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Summary: a new vampire!
Review: i didn't think i would enjoy a new vampire. after all, louis and lestat are the best! but you'll love vittorio as i did. he's intelligent, caring, and ofcourse, more human than we are...that's the anne rice signature! read this book if you haven't. find out his past, present, and fate of the future. susan
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Summary: A welcome change
Review: I appreciated the way that Rice takes us away from the same old group of vampires and gives us another one. Vittorio was a fresh, vibrating character and his romance with Ursula was a pleasant change from all the dramatic tragedy that tends to get overplayed.
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Summary: great: but how about more on the italian babe, please?
Review: i was aware that none of the good ol' fav characters like lestat, armand and louis would be featured in the latest vampire novel...unfortunately, i still couldn't help but miss their presence. nevertheless, vittorio was a wonderful read (much better than memnoch and body thief ANYTIME) and i hope rice will continue to write about vittorio's new vampiric adventures, or concentrate on ursula who wasn't given much of a character in the book, other than that of an innocent sweet young thing whose life was cruelly taken and ravished. would be interesting to hear her personal account of the horrific death-rape matrimonial consumation with florian and subsequent life as the vampire bride. overall, a richly impressive literary artwork of the historical and fantasy interwoven to produce a hauntingly imaginable world. btw, anne...i love the angels.
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Summary: Off the beaten path
Review: Once again Anne Rice takes her readers off the beaten path by introducing us to her newest character, Vittorio. She breathes life into this character like no other. This adds yet another twist in the path of her branching storylines. Just as she managed to tie the Mayfair Witches to the Vampire series, she takes off in a new direction with the innocent Vittorio. The charm of Italy and the vivid descriptions add to the beauty of this tale. I look forward to reading more in this series.
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Summary: What happened to Lestat and Armand?
Review: This book was good but I am still interested in Lestat, Armand, and the others.In my opinion Anne Rice should continue to write about Lestat. I will always like Anne's writings and can't give a bad review on her books.
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Summary: Another spledid masterpiece
Review: In Vittorio the Vampire, Anne Rice once again shows her amazing ability to carry a story line. This book, like her many others, is a total page turner. Her writing always 'takes me there' to the point that I can almost believe it's true. In this book, however, the character is very different, yet not so different, from the other heroes and heroines of her novels. The book takes place in mainly in Italy and ecompasses a new twist on vampiric humor and character. The ruby grail was a most interesting, yet new, twist on the social structure and appearance of a coven. Overall I loved the book and look forward to another.
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Summary: convert or entertain what is Mrs. Rice's goal at this point?
Review: Sadly, Vittorio The Vampire turned out to be another of Rice's smotheringly Christian novels. This time hidden behind the guise of a love for Italian art. Even I thought this one was too pious to be anything more than ennuyant & I can usually put up with just about all of her self righteous tripe to get to a good read. The morality she is gracelessly vomiting at her loyal readers has become all but intolerable to this reader. Will I personally purchase another piece of junk food litterateur by Mrs. Rice? Yeah probably but I never claimed I didn't have masochistic tendencies. Sometimes I think it's helpful to express a not so terribly positive view of things. In my honest opinion if I can save just one reader from the agonizing boredom caused by this book than I have done something pure & good.
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Summary: A disappointment.
Review: About once every two or three hundred years, a man lives who is so charming and beautiful and prone to uncontrollable weeping that he is destined to become an Anne Rice vampire. And so we meet Vittorio. This new vampire comes off as arrogant, pretentious, childish and unlikable, as does the book that bears his name. I am a big fan of Interview with the Vampire, but Anne Rice's books seem to slip gradually farther from the depth and drama of that first work. She didn't always need angels and demons to walk her through explorations of good and evil. I hope her next installment is a little fresher. I would love to love her again.
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Summary: Different, but still good.
Review: I, unlike many of the other people who are fans of Anne Rice, had only read one of her books (The "Vampire Lestat," which I thought was fairly good, but not great). This book, on the other hand, drew me right in. I love the descriptions of the Angles, the character interaction, the descriptions of Vittorio's physical surroundings were great, and it captured lots of emotions. I understand that this book posed some contiunality problems in relation to the other Vampire books, but as a single-shot reading for a person who has never read Anne Rice, this book is well worth it.
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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: As all of Anne's books are, not only was Vittorio the Vampire a story of adventure and revenge and vampires and religion, but it was also a book about love, the human character, and above all about passion and belief. Perhaps I'm too sentimental or imaginative, but who could not have fallen in love with Vittorio? His character, however short the book may be, was beautifully developed throughout the pages. Anne's romantic descriptions of Florence and of the arts of that time were beyond wonderful. Besides the sublimely fluid writing style, what attracted me most to the book was the conflict and the struggle for Vittorio between Good and Evil, between Heaven and Hell, between Love and Obligation. So greatly and so truly are Vittorio's emotions described that the novel reaches and touches the deepest parts of your soul, and questions your greatest beliefs. As Vittorio says, "Have I not rendered a conflict so full of torment that something looms here which is full of brilliance and color...?" The sentence captures the true essence of the book. To add one more comment, Anne's angels were beautiful. Her descriptions of them, yes, but moreover their relationships with Vittorio, their, for lack of a better word, personalities, and their differences were absolutely intriguing. How can anyone who has not spent time pondering religion, life, and death not find their endless contributions to the depth of the story fascinating? My last words here: Read Vittorio.
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