The Witching Hour

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Summary: For serious good book lovers
Review: This was my first Anne Rice book and the best book I have read in years. It draws you in and captivates you making it difficult to put down. The geneology of the Mayfairs is long and tends to confuse, but once you figure it all out ( and it does require some memory and thinking) you will be amazed . Not to mention the lives of each individual character and their connections with each other. Unles you read it, it can not be explained. Although the ending is somewhat of a dissapointment, it still leaves you longing for more. I have read all 3 of the witch chronicles and still wanted more, in fact the second time around was just as captivating as the first reading. Please note that I did have to read The Witching Hour with the shades drawn, the character of Lasher made me a little paranoid as to what might be standing outside in the dark. Also this years family vacation will be to New Orleans. Thank you Anne Rice for introducing me to a society and culture that I really never paid much attention to.

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Summary: Best Anne Rice novel published
Review: This was the first book I read by Anne Rice, and I believe it is the best. Once you start reading it, you simply cannot put it down. Rice has a way of drawing you into her characters, and before you know it, you're hooked. I've read most of her vampire novels and other works, and in my opinion, The Witching Hour is the best.

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Summary: The best yet
Review: the first Anne Rice I read was Interview with the Vampire. That was pretty ok, but this is really good. The way Rice describes everything just takes you right to the particular scene, like you're there watching everything... like Lightner.

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Summary: It Grabs You, Sucks You in, and just won't let go!
Review: Ms. Rice has created yet another masterpiece. It doesn't often happen that you'll read a thousand page book and scream for more! It is spellbinding from page one to page 1038. Thank you Anne and please keep up the AWESOME work! Made me want to go back to New Orleans. TEN STARS

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Summary: She captivated and held me from the begining.
Review: I had never heard of Anne Rice til (out of reading material one day ) I borrowed this. This was one of those books that demands you drop everything else and finish it. After reading this I could not wait til she wrote the rest of the books that followed. I'm still waiting for the next one. It was ended with room for another. Her ability to describe things that actually take you there is incredible. While I haven't read anything other than the Mayfair series; I've only found one or two other books in my life that made such an impression. The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King is the other. Good work Anne...Keep them coming.

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Summary: Anne Rice's Best Book
Review: I have read the entire Vampire Chronicles, The Lives of the Mayfair Witches and a few of her newer books. I have to say that this her best book, after reading this novel, composed of so many mysterious ficticious historical compilations I was lead to finish the series and read more of her books. It gets no better from here on. If you don't like this book, think it is too involved in plot and mystery, read her other books, but beware, they aren't half as good.

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Summary: Meaningless fluff at its finest
Review: This was my second try at reading a book by Anne Rice (the first being "An interview with a vampire"). I'm sure there was a plot buried somewhere in her meaningless fluff and run on sentences, but I couldn't find it. I read about 100 pages and decided I should stop wasting my time and do something worthwhile. Good luck if you decide to try and read this book.

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Summary: The ultimate saga ever written.
Review: The Witching Hour is, to date, by far the best book I've ever read. I am only 16 years old with a 5 minute attention span, but this book captivated me from start to finish. Anne Rice is a brilliant author who can transport you from your bed to another realm like New Orleans or Scotland. Her follow up Lasher is even better, the feeling you recieve from these books is indescribable. I deeply recommend these books to anyone who appreciates an interesting story.

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Summary: Rice's best book so far
Review: I think I've read every book that Rice has put out under the pen Anne Rice and this is easily the best book she has done... It takes the work she did in the first 3 vampire books and takes it to another level... too bad Rice can't constantly improve... instead she follows up great books like this will pathetic attempts like Pandora

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Summary: Very interesting
Review: This was my first shot at reading an Anne Rice book. I wasn't disappointed, not one bit. I might make a little correction as to that and say that the Talamasca document section was big enough to be read as a separate volume entirely. It is on the whole, superbly well and elegantly written, and, of course, extremely detailed. One important feature that is missing from it, sadly, is a genealogical tree. The characters are pretty much a truckful, and it can get a bit confusing if you're not focused on it very much. I haven't finished it yet, but I am convinced I will buy the other two remaining books in this trilogy. Very nice going, Mrs. Rice. Keep at it!!