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Summary: Carmilla - The Return
Review: A rather sad story, actually. For two reasons. What happens to the primary characters, including Carmilla herself, is heartbreaking. But also, the author possesses a mediocre command of the English language, and the manuscript is rife with typos and grammatical errors. The author's writing is generally dry and uninspired--except for the last 75 pages or so. Then he seems to suddenly get turned on, or something, and he applies himself 100%. I basically liked all the plot developments, but they were blandly portrayed. I find that to be very sad. There was no fire, no lust, no fascination on the author's part. Until the last portion. So what happened? I can't explain it.
I think another customer reviewer remarked that the book's foundation--Carmilla's very existence--was implausible. I agree. I think you would, too, if you read this book.
The story's girl-girl love scenes brush up against an "R" rating . . . but they're basically prime time. That was sad, too; the first "Carmilla"--from the 19th century!--is widely acclaimed as the cornerstone of the lesbian vampire genre. Surely its "sequel" should do more than merely titillate.
So that's it. A vampire femme who likes girls . . . but her author is afraid to push the envelope. And you know what else? I bet I could write a story like this and it would ROCK.
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Summary: Sad
Review: A rather sad story, actually. For two reasons. What happens to the primary characters, including Carmilla herself, is heartbreaking. But also, the author possesses a mediocre command of the English language, and the manuscript is rife with typos and grammatical errors. The author's writing is generally dry and uninspired--except for the last 75 pages or so. Then he seems to suddenly get turned on, or something, and he applies himself 100%. I basically liked all the plot developments, but they were blandly portrayed. I find that to be very sad. There was no fire, no lust, no fascination on the author's part. Until the last portion. So what happened? I can't explain it.
I think another customer reviewer remarked that the book's foundation--Carmilla's very existence--was implausible. I agree. I think you would, too, if you read this book.
The story's girl-girl love scenes brush up against an "R" rating . . . but they're basically prime time. That was sad, too; the first "Carmilla"--from the 19th century!--is widely acclaimed as the cornerstone of the lesbian vampire genre. Surely its "sequel" should do more than merely titillate.
So that's it. A vampire femme who likes girls . . . but her author is afraid to push the envelope. And you know what else? I bet I could write a story like this and it would ROCK.
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Summary: Leave the classics alone!
Review: Authors need to stop trying to cash in easy bucks and leave the classics alone.We dont need prequels, sequels, or 'new adventures' of Dracula and Carmilla. How can you write dribble sequels on books a hundred years old anyway? Its a travesty. Whats next? A mediocre author writting the continued adventures of Lord of the Rings?
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Summary: Read this Book!!!
Review: Carmilla The Return is the best Vampire book I have read in a very long time. It is sexy, well written, captivating, seductive, and a great story. I couldn't put it down. If you love vampires or even if you don't, this book is worth reading.
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Summary: INTOXICATING,MESMERIZING-MAGNIFICENT!
Review: EXCEPT for the books in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles(which reside in a Holy place and cannot be compared to other books:o),this is THE BEST vampire novel I have EVER read.The title character,Carmilla,is the most seductive,fascinating,bewitching,mysterious, enigmatic,alluring, enchanting,sinsister yet irresistibly charming character I have EVER come across.This book is sensual,gripping,and SOOOO exciting and suspenseful I had to put it down once in a while just to get ahold of myself,it stirred me up so!If you are a fan of this genre,and you HAVEN'T read this book,SHAME ON YOU-read it IMMEDIATELY!
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Summary: Trashy but mildly entertaining
Review: First, the good news: the attention to detail is commendable. The author has clearly made a priority of getting to know the things and places he writes about well enough to be able to incorporate them convincingly into the story. The bad news: the prose is sophomoric at its best, awful at its worst. In fact, certain sections seem to display every characteristic of bad writing that I can think of, including cliches, excessive use of adjectives and adverbs, mispunctuation and misuse of paragraph breaks. The dialogue is wooden, especially when the author attempts to transcribe colloquial speech to create character. The author's attempts to create eroticism between female characters fall flat; one cannot help but think of the contrived "lesbian" porno fantasies written by heterosexual men. I can't help but believe that in the hands of a different editor, the book could have been much better. The most interesting (and best written) part of the book is the author's note at the end of the book regarding LeFanu's original novella. The author's insights here are interesting, and well worth reading. I am left with the impression that the author chose to produce a trashy, marketable novel rather than a good one.
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Summary: A waste of time that could never compre to LeFau's classic
Review: I can only say that the review built it up to something incredible and I was sorely disappointed. The prose is flat and dull, the story is trite, and the characters are wodden. Don't waste your time! This only confirms my belief that modern vampire stories should not be given the time of day.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I did not find this book to be as good as the reviews made it sound. I was sorely disappointed, and after finishing it felt as if I had wasted my time.
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Summary: Jolly Good Show
Review: I first read J.Sheridan LeFanu's 1872 novella "Carmilla" when I was in my mid-teens. I was very pleased to read Kyle Marffin's clever sequel in my late thirties. His version of LaFanu's "slender, and wonderfully graceful" undead succubus has atmosphere, interesting characterizations, a couple of love stories (both ... and straight),a nice sense of tension, and a really interesting title fiend who is alternately likable and menacing--just as her first incarnation was. The movies have never really got it right. This version comes closest to the original. I tip my hat to Marffin.
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Summary: One of the best modern vampire novels
Review: I had to throw in my two cents because I see a couple of people say they didn't like this novel. I can't imagine why. Would I rank it up there with Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's books? Maybe not, but it's still one of the best modern vampire novels I've ever read, and I challenge anyone to find a sexier horror novel that so successfully titillates and terrifies at the same time.
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