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Summary: Vampire? Supernatural horror or misunderstood predator?
Review: A true gem! An interesting read and study in natural selection. The most definative part of this story (as a whole) is the point of view and attitudes & motivations of the Vampire himself. Forget 'Rice' this IS A SUPERIOR STUDY of the morality of a vampire.
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Summary: a classic
Review: A truly excellent book made up of three related novellas from the 'life' of Dr Edward Weyland. Entertaining, intelligent, flawless - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Surprisingly this author has also written a light vampire romance under the name 'Brand' - called 'The Ruby Tear' (which I have yet to read)...
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Summary: a classic
Review: A truly excellent book made up of three related novellas from the 'life' of Dr Edward Weyland. Entertaining, intelligent, flawless - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Surprisingly this author has also written a light vampire romance under the name 'Brand' - called 'The Ruby Tear' (which I have yet to read)...
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Summary: A Darwinian Vampire story
Review: An interesting take on the Vampire tale that breathes new life into a tired genre. Told as a chapter in the many lifetimes of the protaganist (or antagonist depending upon your point of view) Dr. Weyland, the reader receives more insight into the lives of academics then any real plot development, but it is an original piece of work with interesting moments and a satisfying conclusion. A Nebula nomination is what prompted me to read this novel and I don't believe it was a waste of time to read it.
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Summary: Vampire Tapestry
Review: By far one of the very best books I have ever read. I think Stephen King puts it best with the comment of "Unputdownable". It took me a little time to get into the story, the first 20 or 30 pages are a little slow, in my opinion. After that I had a hard time stoping. It was easy to read the 285 pages in a night. Suzy writes a revolutionary vampire novel, I found myself thinking 'Weyland' could be a real person some place in the world, vampire and all.The ending gives me a very satisfied feeling, and the entire book is a pleasure.
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Summary: How did this book get published?
Review: Does anyone think that Dr. Weyland is a whiney, clumsy and sometimes bratty vampire? I just couldn't get into this book. I would read it, put it down, not come back to it for weeks, until I finally got through it all. I can't explain it, I just wasn't interested in him, or any of the other people in this book. Above anything, I love vampire books, and this book just didn't cut it for me. About the only thing I found interesting was how he fed. Not in the the traditional fang in throat method, but a clever "tongue stinger" type device. Other than that, the rest just faded away.
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Summary: Not enough to sink my teeth into...
Review: Does anyone think that Dr. Weyland is a whiney, clumsy and sometimes bratty vampire? I just couldn't get into this book. I would read it, put it down, not come back to it for weeks, until I finally got through it all. I can't explain it, I just wasn't interested in him, or any of the other people in this book. Above anything, I love vampire books, and this book just didn't cut it for me. About the only thing I found interesting was how he fed. Not in the the traditional fang in throat method, but a clever "tongue stinger" type device. Other than that, the rest just faded away.
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Summary: hannibal lecter was an amateur
Review: first read about dr. weyland in omni magazine and always hoped there'd be more. weyland is vividly drawn - not a pouting, self-absorbed poofter like the other popular fiction vampires of late, but a lion in human clothes. the differing moralities of weyland and those he comes into contact with say as much about human beings as they do about him. i'm currently reading 'hannibal', and it's amazing how much less sympathetic a character weyland is - yet one can't help admiring him from a safe distance, just as one does the lion in the zoo. highly recommended. i even like the episodic nature of the work - keeps it fresh. ms. charnas, please tell us that a film of this remarkable character is being bargained for (imagine whom would play the lead) or - at the very least - treat us to weyland before his last awakening, or after his next. he is too good to leave cold, underground.
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Summary: One of the genre's best.
Review: Humans are cattle. There is no other reality for vampire Edward Weyland. That is, until two wounding bullets at the hands of vampire huntress Katje de Groot leave him vulnerable to a greedy third-rate Satanist named Reese, and his existence is changed forever by a frantic, knee-jerk act of compassion by a sensitive teenager named Mark. Further affected by the love of a disturbed psychiatrist named Floria and the friendship of a kindly but troubled professor named Irv, Weyland must discover if these three humans have given him a great gift - or a terrible curse... This is a novel that doesn't allow you to leave your brain at the door. Charnas is delightfully subtle - there's no one big moment where you can point out that Weyland has changed, and it is sometimes a whole chapter later before you find out what effect the human "guest stars" have had on him, all of them affecting him in very different ways. And she never lets you forget what he is - this is not someone you would ever want to have a cup of tea with. This is probably the best depiction of the vampire as a predator, neither good nor evil. We remain rather detached from Weyland as he almost clinically self-examines himself. Weyland's relationships with the humans he encounters are so different that each chapter varies wildly in tone. I personally found Mark's chapter the most powerful, with a wonderful picture of the terror and aching conscience of a truly good boy, and Floria's curiously anticlimatic considering her obvious significance. Everyone will have a favorite. Though not quite perfect, a welcome addition to any vampire fiction collection.
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Summary: One of the genre's best.
Review: Humans are cattle. There is no other reality for vampire Edward Weyland. That is, until two wounding bullets at the hands of vampire huntress Katje de Groot leave him vulnerable to a greedy third-rate Satanist named Reese, and his existence is changed forever by a frantic, knee-jerk act of compassion by a sensitive teenager named Mark. Further affected by the love of a disturbed psychiatrist named Floria and the friendship of a kindly but troubled professor named Irv, Weyland must discover if these three humans have given him a great gift - or a terrible curse... This is a novel that doesn't allow you to leave your brain at the door. Charnas is delightfully subtle - there's no one big moment where you can point out that Weyland has changed, and it is sometimes a whole chapter later before you find out what effect the human "guest stars" have had on him, all of them affecting him in very different ways. And she never lets you forget what he is - this is not someone you would ever want to have a cup of tea with. This is probably the best depiction of the vampire as a predator, neither good nor evil. We remain rather detached from Weyland as he almost clinically self-examines himself. Weyland's relationships with the humans he encounters are so different that each chapter varies wildly in tone. I personally found Mark's chapter the most powerful, with a wonderful picture of the terror and aching conscience of a truly good boy, and Floria's curiously anticlimatic considering her obvious significance. Everyone will have a favorite. Though not quite perfect, a welcome addition to any vampire fiction collection.
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