Vittorio, the Vampire

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Summary: "Fair to Middlin"
Review: I have enjoyed reading Anne Rice - until perhaps 4 books ago when she started her new series of vampire books. The last four, including this one, lacks a lot of the luster that her previous writing had. Vittorio was an engaging book, and the ending was very nice -- a love story I'd say but it lacked something. I also don't like the physical format of the book i.e., much smaller in size. You do get the impression you are reading a regular book, but it's simply an impression. Perhaps if the book had been longer she may have had more of an opportunity to bring it to life. In any respect I do look forward to her next book.

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Summary: DISAPPOINTING!
Review: I am a great fan of Anne Rice, but this book was very disappointing. The characters were bland and I could simply not get into the book. I hope the next round of tales will be more exciting and a worthwhile read. If you are a new Rice fan, I recommend "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat."

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Summary: Not as memorable
Review: Rice's most recent novel was seriously lacking something. It had an excellent premise, good characters, but almost no depth. If she had lengthened this, instead of creating somewhat of a novella, it would have improved the quality of the story. At times, I found myself falling asleep. Descriptively, Rice is still the queen, and she's wonderful when it comes to historical accuracy. I still can't wait for her next book.

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Summary: Wonderul!
Review: I loved this new Anne Rice book. Vittorio had such a wonderful character. Again, her main vampire character(Vittorio) has a very strong love towards another of his kind. For a change, this time Vittorio is still with his companion(Ursula).Although, as wonderful as her book was, it was sort of missing something. She should of told about Vittorio's life centuries after he was,"given the dark gift", but the book was still great.

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Summary: The second in the new series is good, but slightly lacking..
Review: Vittorio was like going down a new road for me. It turned away from the traditional characters that Rice has been playing with for years (Lestat, Louie, Marius, etc...) and makes up some new ones. Unfortunately, while the plotline was superb and creative, the book needed more depth. If it had been 200 pages longer it would have made the story so much fuller. As it stood, I was very upset that when i finished, I felt as though i were missing something. I felt like i'd skipped some pages while i read. But on the whole, what i did read was great, Vittorio is a grand character; it only needed more depth to be more rich. All the same, I recommend this book, as it is quite good.

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Summary: A Page turner
Review: When I first went to buy this book I thought, oh no, not a nother vampire book but boy was I wrong. Anne Rice has a gift for taking you back in time, when you read this book you will feel like your in the 1700 hundreds, she takes you through Florence Italy and many other old world citys, Rice brings on many new vampires such as the vampire Ursula and vampires of the Ruby Grail, the pages will just flow and before you know what hit you your turning the last page. If you never read Anne Rice your missing out on one of the great Authors of our time.

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Summary: Vittorio the Vampire
Review: Anne Rice will always be a master of fiction, but VITTORIO is another nail in her casket as far as I am concerned. The short three hundred pages of this book were not enough. They were well written, but they were very much lacking. The joy of Anne's books includes learning the stories of more than the main character. In the golden days, Anne would have told us the story of Ursula at least. Come to think of it, Anne left out the last five hundred years of Vittorio's life too. Don't tell me he and Ursula haven't done something interesting in five hundred years. In summary, I'm very dissapointed with this book. Sorry Anne.

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Summary: Anne just gets better and better!
Review: My only complaint is that it could have been longer! Rich, Atmospheric, and memorable. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Entertaining
Review: An epic tale of good and evil, guilt and innocence, and trust and betrayal. Vittorio the Vampire has the relentless pace and stunning power of The Triumph and the Glory, the psychological tension of Hannibal, the visual imagery of the Harry Potter books, and the stark horror that only a novelist of Anne Rice's talent can deliver. Not as good as The Witching Hour or Lasher, but compares favorably with her Vampire Chronicles books.

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Summary: too short!
Review: As always, I adored Ms Rice's glorious descriptions of old Italy, and her rapturous ability to convey a love of art and music. I liked Vittorio a good deal, he is one of her more heroic vampire characters. The plot about the haunted city is a classic that deserves to be retold, and the underlying story of temptation and damnation is gripping. But it ended on such an abrupt note! I can't help but feel there should have been more.