pickAs lush, dense, and layered as Rice gets. This is her deep dive into the gens de couleur of New Orleans in the years before the Civil War. Melodramatic, broadly populated, and phenomenally detailed. I took my time with this one and read it in chunks, as much as I enjoy Rice's prose I do find I start to drown in it when reading too much at a stretch. The richness of character and setting is well worth the push.
pickI had been putting off reading this series but I decided to give it a go and I was surprised. The writing was exactly what I expect from Anne Rice but why is the free tree a wreath lol. I don‘t know If I will read the last book right away or if I‘ll wait til spooky season is really underway. #spookyseason #annerice #witches
so-soNew book review up! In this episode, Connie and I review “Taltos“ by Anne Rice!
https://youtu.be/8ax8HzaLdnE?si=vnztNSjzkt9BAJEL
pickI think I expected this book to be more typical romance and/or horror. It wasn‘t that, but it was all the better for it. The characterizations were complex, plot slow at points but ultimately impactful, richly depicted settings, with a dash of the philosophical. I enjoyed it immensely.
The usual Saturday - egg and cheese on a cheddar chive biscuit, iced americano, and some reading before running errands
panI read this series as a teenager and remembered that this was my least favorite. Holds true. Lestat is impossible. His lack of impulse control is ridiculous and not at all charming. The rape scene of his first foray into sex as a human again was awful. And then he basically did the vampire version of that at the end by making David Talbot a vampire without consent. His remorse after each was laughable. Completely led by his emotions.
Relaxing Saturday with my favorite egg and cheese on a cheddar chive biscuit, a mocha, and a book 📖
