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Summary: Mediocre, little better than dirt
Review: Hundreds of pages filled with dry prose makes this book no better than any of the timeless classics nobody wants to read. I picked this book up at the airport in August of 2002 and I still haven't finished reading it. I wish I could say Rice could have cut out a few hundred pages, but sadly, they are all necessary, as she has successfully created an over-elaborate mess of history that noone really cares about. If you like books that drag on and on, by all means, get this in both hardcover and paperback.
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Summary: Engrosing Read
Review: This is typical Rice storytelling. Her discriptions from the five senses make the settings in this story become real. Her charactors are well developed, and thier story is tantilizing. For readers of Anne's Vampire series this story is a must read, along with Lasher and Taltos, especialy if you are going to read her latest works Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle. All of wich are interconnected.
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Summary: Excellent read
Review: I just finished The Witching hour. I loved this book. Partially because I am a history nut... and obviously Rice has done her research! The only dissappointment was that I had no idea that this book was part of a series, and I am finding it difficult to get the rest of the books through the library.
I am now begining "Taltos". I can only hope that it was as good as my very first Rice read, The Witching Hour.
I plan to read every Rice Novel I can get my hands on. I do not think I will read Queen of the Damned, or Ramsey's though I seen the movies. I wish that The Witching hour would hit the screens, then I could say it was a must see as well!
Bravo Anne Rice!
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Summary: Captivating and Sensual at the same time!!!
Review: There was a brief span of time in the beginning of the book that I was bored, but that was only because I didn't know the characters yet and the details were alot to remember. As time went on I would read for hours at a time and I never wanted to put the book down. Everything about this book screams "excitement" and parts of the book are oddly erotic. When Lasher was first mentioned I found it hard to read the book at night, but that was what made the book that much more enjoyable- being scared and intensely entertained at the same time. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who finds Anne Rice or witches and spirits interesting.
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Summary: A Feast of the Senses
Review: Although this novel has a slow start, this is by far the finest book I've read. "The Witching Hour" far surpassed my expectations as I'm new to Anne Rice. This book is, in a sense, a feast of the senses. Not much is left to the imagination, as the novel exceeds one thousand pages in length. The reader can visualize, taste and imagine everything-right down to the last detail. The characters are intense and powerfully realistic-to an almost frightening extent. Everything is described in great detail-the various eras, the clothing style of the time period and character motives. The tone and the mood change dramatically as the time periods in the book drift from one to another-as if you're experiencing the changes over time. "The Witching Hour" works perfectly. Taking place in modern day New Orleans, the history of a family of witches is explained to the unaware heiress of a family legacy-a family in which power, wealth and a possibly sinister spirit are passed on to one person in each generation. Anne Rice has more than just authored a novel, she's created a mythological family tree spanning three centuries. This is truly the best ghost story I've read.
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Summary: laborious opening and closing...
Review: I was really excited about reading this book because I love books with such an epic, dark subject matter, the period setting... the romanticism, occultism etc... My favourite type of fiction. It lived up to being everything I hoped it would be. I loved the middle 400 - 500 pages. I read them literally in less than two or three days, almost ravaging the pages. The hard part is getting through the beginning and most of the ending (the last 50 or so pages are good too)... It is so laborious and irrelevant! The only reason I persevered is because I knew Rice would have to get down to business and talk about the Mayfair witches EVENTUALLY... and I loved Interview With A Vampire, so I knew she could write stuff I loved... thusly, I persevered and it paid off. The bulk (middle) of the book is mesmerising. I thought I'd add my two cents because I'm sure some readers will be put off by reviews stating that this book is boring -- the beginning and ending ARE boring, but those reviewers that dismiss the book as an outright bore obviously didn't bother to persevere, and missed out on the magic that lay in the middle. I couldn't put it down once I started to read about the history of the Mayfair witches. I absolutely loved it. Skim thru the boring opening if you have to, because the actual Mayfair history is an epic and spellbinding story. And Anne Rice should fire her editing staff, lol
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Summary: Ever heard of editing?
Review: Begins with a lot of promise, but slowly ('slow' being a key word in describing this book) descends into massive encyclopaedic retellings of the Mayfair family ancestry, which the reader does not need or care to know. A struggle, strictly for Rice devotees. Rates: a good door-stopper.
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Summary: Very good indeed
Review: I really enjoyed this book (in truth I heard the book on tape, listened to it staright through today at work). The characters are indeed quite well fleshed out, and I found the story to actually be quite gripping and believable, as much as these things can be. I certainly was emotionally attached to the cahracters and the book as the other reviewers below me were.
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Summary: Don't say his name.
Review: Musty homes, heavy draperies, wild gardens, untamed sexuality and The Devil coming to dinner. A dish best served in the heat of Summer. This is a mammoth book - over 900 pages. My first reading took 4 weeks; I've heard others say the same. Don't be put off; what it lacks in quickness it makes up for by opening a door, inviting the reader in...and slowly shutting it behind you. Psssst...LASHER! --Laurel825
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Summary: Witching Hour
Review: Anne Rice goes through a lot to creat a history for the Mayfair family. Granted the book is long but it flew by while I read it. I enjoyed learning about the past of this family and identifying with them and the troubles that they are plaged with, aka Lasher.
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