Rating: 
Summary: Good, but not the best
Review: I liked the book but not as much as I like [other books]. I don't know maybe Armand's life was as interesting as Marius's life. But I don't know much yet,because this is the second book I've read of the Vampire Chronicles. I liked his whole satinistic point in his life, it adds a bit of spice to the book. But i'd still give it four stars because it was still a good book...
Rating: 
Summary: another self-indulgent book by Anne Rice
Review: I've been a fan of Anne Rice's since the publication of Interview with the Vampire. During that time, I've seen her prose become more and more overblown and over the top. In the first few books, it didn't matter so much because they were sufficiently well & intriguingly plotted that the story line made up for the tendentious purple prose. Her later books, however, have become increasingly unreadable as her personality cult has become more and more inflated. Yes, there is the kernel of a good book here. But she desperately needs an editor to get her back on track.
Rating: 
Summary: A gentle vampire?
Review: Anne Rice created the best and most toroughly described group of vampires anyone has ever invented. There are many of them and their lives are connected to eachother in one way or another. It this book we meet Armand, who made his first apperence in the first book of The vampire chronicles - Interwiev with a vampire (the movie, by the way, compared to the book - ...it was good as just a movie, but not as a representation of Ann Rice`s vampires)
In this book we meet Armand, firstly as a scared boy, taken from Russia and named Amadeo by his new master Marius. We follow his story, his loses, and changes of life and values. We are with him when he changes his name to Armand, and we find out why. We follow him in his loves and loses, his companions over the years and his development.
The book is also very erotic as Rice describes Armand`s relationship with Marius, and vampires are quite erotic creatures afterall.
It is not the best novel Anne Rice ever wrote about vampires, but it is far from beeing the worst.
Rating: 
Summary: How can you not fall in love with Armand?
Review: I have always felt that Anne's vampires are androgenous, which means that they do not have sex (either male or female). That's why those sexual encounters between Marious and Armand happened; they where acts of pure love. I have the feeling that the people that did not like the book(and gave it one star) was probably because of the "male"-male sexual encounters. Anyway I loved the book and if you are open-minded enough and you read it without huge personal expectations (specially about Lestat) you will find it delightful. I really did not like Armand in the past, but now he is my favorite vampire.
Rating:
Summary: The best in a long time.
Review: If you liked the original trilogy but have been disappointed by Ms. Rice's diversions into less well known and less interesting vampires, you will enjoy this book. Ms. Rice loves Armand enough to resurrect him from certain death (in Memnoch the Devil), and has developed this wonderful book for his character.
Rating:
Summary: above average
Review: having read the other books in the Vampire Chronicles I certainly enjoyed this one. The story follows Armand from his time with Marius up to the present. He is quite the troubled soul and Anne Rice reminds you of this again and again. I found it to be captivating at some points but drag slightly at others. I also found myself having to re-read some of the more religous parts in order to grasp the meaning and reason for their inclusion. It wasn't the best book in the series but I enjoyed it none the less.
Rating: 
Summary: The Worst Book Anne Ever Wrote
Review: I became hooked on Anne Rice years ago when a friend thrust a copy of Interview with the Vampire into my hands as a book to read "on vacation." Within 6 months, I had read all the Vampire Chronicles then published.Her Vampire Chronicles, and the New Tales of the Vampires are usually stunning works, but The Vampire Armand was not. This is the only book Anne Rice has ever written which bored me to tears. This was not a story about Vampires, but a book centered on homo-eroticism-- not appealing to me as a plot line. I was so pleased to find Merrick on the shelf soon after. Thanks for getting back to writing about Vampires, Anne.
Rating:
Summary: I was disapointed
Review: I think that Anne Rice is a wonderful story teller but I have to admit that I became a bit bored with Armands internal struggle. I kept wanting to shout "get over it." For a character that is so strong and stoic I found it surprising that he acted like such a child. This is vampire puberty I guess. I loved the writing, but the "drama" was dragged out and the book seemed long. This is not Annes best work.
Rating:
Summary: The boy toy gets his own book!
Review: Ok,
I won't get into all the twists and turns of this book or
a review of the previous books in this series. I can only say
that this book was Awesome. It gives you a better understanding
of some of the choices Armand made in the past and what is the fuel behind his thinking. It is a "slow" book in the early chapters but picks up tempo and content quickly. You will not be disappointed. This book is true the the general theme of the series. Happy reading!
Rating:
Summary: Couldn't Finish the Book
Review: Remember when Rice used to publish her porn under a pen name? Ahh, the good old days, when you knew the name Anne Rice would mean a really good book. I had such high hopes. I was always intrigued by Armand and looked forward to getting a tale similar to Lestat's history. Instead I read scene after scene of licking and kissing and ripping off clothes. Since I'm neither a gay male or a porn reader, I got very tired of this and gave up about 1/3 of the way through. Rice's books were so good in the past -- she was a great storyteller. Now her writing seems self-indulgent...although I can't imagine what would draw a female writer toward gay porn. I hope she writes a good book again someday.
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