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Good for what it is ad nauseum

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2019

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I wish I could say it was great. It wasnt it was good. It obviously was a catharsis for anne rice to deal with the death of her daughter. It was a thinly veiled reference to the above mentioned child and her death again and again and again. This book was also written at the height of her Catholicism and we heard about the rosary again and again and again ad nauseam. Everything in this book is ad nauseum

Christina

My inner Librarian is crying.

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021

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New cover, damaged book. Scratches and something stuck to the hardback. I love this story, but my OCD hates that I had to scratch whatever this particle is off. I should have ordered from Barnes and nobles.

William B

Loved it...

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2016

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I suppose all things are in the eye of the beholder because I loved this read. Saw a lot of not so nice reviews of this book and was a little apprehensive going in, but I am so glad I took the risk and believed in Ms Rice's skills.

D.T.

Good

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2020

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It might be one of my least favorite Anne Rice novels... but it's still a good novel. I recommend reading it once.

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Good

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2019

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A decent read

Judith Martin

Possibly may make the reader a bit squeamish

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016

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(Possible spoilers) This is a "tour de force" daydream that Anne Rice has chosen to share with the world, assigning a description of herself to the lead character (why not?). There is a sense that this built first upon a series of true events in someone's life (perhaps someone very dear to the author herself), and that through the story, the heroine is trying to come to grips with what has happened -- and reaffirm to herself that she has special gifts, not only with music, but in her ability to (as the old spiritual says) "rescue the perishing, comfort the dying".

Cyndy

She has written better books

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2018

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Very slow had to keep taking breaks not a fast read for me not into it

Michelle

Great

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2018

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Awesome

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LindaMM

Struggle, have courage within despair

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2018

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Agreed, this feels like Anne Rice sat down to daydream and wrote it down. Her life and an imagined second husband and a ghost. But I adore daydreaming and I was so compelled by this her struggle, not a handsome gay blonde bombshell man, but her, plump,white and ordinary, like so many middle aged women, I was so compelled that I resented having to go into work. I wanted to struggle with Stefan . I did not know how their tussle through their merging ourgatories would resolve. Maybe leave off the happy ending but all in all this dense, claustrophobic struggle swept me along. Not Lestat, not the Mayfair Witches. Something sluggish, heavy , hardworking, deeply satisfying. But then, I like dark chocolate. I will re-read.

Jaste

This book is just a chunk of disappointing pages

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2013

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“If only we would wake from (these) states of oblivion with some certain sense that there was no mystery to life at all, that cruelty was purely impersonal, but we don't.”

No No No, mediocre at the best of times. The first half of the book follows Triana as she wallows in self-pity following the death of her second husband. Once the ghost, Stefan, comes in they engage in a self-pity off, the millionaire middle-aged white lady who has everyone taking care of her (while she does nothing but feel sorry for herself) vs. the spoiled princeling. The violin seems to be the trophy in this contest, bringing the winner fame and money.
While each of them truly had some hardships in there lives, I didn't find either character to be sympathetic at all. Anne Rice writes well for the most part, and does create a good tone and atmosphere, but someone needed to reign her way in. At least in her vampire books, someone occasionally pulls Lestat out of his wallowing (poor sad immortal vampire), but in this book the main characters simply challenge each other to wallow harder.

lapetiteboleyn

You're here for Rice's writing, and there's plenty of it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2017

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It's Anne Rice. You know what you're getting. It's not Blood Canticle, but it's not exactly the Vampire Lestat either.

mr stanley smith

Satisfied

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2015

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Excellent read
Miff