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Summary: A great read!!
Review: Lord of the Dead is an interesting, fictional view of vampires and temptation which focuses on the imaginary life of the famous poet, Lord Byron. As soon as you delve into the book, you are taken into fairly present-day London with a girl named Rebecca. She speaks to a man, interested in the keys that he holds to a tomb. Mainly after some manuscripts that might be found in the tomb, which may hold information about her mother, Rebecca finally is given the keys by the man, and off she goes to the tomb. What she finds in the tomb is more than she expected, though: Lord Byron himself. After asking if perhaps he knows something as to what happened to her mother, Rebecca is then told the story of his life. He retells his life from top to bottom, speaking of how he and his cohort, Hobhouse, roam the lands of Europe, running into unusual people and trying to find the answers to Byron's many questions. What he doesn't realize is that what he has become destroys those that he is closest to.
Wonderfully written, Lord of the Dead makes for a good read, chock-full of unexpected twists and turns in the plot line as well as highly-detailed scenes which makes the story come to life. Truly an interesting page-turner with unusual scenarios and characters, the book is mainly recommended for those who enjoy adventure and action, as well as tales of vampires and fans of Lord Byron himself.Ara
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Summary: Vampire, Byron Style
Review: This was a rather tedious book with little captivating appeal. It gives the account of Lord Byron, ala Interview with the Vampire, and his travels throughout various European countries, 'finding himself'. I thought the writing was disjointed as it didn't seem to flow well. The biggest question I found myself constantly asking was "Who cares?". Although Lord Byron is now celebrity status, I never felt drawn or attached to any of the characters to really cared what happened to them.For those people who are fans of Lord Byron, I suspect you probably will like the book and find it entertaining. Maybe that was the whole point and I just missed it. However, for the rest of us, this was just a ho-hum kind of tale.
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Summary: My Kind of Vampire
Review: Well, being a huge Anne Rice fan and waiting for some new material to be released, I am always on the look out for something similar. In the past I have been dissappointed as well as bored to tears. This book I heard of from my friends English Professor, so I ordered it. I was so impressed with Holland's style and it flowed beautifully to my taste in wording. Byron could make anyone fall in love with him, fact or fiction. I am in the process of reading more of Holland's books, but I strongly reccomend this novel if you enjoy the darker side if literature, erotic and beautiful and still deliciously terrifying! My one pick is that in hindsight, the beginning was a bit slow compared to the terrific ending, but making for a steep climax, so beware heh!
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