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Summary: First-class book -- I would read it again if I had the time.
Review: This may sound like a cliche, but when I started reading the book, I couldn't put it down. It kept me captivated until I turned the final page. This book had an ironic twist at the end that makes the reader want to weep with sadness and applaud the fortitude of the protagonist
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Summary: Elegance and purity of style
Review: What a book! Despite the fact that I am a slobbering, shameless Brust-fan, I still feel that from an objective standpoint this must be heralded as a work of genius. Anne Rice and Poppy Z. Brite be damned. Agyar gives the world of horror fiction an anti-hero with a brain, a heart, and a convincing agenda. His connection with the modern world is refreshing. John Agyar does not spend thousands of words lamenting ages past, nor does he awkwardly mimic the "normals" surrounding him. He behaves in much the way that one who had hundreds of years' experience ought. In short,the book flows beautifully; the writing is as clean as a Japanese brush-painting, and the plot is elegantly constructed, yet at the same time almost unnecessary due to the striking presence of the characters.
Rating:
Summary: Elegance and purity of style
Review: What a book! Despite the fact that I am a slobbering, shameless Brust-fan, I still feel that from an objective standpoint this must be heralded as a work of genius. Anne Rice and Poppy Z. Brite be damned. Agyar gives the world of horror fiction an anti-hero with a brain, a heart, and a convincing agenda. His connection with the modern world is refreshing. John Agyar does not spend thousands of words lamenting ages past, nor does he awkwardly mimic the "normals" surrounding him. He behaves in much the way that one who had hundreds of years' experience ought. In short,the book flows beautifully; the writing is as clean as a Japanese brush-painting, and the plot is elegantly constructed, yet at the same time almost unnecessary due to the striking presence of the characters.
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Summary: Finally a Vampire story without being Gothic
Review: What is missing? No yards and yards of gold brocade and velvet. No tedious paragraphs describing the color of blood, the pulsing of veins, etc. Not a single vampire-turned-rockstar. What we have instead, is a story written so sparely, without a word out of place or an unnecessary adjective. From the opening paragraph, Brust draws the reader in using the reader's own curiosity and imagination. He never overwhelms with lurid description, showing that the art of writing is more than being able to describe a scene, but the ability to tell a story. This book never insults the reader's intelligence or imagination. A truly original well-told story.
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