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Summary: A Surprisingly Good Book
Review: I am not a huge fan of Anne Rice so I was sort of indifferent about starting this book because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But Anne Rice's son is a brilliant writer. This book was fast paced and gripping. The book has twists and turns from the first chapter to the last page. You get involved with the characters and love them even through their flaws. Christopher Rice is an author that I will make sure I follow.
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Summary: This book will help a lot of young gay teenagers with life.
Review: I wish that this book had been written when i was in high school. The main characer, is in some way like a lot of gay young men. If you come out in high school, it can be a difficult time. It is unfortunate that in the 21st century that bashing of someone because of who they choose to love, is acceptible behavior. Perhaps if everyone knew that people are people, and all people deserve respect and all are looking for true love, life would be better for all. This book will help gay men realize that you can find your one true love, even if you have roadblocks along the way. BUY this book, you will be happy,sad,overjoyed and mad, all wrapped into one. This is one of the best books i have ever read. You will think so too.
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Summary: "the shadows are darkness... and darkness can't talk..."
Review: I debated on whether or not to purchase this book because I do not like many of Anne Rice's works. The title alone convinced me to at least try it. Filled with confusion, anticipation, love, angst, and more all rolled up into this amazing story of 3 boys, 1 girl, and how their lives changed from children to young adults. I could not put it down. I have read it a few times already and I am about to read it again. This book does so much for the imagination. It is very descriptive, enough so to where you can practically see the places and people. I recommend this to anyone and everyone. Christopher Rice has shown his mother up and made me look forward to more by this young and talented author.
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Summary: Intense and Captivating
Review: I sadly must admit that I picked up this book, because I am a huge Anne Rice fan. However, I was quickly drawn into Chris Rice's more realistic and highly moving tale. Chris Rice has completely surpassed any expectation I had. He is one of the most intense and captivating writers I've ever read, and he is only 21. I have never forgotten this book, and intend to read it over and over. Hopefully soon, Chris Rice will grant me the priviledge to read more of his work. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys books that suck you in and keep your emotions entangled with he story straight through to the conclusion. You will wish it hadn't ended so soon.
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Summary: A Densicty of Souls
Review: Christopher Rice son of vampier novelist ann Rice has done a fblous job with his debut novel. A density of souls is Spellbinding and suspesfull. A Density of Souls is the journy of four childhood friends seperation as they get older.Through the years they are pulled in different directionsand one is left abandond and alone. This one person is Steaphen the poor kid is put through hell and persected for being gay. The book has a strong plot and strong chaters some are hateful, others are filled with guilt but one, stephan is filled with so much pain as he is taken on a rollercoster filled with twist and turns and dead ends. Rice really makes you feel for the carectors
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Summary: im a total stephen! dont read this before you read the book
Review: i loved this book it was great i love the story it had great twists and i love the relationship between stephen and jeff i wish jeff wouldnt have died it was sooo sad i was about to cry. enjoy this book it has been one of my favorites.PLEASE GET THIS BOOK IT IS A GREAT BOOK AND I DEFENETLY RECOMEND IT. A 12 YEAR OLD READER ALSO CHECK OUT ''THE COMING STORM''
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Summary: Good Initial Effort
Review: I wanted to love this book, since I am a great Anne Rice fan, but I only somewhat liked this book. It had great potential, and I am definatly going to look for his future work, but I just didn't think it had that extra something a great book has that keeps me page turning. For some reason, the characters didn't gel for me, and they blurred together.
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Summary: A Mature Beginning
Review: I just finished Christopher's first book, _A Density of Souls_, and I'm quite impressed by the plot and twists of the novel. Seeing how this is his first book, it's obvious that he has inherited a majority of both his mother's and his father's talents for transporting you to some notsofar off place and telling you a story that will keep you reading. The chain of characters was a little sketchy at times, but not really enough to confuse me. It reminded me of movies like Mission: Impossible where the chain of characters changed so many times that it leaves a person confused. I definitely hope that Christopher continues in this exploit and uses his talents to the best of his ability. I am anxiously awaiting his next book, whenever that may be.
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Summary: AWESOME DEBUT!!!
Review: This book is so great from the 1st page to the very last!!! He is so good at showing character development and intertwining so many elements making it haunting, touching, freaky, etc. I cannot wait for the next book by Christopher!!! But a warning....anyone who is prude or a religious fanatic will not like this and that is exactly why I did!!! WAY TO GO CHRISTOPHER!!!
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Summary: A stunning, beautiful, moving debute novel
Review: I will admit that the first thing that attracted me to this book was the fact that I am one of his mother's biggest fans. However, after the first chapter, I was so totally and completely blown away at the talent and beauty that oozes from each of the pages of his book that I had totally forgetten about Anne's work. I ripped through the first hundred pages with such a gust that I would have finished the entire thing, had it not been two in the morning and I had to get up early the next morning. When I fianlly did get to finish it, I was so impressed and moved (the ending's twist is especially unexpected!) that I knew that it would be hard to find another work even remotely as well written and with such wonderful and lush prose. Christopher's writing is so haunting and mesmerizing that it made my jaw literally drop. His candor, honesty, and dark humor touch all points of the book, which in itself is has a cliche theme (high school angst). However, Christopher puts a new twist on the theme, addressing the dark almost sinister underbelly of the rich and well to do. Homophobia is a subject that not many authors want to deal with, and when they do, it's almost always shunted to the side. Christopher not only exposes with brutal honesty and talented insight what it's like to be taunted and teased, he does it in such a mature manner, it makes one surprised about his age. This book in daring, haunting, and beautiful. He may have to endure being called "Anne Rice's son" for a while, but if he continues to write the way he does, he will completely and utterly break away from his mother's famous shadow. A highly recommended read (and even if you don't like the book, the descriptions of New Orleans are fabulous!)!
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