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Summary: Vittorio the Vampire - A Waste of Good Paper
Review: Before a few months ago, I had never heard of Anne Rice. I had no clue that "Interview With the Vampire" was written by her, and the name printed on the posters for the movie, "Queen of the Damned", was but a mystery to me. But please do not discredit my review soly on the fact that I am a new Anne Rice reader. A girl in an acting class of mine had been reading the book, "The Vampire Lestat", and when she was busy acting, I picked up the book, read the first page, and new that I had stumbled upon the talent that so many other people had recognized since the 70's. I immediately rushed to my bookstore to learn more of this author, and, to my dismay, they were out of "Interview with the Vampire". Since I did not want to wait for them to ship the book, I decided to buy the book, "Vittorio the Vampire", and start the vampire chronicles later. I must say, I am completely disappointed by this novel. I had expected great things from Anne Rice, and, in return, I got a stupid plot and bad characters. The only reason I did not give this book only one star is because she does do a good job on describing nearly everything in the book (although I think that the description of the period and setting in the beginning was a bit much). I had wanted a book about vampires, and in "Vittorio", the plot revolves around the mortal Vittorio, not the immortal one I desired. Finally, when he does become a vampire, it ends with a brief summary of the 500 years he had lived past the one year that the bulk of the book is set in. I was disgusted, but, lucky for me, I decided to give the vampire chronicles a chance, and loved them. Anyone who reads this who has not read the vampire chronicles, it is much better to spend your money on something that is actually worth reading, and anyone who is thinking of purchasing this book, only purchase it if there is absolutely no other alternative for reading.
Rating: 
Summary: one of the best reads
Review: vittorio could possibaly be a.rice's best wrighting.this book has helped me understand that know matter what the human state,we are all equal,and special.it makes you think about the good and bad in people,and what can make you a good or bad person,and how love can alter a person and play a major part in a persons actions which effect directley to the good or bad in a person.vittorio also has strong religious parts in the plot.also an accurate depiction of italy around the 14th century.i feel this book should be a must read for psychology classes,upon finishing it you will find you'll have much to disguss.everyone i know who has read it (and its more then a few)all feel the same way about it as i do,outstanding.vittorio was also a main selection of the literary guild.hats off to a.rice.bravo.
Rating: 
Summary: Vittorio ... and I don't mean blood.
Review: I have been a fan of Anne Rice since the day I finished Interview
with the Vampire back in the late 70's, but I can't understand how Vittorio and the previous book, Pandora could have even been
written by the same person who wrote Interview with the Vampire
and The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned. Pandora appeared
to be dashed off with very little thought or research. Pandora
spoke in today's vernacular instead of the way she would have spoken when she was alive for OUR benefit! Please!! More like
the author didn't want to think too hard.
As bad as Pandora was, Vittorio is just plain piffle! Part of it
tries to be erotic and fails on that level miserably. Part of it
tries to instruct us in art history, which would be fine in a
travel guide for Florence, Italy; not so great in a horror novel.
She seems to have left-over fallen angels from Memnoch the Devil
which she throws in here. I think she had watched Camelot OR
perhaps Monty Python to come up with the Court of The Ruby Grail.
Probably Python, because I was certainly chuckling as I finished
this egomaniacal piece of claptrap!
Mind you, I will be giving Ms. Rice another chance. I will be
reading Blood and Gold because I LOVE Marius and because I sincerely hope Ms. Rice put some real heart and soul into writing
it. Of course, if she didn't and it turns out to be another stinker I will be writing another one of these.
Rating: 
Summary: Perhaps she is running out of ideas...?
Review: Vittorio was definitely not of the same calibur as the earlier Vampire Chronicles. He wasn't as vivid and alive. The story was ok... not great, but ok. It is a little more fanciful than the others. More out there in the wide world of dark fantasy. Vittorio's tale isn't quite as believable as the others were. If you haven't read any of the other chronicles yet, this one would probably be a good read, but when put up against The Vampire Lestat, Interview With a Vampire etc. it just doesn't hold up.
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Summary: jonas421
Review: A clean break from the chronicles, with a new fresh spirit.
Vittoro has a great tale, and tells it very passionately.
A great love story, and just a great story period. I highly recommend this one.
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Summary: Angels&demons&mortals, oh no!
Review: The first half was soooo good! A vow of revenge, a strange town with a horrible secret, a decadent group of vampires. great!
but then the religious theme came into the picture.
Although I'm an atheist I can enjoy stories
with religious themes- but this was narrow minded textbook religion- Angels have wings,wear white robes,have blond hair.
The bad guys say things like 'take this sacrifice
oh satan, our dark lord'
At one point the angels are horrified because one of their wards is in bed with a woman... oh dear! what an awful sin! don't believe all these people saying that sex is a natural urge! oh no! you just keep on feeling guilty about it, ya hear?
the only thing missing was someone burning in hell because he is homosexual.
enough said about that.
Vittorio is tricked by Ursula and she turns him into a vampire.He is in a rage. how did she do this to him?! and what of his pure soul now?!
He forgets about those issues a page later when he and his beloved girlfriend are having a great time killing everyone in town, hmmm did I accidently skip a chapter? I was very confused.So why did I give this book 2 stars?
Well, the first half was soooo good...
on a side note-If you are a fan of Rice and vampires
in general, I warmly reccomened Carpe Jugulum by
Terry Pratchett for a refreshing view of vampires,Witches,religion and er...tea.
Rating:
Summary: Anne Rice Does It Again
Review: Vittorio is a different look at her thoughts on Vampires. Vittorio brings to life the Vampires, the Saints and the times he lived in. One can see all the creatures in vivid detail. I had the audio unabrigd and didnt want to stop.
Rating:
Summary: What happened to Anne Rice?
Review: Yeah, this book was definitely a disappointment. Anne Rice writes great books, but this wasn't one of them. I would recommend this book to fans just so you get the whole set, but this isn't one you'll want to read and reread. Just not up to par with say The Witching Hour or the first 3 or 4 vampire chronicles.
Rating:
Summary: Disappointment
Review: Not worth the money. I forced myself to read it as I had faith in Anne Rice and thought it would get better. The beginning was good, but it went drastically downhill around the middle. I was extremely disappointed and promptly threw it away after finishing. Maybe I don't get it, but I didn't find the angel descriptions that captivating.
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Summary: Vittorio the Vampire
Review: This book is probably the slowest book I have ever read. It probably could have been 1/3 of its lenght and still could have gotten the point across. There is something to say about the charectorazation, though. Vittorio and Ursula are great charectors. This book proves that love can come from complete opposites. Also, this book is written extremely well. Everything in this book is written is crystel clear, although it takes 10 pages to describe one object. Thats what drove me crazy. This book took way too long to read. It wasn't, I feel, worth the time. If this book wasn't as long as it was it would be a great book.
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