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Summary: A Page Turner
Review: I got into Anne Rice more than a decade ago and was a die-hard fan with the original trilogy. Interview, Queen, and Memnoch were my favorite ones. I liked Memnoch especially b/c it really delves into some intense philosophical subject matter. I loved the Mayfair Witch trilogy too. Thought Witching Hour was astounding. The Vampire Armand came along and I couldn't get through it. Stopped reading Anne Rice for years. So I picked up Blackwood Farm at CVS last week and something about the storyline made me want to read it. It's the Doppelganger concept, which can be very freaky. (For you Twin Peaks fans, think Evil Agent Cooper). I read it in just under a week and I couldn't put it down. I think the reason I loved it so much is that I just wanted a good little story out of this book, and wasn't expecting an epic storyline like Queen or Memnoch. This book has GREAT atmosphere-the lush backwoods swamps of Louisiana is the locale. It has dark family secrets, which usually makes for a good book even without vampires. After reading it, I'm inspired now to go back and read Merrick and Blood and Gold. Can't wait to read Blood Canticle too. The whole problem with developing a series is the heightened expectations I think. Interview was startling when it came out b/c it was so original but a dozen books later, the vampire thing is no longer novel. The only way you can sustain it is to come up with really interesting characters you care about (i.e., Lestat, Louis, and David), or introduce new paranormal phenomenon (i.e., witches and ghosts). After reading Blackwood, I'm proud of Anne Rice again and the way she keeps drawing us into her world and makes us care.
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Summary: Great Book for a Rice fan.
Review: I loved how the story criss-crossed with the Mayfair Witches.
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Summary: completely engulfing
Review: I must say I am new to Rice's vampire work. I have read her other books like Eden or the beauty series and loved them. I managed to find this book in the library and decided what the hell I'll read it. That was a wise choice. Once I started to read it I couldn't put it down. The more I read the more I was able to get into each one of her characters, especially Tarquinn. It did get a little slow in the middle of the book, however, once I got past that I was able to finish it in record time. The ending is so surprising and great that I read several times to make sure I didn't miss one thing. Even if you have never read any of the other books this is a great one to start with. This book only hints at the past and gives you enough knowledge that you don't get lost or confused. I highly recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Absolutely Blown Away
Review: I never got around to ready the books the movies I was so fond of were based upon. But, I saw Blackwood Farm in the supermarket, and I was drawn to it, like it was telling me to buy it. Of course I did, b/c it was Anne Rice. I dreaded having to put it down. It was full of everything: vampires, witches, ghosts, love, lust, hate and even sex. I bought the first three Vampire Chronicles and Blood Canticle immediately. I'm going to go back to the beginning of the series and read them all!
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Summary: Utterly Engulfing
Review: Again, I'm spellbound and drawn into a world by Anne Rice's ability to manipulate language and craft meer words into a tale that is utterly engulfing. The only sorrowful part is that it has to end.Emphatically enjoyed. Absolutely recommended.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This is definitely one of my favorite books; the moment I picked it up I couldn't stop reading!! I am surprised others did not take much interest in it. Rice did an excellent job in the description of her characters. I felt like I knew them! I am planning on reading it for a second time, just in case I missed some things the first time, I was overwhelmed with details! This was one of the first books I read written by Anne Rice and it got me hooked. I love the idea of Sugar Devil Island as well. As for Goblin, Tarquins doppelganger, I was very shocked when he would attack, and when i eventually found out what he really was and why he was haunting!!! That was very surprising to me. Although this book is somewhat long, in my opinion it is definitely worth reading.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I cant believe people thought this novel was slow paced! I was enthralled from the beginning. I havent read Anne Rice for years because it got dreary for me. However, Blackwood Farm has restored my love for her work. Excellent, couldnt stop reading it.
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Summary: no way...
Review: take a haunted house, put a charming good guy in it, create a loving atmosphere, add some lestat between the lines as the spice, mix it with a passion bounded love and there you have blackwood farm with no trace of action or philosophy. if you already believe in innocence there is no need for you to ruin your ideas of anne rice which quinn makes sure that you do. i already believed in it so, i learnt nothing but 20 different ways of saying "fear". by the way, our dear friend lestat's god-like image is not convincing this time having removed all conflicts he faces. the story is like the remains of a dream described in the letter of an old friend -lestat- , a dissapointing one...
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Summary: Stick with it!!
Review: At first I did not like this book at all! Being pampered so much with the stories of Lestat and the regular gang,but if you are a true Vampire Chronicles fan, give this book a chance. Now, it has it's good/bad points. It took me 3 attempts to finsih it--switching from book, to audio, taking a break, and back to book. And it incorporates the mayfair witches a lot more than Merrick, so if you enjoy that, you'll love it--if you don't, please read on, it's still worth it!! Missing this edition would be like leaving a gap in the whole series! Open up, and get to know Quinn, include him in the gang, and you will grow to love him! Stick with this story, and as you will see, it will be well worth your while!!
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Summary: Blackwood Farm
Review: I fell in love with the Witching Hour and the Mayfair witches. Since I found several books that followed rather disappointing, I thought I had another winner with Blackwood Farm. Quite frankly, I thought the ending was the only part of the book worth reading, and I won't be buying any more Anne Rice novels.
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