads him to thus almost unconceivable emotion considering he himself is a vampire? The final realization of something he never believed was possible for an immortal such as himself...and that's a final judgement. He feels it every day more and more intensely as he realizes that he the vampire is being stalked. While not only that but it's by such an ominious "presence" that it cuts through all his arrogance and makes him truly truly scared. Now as you might be noticing I'm embellishing upon this fact of him scared and your probably wondering why...well because as someone who read the rest of the series it's because it didn't seem possible. So now you ask again, "What on earth could have this supernatural monster scared?" Now that's it were not dealing from anything or anyone of the earth as we know it because he's being stalked by the devil himself! Now after the main character Lestat finally comes in contact with this being who's stalking him and it presents itself as it's true form. You then get taken on a roller coaster ride between heaven, hell and even what it's like to exist in pergatory as Lestat experiences all this first hand. Now you're probably thinking great premise, controversial subject matter and honest dealings with life's heaviest questions. Sure that's great but what gets this book more than a seven or an eight. It's the author herself because nobody but nobody can write a novel of this particular genre better than she can. What is it about her that sets her apart from such an already well established industry. Well it's her simple ability not only to turn a phrase, and craft the most intoxicatingly detailed sentences. But in addition to that her firm grasp of everything that is religious. Whether it's her descriptions of the stalkings of Lestat in the first chapters which inspire enough fear to make your hand so heavy as to not want to turn the page. Or the utter disbelief at how realistically she describes Lestat's trips to pergatory, heaven and hell. You're left almost completely entranced by what's going on in the story to almost the point one poet would be in another poet's work. The thing is whether you're a poet or not you can appreciate this book. Why? Now finally this is because to throw in extra added incentive for the reader she added a pure and perfect nun to be Lestat's new spritual guide through such uncharted that the murderer himself of Dead Men Walking didn't even come close to have touched upon. You put this all together and you get the best fiction book that this man himself who only reads non fictions has ever read. As I said it's describe through the pen of someone who could be a poet with such detail that you can'thelp but turn every page. Than not only is it dealing with extreme subject matter but doing it in a way that keeps you guessing the whole time. Will Lestat end up in heaven or in hell? Will his soul be vexed or finally after five books saved? While most importantly who will surprisingly be working together to reach this man's eventual goal? I don't know but I guess in order to find out you'll have to do your job and purchase this book yourself from this Amazon book source.
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Summary: Excellent in it's own right aside from the other titles.
Review: This book marks the end of the Vampire Chronicles, and it allows the reader to journey with Lestat and ask the same philosophical questions he asks. This book prompted me to read the Bible.
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Summary: This book was really cool!!!
Review: In this book Memnoch takes Lestat on a tour through the gates of Heaven, Hell, and beyond. This was really an excellent book!!!
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Summary: Destroyed illusions
Review: Why did you do it,Anne? Just what provoked you to end it the way you did? To shatter the mystery, the what seemed to be carefully weaved illusions. There was imagination in the previous novels, so what happened here? The others provoke thought, questioned what we had come to know and love, challenged our ethics... But 'Memnoch', no, sorry. In your previous works, the entire concept of vampric immortality was open to possibility. It COULD have been been real...possibly...if only for an instant. This final chronicle shattered it all with the infusion of the predictable Biblical nonscence of God, Devil, Heaven, Hell,and Limbo. It all seemed too artificial, too final.This required little imagination.To pick a religion so widely worshipped and base an entire novel on it. You should have only EVER used it in occasional reference as you had in the previous chronicles. What you have no done is shattered the effect of a whole series. whole imagined life-times. You've left no hope in anything, you let it all seem too too bleak. And if you some how wanted us to believe these characters were in fact real, well, you did for a short time with all of their vitality. But it's not at all as bleak as you portrayed their lives to be in the end. I doubt it.The brooding nature of this book gives the essence of a typical adolescent pessimism that was really only evident in 'Interview'. No optimism. No hope. Also these simply are NOT the same characters as before. Where's the continuity? You wrote yourself that the world changes, but they do not. I doubt Lestat and Armand would have changed so dramatically in such a short period! Where's the old arrogance? I mean, Lestat go insane? I sincerely doubt it! And why, oh why, did you do that to Armand?!!! A favourite of all.... He never deserved that. Now THAT was merciless!!!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: This is a book that will make you reassess your perception of God & Satan and Heaven & Hell. I feel Lestat was made for this journey into the mystery of God's plan. This book was so compelling that I read it straight through from beginning to end in one very long sitting. I like to think that Anne Rice has defined Heaven as it should be and offered a plausible reason for Hell. She has a way of drawing you into impossible situations and making them seem possible & real. The only part of this book that I didn't like is when she claims that Lestat has left her. However; what adventure could possibly top his one?
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