Two Books Down, 98 To Go. 1/12/15
Ok, so this one was a little slow going but I have a feeling Sunday nights will be my Blog nights. I started this challenge of with one book I was excited to see on the list: Price Lestat by Anne Rice. From a young age when my fathers' mother gave me a whole stack of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles books, I have know the names Lestat, Akasha, Jessie, and Marius. It's been a while since I've read her books but it was like I never put them down. Needless to say, this was already a favorite before I read it.
Mrs. Rice did not disappoint. She has not lost a step since her last Vampire Chronicles novel. It did take me a while to get through due to the vocabulary. The era and characters are so formal speaking and traditional that reading required a slower pace to understand what was going on. That aside, it was a great read for those who are familiar with Anne Rice's other vampire novels. If you aren't familiar with the characters, it's not unreadable, but you lose some of the back story of especially Lestat and Jessie and Maharet.
For me there is an exploration of other ancients in the story line and much back history of the Talamasca and the who, what, and why' s behind it's creation and continued exisitence. Prince Lestat did not only give more of the well known characters but also brought in mortals and a huge new character. All these new angles are vital to the plot and inevitable conclusion of the novel without ending the story line and leaving room for future additions to the ever-popular Vampire Chronicles. There will always be an allure of those night-walkers and Anne Rice is more than adept at giving the readers what they want.
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