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Title: Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles, No 5) by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345409671 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: July, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.58
Rating: 5
Summary: It's the church of Anne Rice ... and I believe!
Comment: When I completed Rice's fifth vampire book, never had I been more excited. I finished the book rather quickly because I would sit for hours turning page after page, so caught up in Memnoch's tale, Rice's florid style and imaginitive storytelling.
Reader, be forewarned. This installment is completely different from its four prequels. Don't buy the book expecting the horrid vampirism of 'Interview' and 'Damned' or the fairytale lucidity of 'Lestat.' This book is Satan's story, as the title so obviously points out. And Rice crafts Satan, here called Memnoch, into a very deep character. You fall in love with him just as you did with Lestat, Louis, or Armand.
And his explanation of the creation of the universe, the purpose of God, the nature of man and his relationship to the angels is so compelling (but uncomfortably dark) that I felt I had to keep my Bible and this book a safe distance from each other. Not, that the book is blasphemous; it is just not a very rigid Christian interpretation of God or the mechanics of the universe.
The greatest moments in the book are its unexpected twists, the long and beautiful dialogue between Lestat and Memnoch, and the metamorphosis Lestat undergoes, just as he did in 'Body Thief.' Lestat gets to visit Heaven and Hell, he meets God and witnesses the crucifixion.
Glorious, compelling, wonderful.
Rating: 2
Summary: I stopped reading Anne Rice for six years after this one
Comment: Rarely have I ever been so disappointed with a book. Anne Rice has a rare talent, and it was not apparent here. I fell in love with the earlier Vampire Chronicles, eagerly read this one when it came out, and felt cheated after completing it. It felt as though she just blurbed it out onto her computer and sent it straight to her publisher. It lacks her fantastic descriptive prose; there is far too much dialogue (and inane dialogue it is). Also, it's too short. After reading The Vampire Lestat, which Anne clearly put her heart, soul, and a great deal of time into, this one is rushed, choppy, and irritating. And, I admit, I didn't quite give up on her; when The Vampire Armand came out, I purchased it in hardback and read about 100 pages. I actually stopped after that, it was so lackluster. This is very rare for me. For some odd reason, I decided to give her a try last week. I read Blackwood Farm, and I was incredibly pleased. If you haven't read her works, be sure to read The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned; they're both fantastic. The Tale of the Body Thief was not quite as good, but was still engaging. Skip Memnoch and Armand. Read Blackwood Farm. I'm just starting Merrick, and I'll backtrack to Blood and Gold. Truly, this is one of the only series I've ever read that actually calls for skipping books. It really is possible, and it won't leave you as frustrated. After the first four, others can be skipped, as they are the personal stories of vampires other than Lestat. Even the Interview with the Vampire can be read out of order. So, if you've just finished the first four and you're ready to continue, skip this one. You won't regret it.
Rating: 2
Summary: More like 2.5 stars
Comment: _Memnoch_ is not a well-written book. I've never been a huge Rice fan, and _Memnoch_ does not change my opinion, but I do believe it is better than the average Rice novel simply because the idea is somewhat intriguing. Some of the theology is entertaining and having the Devil as a main character is always a good selling point. As usual, Rice is overlong and belabors the point ad naseum, but at least she is trying to accomplish something here. When Lestat is not talking to the Devil, he is constantly preoccupied with another character's menstration and there is plenty of needless and boring explication of exactly how many levels of angels there are and every step of the creation of the universe. I can't recommend the book. But it is better than the trash that the two previous books in the series have been. Disclaimer: avoid the book if you are offended by religious images or ideas that are unorthadox.
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Title: The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 6) by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345434803 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Complete Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the body Thief) by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345385403 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $31.96 |
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Title: The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice ISBN: 034538475X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Merrick (Vampire/Witches Chronicles) by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345422406 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Blood and Gold (Rice, Anne, Vampire Chronicles.) by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345409329 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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