Rating: 
Summary: okay, but it took me a long time to finish
Review: when my friends told me that anne rice's books are great. so i bought the vampire armand. but i was a fool. it took me four months to finish it from the time i bought it. the start wasn't much thrilling. but the middle part was okay because it tells the stories of past vampire chronicles. but would i recommend it? i would say read the first five first before reading this because i had a hard time understanding this book.
Rating: 
Summary: Vampire Armond: Bi it now ;)
Review: You remember Armond from the movie of Interview.. and the sexy guy that played him stayed in my mind when I read the book. Some have objected to the homosexual encounters in The Vampire Armond.. but bi the way, people, Armond was presented as bi.. I enjoyed the eroticism and the lush and sensual descriptions throughout.. it is about time someone wrote a bestseller for bi's.. Sure, everyone misses Lestat, but he does get a part in this book.. I would love to see a movie made of this one, with its opulent settings.. It is a good read, maybe not for the straightlaced.. but you don't read Anne Rice for plain vanilla, now do you? ;)
Rating: 
Summary: An Okay Book, But a bomber from Anne Rice
Review: Anne Rice usually writes good books in the Vampire Chronicles, but she's bombed miserably in this, the newest edition to the Chronicles. I thought that this book would be as good as its predecessors, and unfortunately, it wasn't. I was expecting something as good as "Queen of the Damned" or any of the other 5 chronicles that Anne's already released, but I was let down miserably by her this time. There were only 2 good things aobut this book. The first thing was, was that Armand hadn't died, like I thought that he did in "Memnoch the Devil", & I was glad to know that. The second thing was that the book did to some extent hold your attention, even though it got rather redundant & boring after a while. Anne needs to work on either redoing this one, or in the next vampire chronicle that she does, doing a better job of narrating the whole thing. Anne's a better writer than this actually shows, and I wish that she had shown her great writng ability in this one, but she didn't. Very disappointing, Anne!
Rating:
Summary: Madame Rice, you could've done better...
Review: What I've always HATED about Madame Rice's stories is her tiresome, unending descriptions, and in this novel they come GALORE!!! Gimmie the bottomline!!! Don't take me wrong. I consider myself Ms. Rice's No. 1 fan all over México. "Armand" is sort of a strange ride. It can be at times either amazingly beautiful and tender or confusingly boring and cruel. It's got a couple of good surprises, though. Even so, the ending is somewhat hollow. Definitely not one of her best. Her first two vampiric installments were great, Memnoch was absolutely amazing, but the others...well. Just for die-hard fans. (Don't miss reading "Violin," her best book EVER!!!
Rating: 
Summary: captured my imagination
Review: I thought the book was very well done. Many people were not happy with the homosexual content, but there are many points in Rice's books that are suggestive of homosexuality and pediophile. She gave us some ideas about the relationship between Marius and Armand in earlier books, so there should be little surprise concerning their sexual exchanges. It may be a bit uncomfortable (and sad) to think about, but having a slave as a sexual pet was very much a way of life at that point in history. And the sex is really not that explicit. I did like the fact that she made the relationship between the two very beautiful and devoted. I could almost understand (if not condone) how a young man and an older man can have such love. I was totally captivated by their relationship. It was reminiscent of the Claudia/Louis love. I did however keep things in perspective. One must remember that it is, after all, a fantasy. None of us really want some undead person, no matter how beautiful and philosophical, hanging around our house. Just as I don't think men should be seducing young boys. I must add that I especially like how these vampires just absolutly adore each other one minute and are positively put out the next. I believe that is how Rice is trying to show us that they are so different in each other's eyes. For example, my side of an argument is not the same as the person I was arguing with. I rate books on how easily I get drawn in and forget the time. This one was a "Oh! has it been two hours already! Looks like Micky D's for dinner, again."
Rating:
Summary: It was about time she gave us detail about Armand's past.
Review: I absolutely loved this book. I love Armand's character through out the vampire series. It gave me a history for the character that has not been developed since Interview with a Vampire and Queen of the Damned. The disappointing part of the book is all the reference to Lestat! I am tired of hearing about Lestat in every novel. I also did not like the way she brought in new vampires I do not think they can break off into their own books. Besides that I think the book was excellent! Thanks!
Rating:
Summary: Absolutely nowhere to go but down from this pintacle!
Review: Rice has finally outdone herself. If she writes no more I will be forever satisfied. The Vampire Armand is the book that makes staying home alone on New Year's Eve of 2000 worth the millenium! Read it as slowly as possible.
Rating: 
Summary: She's had better!!!!
Review: I've read all her Vampire books and a lot of other peoples, too. I thought this one was one of the worst vampire books I've read. I like Vampires because there is the sensualism to them that only they can have, but the constant sex between him and the other males was disgusting. I didn't even want to finish the book. And when Armand just walks into the sun left me confused. She can do better.
Rating:
Summary: Only half a good story
Review: I have read every vampire book from Anne Rice and I was quite disappointed as I continued on through the weak story line that seemed only to exist so that Ms. Rice could have a background for her explicit scenes of pedophilia. Although I am not offended by homosexual behavior, I am offended by any sexual behavior with children. If Armand was not even producing semen, he was indeed a child.However, I trudged through and finally got to the kidnapping of Armand. At that point the tone completely changed and I felt as though I was reading Rice from her earliest vampire novels. This is one of those rare cases where sticking with a disappointing book actually pays off.
Rating:
Summary: A waste of time
Review: This book is childish nonsense. Not only does it have no meaning, but it is boring. Save your time and money for something worthwhile.
|
