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Summary: Fantastic as usual!
Review: This is a very short review, but I just had to say that I dearly loved this book and the way our beloved vampires intermingled with the equally loved Mayfair witches. It was also wonderful to see Lestat back in action. Anne Rice is as wonderfual as ever.
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Summary: Beautiful
Review: As my title states i felt that this was a beautiful novel. I am an aved reader and long time lover of the Vampire Chronicles and really anthing that Anne Rice writes. I find her characters in the book amazing, Quin is amazing and his love afair with Mona is heart wrenching. I felt that although i loved this book a year or so is too long to wait to see what happens to Mona. This was one of the better V.C.'s of late and if you read Blood and Gold and were dissapointed as I was (my favorite characters were not in the book) you will not be dissapointed this time. I can not put into words my love of both the V.C and the Mayfair Witches and this combination adds an elimate to her books that I have not yet been experienced. I must say though that for myself with Luis as my favorite it was hard not to see him, hopefully he will be in the next Anne Rice book and shine as he always does.
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Summary: Another thrilling tale
Review: I received this as a Christmas gift, as I am an avid collector of the Anne Rice novels. Once again she does not disappoint. The only thing that I found wrong with it was that it ended! I always finish Anne Rice's books wanting to know even more about the characters. At 500+ pages, some might find it lengthy, but I don't think so at all. The time is needed to tell the superb tale of Tarquin Blackwood. I love the way the witches and the vampires became intertwined in this book; you get the best of both worlds! I could hardly put it down. If you are an Anne Rice fan, I do not think you will be disappointed.
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Summary: Seems the soap opera of the vampires continues.....
Review: Finally, we get a good book with a soap opera ending. Wait until the next episode..... The entrance into the "Dark World" was just sick, but by that point I really cared about the characters in the book. Good read, not great.
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Summary: All, I have to say is Anne, You Go Girl.
Review: Furthermore, WHATEVER, PEOPLE. Ya'll leave my girl Anne alone, she must be feeling better, because she definitely put her foot in the pot with this one. With that said; I absolutley loved this book. Although this was not my favorite Anne Rice Novel; (My favorite by far is "Tale of the Body Thief" no, maybe it's "Memnoch the Devil". Anywayz I was so happy to read one of her books that did not go back over the whole sorrid story of Lestat, Claudia, Louis, Armand, etc. again. I couldn't put the book down and when I finished, I was quite sad indeed. I'm like what am I going to read now. Dang. Quinn, is so cool; he just shoulda been a brotha :-). I loved the fact that she finally put some black folx in her books, since New Orleans is full of us. I hope Quinn, Mona, Jasmine, and Jerome, will be back (maybe not Mona, cause boy she'll be an ugly sight.) All I have to say is if you liked The Vampire Lestat, you should like the story of Quinn Blackwood. Sorry Louis, but you've been bumped to #3 on my list of favorite vampires.
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Summary: Blackwood Farm
Review: This is by far her best book yet!! I highly recommend reading this one ...if you haven't read her lately!! I can't wait for her next book to come out!
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Summary: Thoroughly Enjoyable!!
Review: First of all, most of the people trashing Anne's writing ability wouldn't be able to write a full length novel with her depth and wonderful prose, let alone dozens of novels! I just finished Blackwood Farm a couple of hours ago and cannot wait for the sequel. I found it interesting and full of wonderful characters. Quinn is unlike any other character she's ever written, yes he is silly and immature at times but he's a teenager for cryin' out loud...
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Summary: Did I read the same book as the others?
Review: I thought Anne Rice couldn't get more sophomoric than she did with "Merrick" but I was wrong. "Blackwood Farm" is stiff, stilted, seeming more like the writing of a 12 year old adoring fan than Rice herself. The book bogs down in trivial minutiae while glimpses of tantalizing (not to say interesting) stories are ignored in the background. We learned too much about things nobody, not even the characters, cared about. "Blackwood Farm" really feels more like a book written to fill the wallet than to truly entertain Rice's readers.
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Summary: Not her best... but good
Review: No matter how good or bad Anne Rice's chronicles are, I will always continue the series, because the entire story as a whole is one helluva good read. My biggest complaint w/ Blackwood Manor is Ms. Rice's tiresome & never ending weaving of sexual fetishism... count on it to be SOMEWHERE in every one of her books (hell, just read the Beauty trilogy, et al.) I found Quinn's entrance into the "dark world" just plain ludicrous. I almost put the book down right then & there. Come off it already, Anne! If it weren't so far into the story (it's in the last 1/4 of the book), I'm sure I'd have dropped it. Also, don't be fooled by the reference to the Mayfairs - they're only a marginal part of the story (albeit far better than in Merrick). Their 'involvement' in the story is minimal & adds only to the family aspect of the story about Quinn. I won't say it's a 'bad' story... but I've had no problem putting this book down. I miss the style of the earlier books - when I couldn't put the book down for even a minute. But I'm sure this too will pass -- & I will anxiously await the next book by Ms. Rice.
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Summary: engrossing
Review: I've always had a problem with Anne Rice's writing being overly flamboyant. She was so busy giving detailed descriptions with the setting that she easily lost sight of the story. This novel proved what a wonderful writer she is. She included the perfect mix throughout. Her writing was very discriptive at the same time carrying along the story. Her characters were true to life and she pulled her very best from her past work. In this novel, Mrs. Rice combines the Vampire Cronicles, the Mayfair Witches, and the Talamasca. Our young hero is tall, dark and (of course) handsome. He is also true of heart and pure. All his life he has been able to see spirits and ghost, yet has had a loving and supportive family (with the exception being his mother) to turn to and help him through his struggles. He also finds the love of his life (enter Mayfair Witches)whom he looks forward to marrying. Unfortunately, he was taken against his will to be made into a blood drinker. He seeks the help of Lestat to tell his life story to, and to help in ridding him of a most fearsome spirit that has plagued him for all his life. Mrs. Rice also throws in a surprise ending (or two)for good measure. Over all, I found this to be a very satisfying read and hope that the next novel will pick up where this one left off.
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