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Summary: Outstanding gothic detail wrapped around New Orleans setting
Review: Outstanding book! I loved the Vampire Chronicles and did not think that this would be as strong as that series, boy was I surprised. I am amazed to say that I like it better. Ms. Rice has an attention to detail and an incredible way with words and plot lines. The chronology, which I at first did not want to read because I was so wrapped up in the present day - blew me away with its historic detail and suspense building - it comes together in an incredible tale in modern day. I am already reading the next version of the book and recommend it to anyone that likes the mysterious, supernatural, and the unusual. One of the best books I have read in a long time.
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Summary: Tantalizing, sexy, be-witching....another gem
Review: Having read her vampire trilogy, I was excited to embark on another of Rice's journies. Although it took awhile to "become one with the novel," I eventually could not put it down. The ending left me wanting more, and of course', Anne has a continuation novel which I cannot wait to purchase. Her characters are well developed, her descriptive adjectives are excellent. If you have read the vampire chronicals, you will not be sadly disappointed. If you have never embarked upon one of her "rides," I urge you to visit the Amusement park very very soon.
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Summary: a truly extravagant book!!
Review: being a witch myself, i found this book truly hipnotizing. though the she does not portray witches as they really are it is a good fantasy book. it has a exotic, sensual story. i did not find it to have much truth in it and it reminds me of a good faery tale.
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Summary: The best of its kind
Review: My favorite book of all time. Anne Rice is not so much a horror writer as a writer of supernatural thrillers. If you want to escape into a lush, sensual world with characters so real you can almost feel their body heat as you read, then the witching hour is for you.
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Summary: Anne Rice at her Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THe Witching Hour is Anne RIce at her finest. I read the novel years ago and am currently reading it again. A recent trip to New Orleans has sparked an interest in me to enter her supernatural and extremely seductive world once again. ROwan, Micheal and Aaron grace her pages and pull her mamoth saga to the very end. Rich dialogue and prose, an utterly original family dynasty, and mysterious ghost pulls the reader through the more than one thousand pages. The ending will definately leave you wanting more, and more lies ahead in her sequal, "Lasher".
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Summary: Unique, to say the least.
Review: I really enjoyed this novel. It has Anne Rice's signature writing style of rich description and tragic characters, which always make for good novels. I loved the file on the Mayfair Witches, it put a unique twist to the style and was the best part of the novel, I thought. The only reason I do not give it 5 stars, was because of the ending. Because it was such a long book, the reader really needs some closure to justify their long journey. It was as if Ms. Rice had no idea how it was going to end, either. (In my opinion, the sequel to it, Lasher proves this theory exactly.) Still, it is a good novel and my second favorite of Ms. Rice.
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Summary: Too pointlessly long for a book that doesn't really end
Review: This was the novel I chose to read as an example of Rice's works. I've been told it was a bad choice (they recommended 'Interview with the Vampire', so start there); nonetheless I don't intend to read any others after putting up with this.Following hundreds of pages of the Mayfair's family tree, I'd hoped for a climactic confrontation with Lasher. Instead I felt deeply betrayed by the female lead. Though she'd been my favourite character until that point, I subsequently found her pathetic, that she could have read the same (endless) history I did and yet so easily ... you know / you'll see. That the plot (which you are given only the occasional glimpse of) was left unfinished I only found further aggravating. If I read it a second time, it would be with the understanding the novel's high points are derived from the historical tales, not the unresolved contemporary plot showcasing them. More commendable are her fantastic descriptions that bring to live the atmosphere of New Orleans, and her obviously careful research into the region's history.
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Summary: Great book until you get to the end.
Review: The book was wonderful and it kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't wait to find out what happened in the end and was very disappointed that it left me hanging. I just found out there is a sequel and I hope that the end to it is alot better and will answer all the unanswered questions I have. Other than the ending it is a fantastic read!
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Summary: Can you say BORING?
Review: I read about half of this sleeper and finally gave up on it. It may have been a good book if she would have made it a short story. I'll never know. I got so ticked off reading about boring family history and never reached the end. My first and last book by Ann Rice. Now if you want to read a good long book try Stephen Kings' "The Stand" or Robert McGammon's "Swan Song".
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Summary: Spellbinding and a wonderful read.
Review: She captures your imagination, you fears, and your sexual desires in one mesmerizing read. I just finished the book and I cannot wait to be drawn into the pages of Lasher. I do feel that the young and those who do not have a good handle on language would be disappointed in this book, for lack of understanding. This book is not for the naive or the faint of heart. This is my first book by Anne Rice and it will most surely not be my last. I am hooked.
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