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Summary: I did
Review: ..books like this run on reputation. Mayfair fans+ Vampire Chronicle fans makes a number one seller of course..
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Summary: Actually 4.5 but round it up
Review: I 've read all of vamp chronicles and mayfair witches. I see how this relates. Connecting 2 storylines through Talamasca was a great idea. This is just the full blown version where the witch and vampire have contact. I wanted to see Lestat Louis and the others again. That's the reason why I read the book. Shows some confusing ideas. Aaron Lightner died? damn. Was that in The Vampire Armand?
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Summary: What is it with name titles?
Review: Seriously though. Pandora. The Vampire Aramnd. Vittorio, the Vampire. Memnoch the Devil. The Vampire Lestat. Ventaully some scholarly person is going to have to come up with a enriching essay on Anne Rice's obcession with names.Merrrick reads a little like a giograhpy in the frame of a story. Starts out simply enough. Louis wishes and attempt at commuinication with Claudia, his beloved vampire child. David, our narrator and current dirty old man, knows of a Voodoo Witch and Magic Scholar to boot. Shouldn't that be Vodoun instead of Voodoo? David finds it neccessary to tell Louis Merricks' story and his grand adventure with her in Guatemala. Which makes for good reading. I think Rice chose to paint the Temples and villages in Guatemala in too many hellish colors though. I mean, David and Merrick both seems to have this love for the place. This whole adventure. But I don't believe it. Because all I'm reading is the heat, the bugs, and the factions of armies running around ready to trounce. I think a little more space should have been given to make the area seem exotic and Indiana Jones type exciting. Merrick comes off as a comples and demanding character. I wanted to hear her. I thought her the most lovely conjurer and expect to find her whenever i make a trip to New Orleans. Merricks Family is interesting enough. We hear about them second hand though. Only Great Nannanne and Honey in the Sun make strong direct apearances. And did I mention Lestat speaks? He's almost back to his Brat Prince self. At first he has the unfortuante attitude of a saint but happily that wears off. Louis need for self loathing is explored further here. Actually Louis compes off as my favorite character. I could feel some sense of remorse off him. David is David. I still feel he's a cardboard english gentlemen who likes order and scholership. His character does make some sort of leap though when his jealous nature creeps out. I think this should be played out more in future stories. Perception is a key issue in this book. Rice plays with this notion leaving some questions a little unaswered. It aides in understanding Louis's final delemia. A rather pleasent book. New readers might be confused a bit with vampire history but it's not totally unsurmountable. the Voodoo(Vodoun) rituals are detailed enough but the religion itself could be a little bit more elaborated upon. But that's just me. Readers have been complaining that Rice spends way too much time on detail. And in responds Merrick is a fast read with little scenic tours. It's just I liked those sceneic tours.
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Summary: not again...
Review: not bad but when is the Anne Rice going to write a book that isn't exactly the same story as the rest?
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Summary: Rice's vampires may fair well after all...
Review: In Anne Rice's new book, "Merrick," the worlds of her vampires and her witches come together in an epic tale that spans the lush streets of New Orleans to the mystical hidden caves of Guatemala. Through the vampire narrator, David Talbot, Rice introduces her newest character; Merrick Mayfair is a powerful witch who works with the Talamasca, an order of psychic detectives, who specialize in the myths and realities behind such creatures as vampires and witches. Rice also reintroduces her classic vampire characters, Lestat, Louis, and even the "dead child" Claudia. It is easy to get completely lost in Rice's beautiful prose; it is like she has cast a Voodoo spell on her readers. The story begins as the tale of Merrick, but by the final pages it serves to bring the entire Vampire Chronicles full circle from her very first novel. This is a novel of rebirth and redemption for all of Rice's beloved vampires and witches, and it is an excellent beginning to her next vampire or witch saga.
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Summary: I love Anne Rice's newest novel "Merrick."
Review: I have read a chapter & a half of the novel & it is wonderful. It is amazing how both the Vampire world & the Mayfair witches intertwined in this novel. It is really amazing I can't wait to finish the novel.
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Summary: I really love Anne Rice's new novel "Merrick."
Review: I have read about 1 chapter & a half of the book & so far it is wonderful. It is most intriguing that she has both the Vampire world & the lives of the Mayfairs world intertwined into one novel.
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Summary: Another Classic Tale.
Review: Rice does it again. Another breath-taking novel in the MayFair/Vampire series. This is a must-read. (Not that any of her other novels aren't!) She nevers ceases to amaze me with her true talent for writing.
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Summary: Another future classic.
Review: I love Anne Rice and this book was just another reason to admire her writing. This book follows suite in the high standards she has set with her other novels. It really is a must-read.
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Summary: Wonderfully Dark and Beautifully Written
Review: Anne Rice is back in this exciting continuation of the Vampire Chronicles. Everything you loved about "Interview" returns in form, faith, and force. This is an elegant example of fine writing; this book alone solidifies my sincere appreciation for her as a writer, as well as a marvelous storyteller, and entertainer. This is a beautifully written narrative which deserves a place alongside "Interview" and "The Witching Hour". I was not disappointed, only extremely rewarded by her prose. She does not let up on the darkly rich atmosphere of the novel, nor of the brilliant and crisp pacing of it. The characters that walk within the pages of Merrick are charming, original, and refreshing to experience. Once again, Anne Rice, claims her title at the head of the "macabre" writing table. Warning: the novel will leave you in suspense...a promise of things to come...and the promise for things to change. Buy, read, encourage, and enjoy!
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