The Witching Hour

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Summary: Long but good
Review: Large book. Gets a little boring a parts, but definately worth it. I would recommend this book to anyone ecept those with short attension spans. You have to pay attention.

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Summary: A Flawed Masterpiece With A Character Stolen From Steve King
Review: If you have read any of the other online reviews of this book you already know that the ending is a disappointment. Well, that should be no surprise after the cliff-hanger ending of The Vampire Lestat. But this book's ending is much worse than Vampire Lestat. It is not just a cheap setup for the next book. It is silly and anticlimatic. It almost seems Rice turned in the manuscript unfinished and someone else tacked on the ending. But I suppose by the end she had just run out of gas. Interestingly, the character of Michael Curry and one of the book's main premises were stolen directly from Stephen King's The Dead Zone. In this book's favor, I do have to say it is the most suspensful of Rice's novels (up through Servant of the Bones -- she lost me after that one). It is much more mysterious than any of the "Vampire Chronicles". I, and almost everyone I have loaned this book to have found it to be a compulsive page-turner. I suppose if you have waded this far through the two-hundred and something reviews of this book, you already have your mind made up on whether to purchase this book. But at least I got this off my chest. Phew! I feel better now! Oh what the [heck]!! Go ahead and buy the book. How many writer's ever create even a FLAWED masterpiece?

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Summary: The Witching Hour
Review: I feel this is a great book for anyone who is new to Rice's work. It is a very well painted picture of a dynasty of powerful women who use and are huanted by a tempting spirit for generations. It's an entanglement of power, sex, morals, and love that is sure to make anyone want to finsish the entire series of The Lives of the Mayfair Witches.

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Summary: Pretty Good, But...
Review: I like this book. It's got an interesting plot, well-developed characters, and a decent pace, most of the time. It has the usual Rice descriptions - long, lovely, and lavish. However, if you've ever read any of her books before, you know all this. If it's so great, why did I give it a 4? Well, its kind of long. The beginning was really hard for me to get into. After that it, it got better, but at the beginning, the two main characters (Rowen and Michael) seem to have little-to-no relationship to one another. Another peeve is that there is almost too many characters. My favorite part was the explanation of the Mayfair family's history, but there were just so many people, you'd have to make a family tree to figure out who was who half the time. Now we come to my biggest problem with the book. It seems to be centered a lot around sex. Now, I don't have a problem with sex, but near the end its like.. okay, okay, I get the point, please get on with the story. However, all the actual scenes are done tastefully and for a reason (which I won't tell, since it gives away the rest of the plot!) Overall, this is a good book and you should give it a read, as long as you have plenty of free time to complete it. Otherwise, you might forget everything you've already read!

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Summary: ...
Review: How many times in one book do we need to hear the same story? This was so V.C. Andrews! Every Andrews book is the same story about a child escaping an abusive, incestuous upbringing. The Witching Hour is the same characters, over and over through the generations having the same thing happen to them that happened to Great Aunt So-AND-So, or Grandma or whomever. And Rice needs to include a timeline/family tree to keep these people straight. Oh, but then again, it doesn't really matter....the same thing that just happened to Betsy in 1695 will be happening to her great-great niece who is also named Betsy, who also happens to look and act like Betsy #1. WTH?

2 words: Bo Ring.....

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Summary: I wish I was a Witch!
Review: This book sent shivers up my spine! I loved reading of the glamourous lives of the Mayfair witches. Anne Rice has such a wonderful imagination. THere wasn't anything dull about this book. Even though you know you are reading a book about witches, in some way, they are portrayed as real people. After reading this book, you will forever be connected to Anne Rice and her novels.

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Summary: Anne Rice at Her Best !
Review: This massive novel is a wonder to behold.Even those who don't like this genre of books, just might become a fan if they dare to read it. Basically, it tells the story of the New Orleans's Mayfair family, who are decended from several generations of witches. The effort Ms. Rice put into making this a believable and thoroughly entertaining tale is outstanding. Certainly, she must have been exhausted upon completion, for it truly left no stone unturned. Her amazing gift of weaving a fictional story with real facts and events are incomparable. I highly reccommend this novel to horror fans, as well as to all readers. Enjoy the fine writing skills of a wonderful author.

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Summary: Anne Rice at Her Best !
Review: This massive novel is a wonder to behold.Even those who don't like this genre of books, just might become a fan if they dare to read it. Basically, it tells the sory of the New Orleans's Mayfair family, who are decended from several generations of witches. The effort Ms. Rice put into making this a believable and thoroughly entertaining tale is outstanding. Certainly, she must have been exhausted upon completion, for it truly left no stone unturned. Her amazing gift of weaving a fictional story with real facts and events are incomparable. I highly reccommend this novel to horror fans, as well as to all readers. Enjoy the fine writing skills of a wonderful author.

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Summary: Breathtakingly entertaining
Review: Usually, with a book with this many pages, I will run the other way. I am very glad I did not. This is a chilling book about a generation of witches from around the 1600's to the present time. They all strive to be strong but they are pulled in many, many different directions. With them, you will share their pain, their struggles, their tears, their hostility, and that spirit that is always lurking in the back. It was deep and mesmerizing and even though Ms. Rice sometimes goes into detail about certainties in the book, she will throw something spooky or bone chilling at you that will drag you right back into the depth of the book again. I think this is the best witchcraft book I have ever read. The characters are rich and you feel hatred and sorrow and joy so much throughout it. You start to get attached to certain characters and then the plot will twist and you feel remorse for another and on and on this goes. And the characters have a tendency to stay with you, and you will all find your favorite. Though Petyr was not a witch, I believe he and Antha were my personal favorites. You will either hate them or love them, and each individual character is tantalizing in their own way, good or bad. It is a cycle and it is a beautifully written book that will suck you up and it will stay with you even after you have put the book down. I highly recommend this book, especially to those that enjoy the chilling, creepy books and who have a big interest in the craft. I have the second part, Lasher, which I am just starting. I hope that it lives up to the expectations I have created after reading The Witching Hour.

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Summary: A completely engrossing novel!
Review: Why anyone would pass up the chance to get to know the Mayfairs' is beyond me! I know that Anne is best known for her vampires...but I think Rowan Mayfair can give Lestat a run for his money! I loved traveling back to the original Mayfair witch and the accounts leading up to todays Mayfair clan. The history lesson was amazing and Anne's detail helps pull the reader to that day and time. I know a lot of readers believe that Anne can be "long-winded" with description...but I think it works here. Without the description your lost to what motivates Lasher and the Mayfair women. For those readers who don't have the intellect, imagination, and the will-power not to skim are not deserving of this novel.The Witching Hour is meant for readers who understand what a novel is for......READING!

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