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Summary: Great beginning but goes downhill
Review: "THE HUNGER" was one of my favorite vampire novels growing up (and if you had read the book, the movie can be appreciated as well). Strieber's vivid imagery (I can never forget the descriptions of Miriam Blaylock's house),clever plot devices as well as the depiction of glamourous and rich vampires was unforgettable. I was very excited to hear that Miriam Blaylock was back in "The Last Vampire" but am disappointed with the book. It starts off very good and Strieber's descriptive prose weaves yet another dreamy spell as we follow Miriam through the streets of Bangkok and Paris seeking out "The Keepers" to warn them of a group of destructive humans that threaten their existence. About half way, though, the plot begins to disintegrate as Miriam unbeleivably falls in love with a very cocky and unlikable CIA agent. It is all too much and some chapters, such as the one where they finally make love, is unbelievably stupid as Miriam runs around screaming "I'm in love, I'm in love!". The chapter contains some of the worst dialog I have ever read! The ending sets the book up for a sequel but the whole turn of events in Miriam's life is disappointing, unbelievable and a let down.
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Summary: You can sink your teeth into this book...
Review: "The Last Vampire," Whitley Strieber's first work of fiction in almost a decade (1993's "The Forbidden Zone" was his last non-alien-encounter book) proves well worth the wait, and makes the reader hunger for more.A sequal to Strieber's popular vampire novel "The Hunger," "The Last Vampire" takes up with that novel's bad-one, Miriam Blaylock, and follows her as she stumbles, almost pitiably, through a modern world that in many ways has evolved, with the aid of technology, beyond the threat of the once ferocious vampires, or the Keepers, as they are known here. Miriam travels the world, from Asia, to Europe, looking for more of her kind, but soon finds she has a few unpleasant surprises in store. As she attempts to blend her anachronistic self into the modern world, she soon discovers she has become the hunted rather than the hunter. For a good portion of the book, the chapters alternate between Miriam's bloody adventures and those of Interpol agent Paul Ward and his team of mere-mortals as they attempt to capture the femme fatale in question. The book is paced very well, and manages to carve out a pleasingly original channel in the often-overtrod continent of vampire lore. What impressed me most about this novel, however, was the quality of the writing. Strieber writes with a wonderfully light, and at times witty, finesse, that is just a pleasure on the eyes. It's a treat to read this kind of skilled prose, no matter what the genre, but especially in the horror field, where it's something of a rarety. Whitley Strieber should be welcomed back to what he does best with open and grateful arms. If you've been looking for a good, intelligent horror novel, look no further. Strieber's your man.
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Summary: a bad set-up to a sequel
Review: **** this review contains spoilers and the ending to "The Last Vampire". If you do not want to know, please go to the next revew.****
I have to agree with all of the other reviews that said the story was inconsistent. For instance, at one point in the story, Paul surmises that he heals quickly because while slaughering Keepers, some of their blood gets on his shoe (i know, but that's what he thinks).... but then later on it's revealed that he's part of some experiment to breed Humans and Keepers. And then one moment Miriam is fierce and the next girlish. And let's not forget that in the first novel, it seemed that Miriam liked how independant and headstrong Sarah was, but in this novel, she calls her "boring". I was trying to like the book, but all of the inconsistencies ruined it for me.
Another glaring mistake: page 378 has Paul laying in bed with Miriam and saying "You are my wife" and thinking, "She lay in his arms, gazing at him with such adoration that he almost wanted to laugh from the pleasure it gave him." He even says "I will never leave you" and he feels this was their marriage vow. Now, please turn to page 384 - yes, only 6 pages ahead and the last page of the book. Now we see Paul with an old coworker, one he hadn't thought about it at least 100 pages and who, at least in this book, had only been in her presence a total of a few days. And now: "When he kissed her at last, he immediately found what he'd lost hope of ever finding, which was his heart's true happiness."
Whah? You were just saying you loved Miriam and wanted to stay with her - ONLY SIX PAGES AGO! You told Miriam that you were her husband and those were your marriage vows.... and now you want another chick who hasn't even been in the book but for possibly 4 pages?
The only thing I can think of that happened is that page 360 came along and Strieber thought, "Crap, I have to have this book done in under 400 pages" and completely abandons the story. Or worse, gave it to a friend to end the book for her. That is my #1 pet peeve about some of these books - you get sucked into a story and you stick with it even during the bad parts in hopes of a good ending, and then all of a sudden, you get shivved in the courtyard and you're left thinking, "What just happened?"
The last 6 pages of the book will make you scratch your head and reread the last chapter in order to "Get" what is going on. If you want to waste some time, get this book. I do not recommend it though.
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Summary: a new aspect of vampirism
Review: A smart, fast-paced treatise on vampires and their origin., except for references to major characters in "The Hunger", a classic, by the way, this might almost be considered a prequel.
Strieber's vampires are an ancient race who have raised and nurtured mankind as we raise and nurture cattle....for food! They are the Illuminati of of Earth's intelligent species. The author's descriptions of vampirism answer a lot of un-answered questions that have arisen over the years concerning the origins of the species. Quite gruesome and graphic, but a GREAT read. and well worth the asking price. Put me in mind of "A Delicate Dependancy", another great classic of the genre.
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Summary: Is this supposed to be the second book in a series??
Review: Am I the only one who noticed that the author seemed to have changed his mind about the storyline of the "Hunger" by the time he wrote "The Last Vampire". The author keeps the same characters, but only the characters and completely changes the storyline. I read them back to back and it drove me nuts! I usually don't write reviews, but this author ticked me of so bad that I just had to!! If you are writing a series stick to your story, or else make each book free standing! By the way as for the latest book Lilith, wasen't she supposed to be Miriams mother, or has the storyline been changed yet again!
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Summary: Is this supposed to be the second book in a series??
Review: Am I the only one who noticed that the author seemed to have changed his mind about the storyline of the "Hunger" by the time he wrote "The Last Vampire". The author keeps the same characters, but only the characters and completely changes the storyline. I read them back to back and it drove me nuts! I usually don't write reviews, but this author ticked me of so bad that I just had to!! If you are writing a series stick to your story, or else make each book free standing! By the way as for the latest book Lilith, wasen't she supposed to be Miriams mother, or has the storyline been changed yet again!
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Summary: Anne Rice Copied who? I think not.
Review: Anne Rice did not copy this fools story. He did. The reviewer before me said that Anne Rice copied this story. Do people look at Cpyright Dates. 1974. read it fool 1974 was the year that INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE came onto the world and since then people have been trying to top Ms. Rice's classic including this fool.This story was 1980!! The Alien's should have taken him to their world and let him write for them. They would like this trash. Ever read The Hunger..this guy really wants to get into some lesbian stuff....real bad. As for me I'll stick with the original...Anne Rice Rules!!! This guy should go with the Aliens and do the Publishing World a real favor.
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Summary: Gimme a break...
Review: I am an Anne Rice, Dean Kontz, Steven King fan. I was hoping to add Mr. Strieber to this list. However, "The Last Vampire" is not on my, "boy that was a great book"! list. It was okay. Girlfriend got out of some pretty tight spots and believe me when I say tight, only to find herself in love with the very half human thug who was the reason she is the title of the Book, " The Last Vampire indeed. Yeah right!! This woman has created a club so elaborate that I wanted to go there. She is rich beyond rich and she is in love with this sick moron. Gimme a break! Then to make matters worst...he is a washed up, washed out old vampire killer of the upmost. He and his killing crew were just getting on my last nerve. I wanted him dead in the first chapter.
Anyway, it got kinda of exciting, trying to figure out if he was vampire/keeper. Now we have to wait to see what's gonna happen with that damn baby.
Hurry up and write the story so I can get through reading about this stupid keeper woman. I have to go read the "Hunger" now.
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Summary: Interesting
Review: I bought this book from the Science Fiction Book Club because I love reading vampire stories. The book was very boring at first, but when I got thru the first 100 pgs. it started to get very good. First, you have Miriam Blaylock, the last vampire of her species,then Paul Ward the ultimate vampire slayer. The story goes back and forth between the two until they come together at her Dance Bar. Then they come together to form a union and concieve a child. The ending totally surprised me and I was glad at the end when Miriam and her friends got away. This book is not as good some other vampire stories, I would like him to write a sequel about Miriam and her son and to see who is more powerful ,Paul Ward slayer, and Miriam Blaylock the ultimate last Vampire of her kind and who will have their son.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I found that the book "The Last Vampire" was somewhat confusing and disappointing. Where is tells you one thing in the first book, "The Hunger" it tells you a different story in "The Last Vampire". It doesn't start where the other story finishes. Where she usually goes from male to female to male to female companion, she doesn't do this in the next box. It's jumbled and I found that I was quite disappointed in the whole thing. I wouldn't recommend it. She talks of her mother dying one way in "The Hunger" and then "The Last Vampire" she seems to have died a totally different way altogether. The author needs to keep the story straight.
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