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Summary: Her worst book to date.
Review: Extremely weak plot with very little content
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Summary: Will the real Anne Rice please write something??
Review: This book was choppy and read like a dime store romance/porn novel. The highlight of this book was the concluding parts and the final page. Read this only to keep up with the Vampire Chronicles.
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Summary: Recycle Bin
Review: Don't waste your time on this one. Anne Rice has succeeded in draining the life out of her once-lush characters. She concentrates on child molestation for the first half of the book, which is not only offensive, but adds nothing to the story. The only thing horrifying here is her writing.
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Summary: Too much atmosphere, not eneough plot
Review: Rice's latest installment in the Vampire Chronicles is long on atmosphere, but short on plot. She is great at setting moods (I've always thought that reading Rice is a little like being on drugs), and describing historical settings, but she needs to get back to some good old fashioned storytelling! Although this book fleshes out Armand's already known story, its only real storyline is what happened to him after his apparent immolation after viewing Veronica's Veil. This plot could be summarized in a sentence or two. The storylines of two of her recent books, "Memnoch the Devil", and "Servant of the Bones" are much more compelling.
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Summary: Another work of art produced by none other than Anne Rice.
Review: Those who relished the 5 previous instalments of the vampire Chronicals will find themselves surrounded by the same names they first fell in love with. To those who are new visitors to this new world of Vampirism, come and see it through the eyes of Armand
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Summary: O.K. book for the first 150 pages, Great Book after that!!!
Review: I am a die hard Vampire Chronicles fan. I liked this book, but I found it hard to get past the first 150 pages. After that, I was addicted and I didn't put It down!!!!
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Summary: Brilliant work of art.
Review: The Vampire Armand is one of the most brilliant novels I have ever read. I am 18, female, and have read the preceeding Vampire chronicles. This one, however, is truly beautiful. It is so vivid and wrenching, yet enthralling to read. Anne Rice is the only author which I read every novel that is written. I impatiently anticipate her next novel whenever I finish her latest. She is such an inventor of a character's pasts and presents that it is impossible to pull away from the world she creates. I noticed her writing opened even more so to the art world than the days of the first Vampire Chronicles. The Vampire Armand itself is a work of art.
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Summary: I love it.
Review: This book is as good as 'Pandora' (which is nearly as good as the first three parts of the Vampire Chronicles). Anne Rice manages to draw the reader into the atmosphere of the tale.The only - minor - negative point about 'Armand' for me is the sudden change in Marius' attitude. Making new fledglings just like that seems rather out of character for him. Also the Appassionata-motiv is slightly overdone (although I did buy the CD after reading the book, and I like it).
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Summary: Armand's a winner! (not a whiner, after all)
Review: Being a die-hard Rice fan, I anxiously awaited months for this latest edition of the Vampire Chronicles, if for no other reason than to find out what had happened to my favorite literary hero of all time, Lestat. Never a fan of Armand, but very interested in the tale of his time with Marius, I was also anxious to see how Armand had survived his fate from "Memnoch The Devil." As usual, Anne's book had me up late into the night, unable to put it down until I finished. She introduced new characters, hinting that they could still be around for future novels, and stayed true to the histories of all of our favorites. She returned to more of her erotica writings from the past, and as usual the settings were vivid enough to make you feel you were there. After hearing Armand's tale told through Lestat and Louis in previous books, we finally hear his side. At long last, Armand gives us his account of the events leading to the present, including the death of the child vampire Claudia, with an unexpected and somewhat disturbing twist. I had always thought of Armand as cold, and somewhat clingy. This book shed new light on the character. The only thing that keeps me from giving this book a five star rating, is that while the writing is excellent, it's not Lestat's story. (now if Anne's next full length book has Lestat in some very sexy scenes like Armand had, I'll have a new favorite to replace TVL)
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Summary: Really bad dialog
Review: I wonder if Ms Rice is teaching freshman composition at UNO these days. If so, it would explain where she gets the inspiration for dialog such as this: "All my companions are of the best blood." "You're telling me," said my Master. and another: "Damned of he isn't dead," said the gray-haired man. He kicked the body of Francisco on the floor. "Martini, I'm out of here." And that's about where I am too with Anne Rice... I'm outta here...
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