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| Title | : | Memnoch the Devil (The Vampire Chronicles #5) |
| Author | : | Anne Rice |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Limited Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 354 pages |
| Published | : | March 1999 by B E Trice Pub (first published July 3rd 1995) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Fiction |
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In the fifth Vampire Chronicle, Lestat is searching for Dora, the beautiful and charismatic mortal daughter of a drug lord. Dora has moved Lestat like no other mortal ever has, and he cannot get her out of his visions. At the same time, he is increasingly aware that the Devil knows who he is and wants something from him. While torn betwen his vampire world and his passion for Dora, Lestat is sucked in by Memnoch, who claims to be the Devil himself. Memnoch presents Lestat with unimagined opportunities: to witness creation, to visit purgatory, to be treated like a prophet. Lestat faces a choice between the Devil or God. Whom does he believe in? Who does he serve? What are the element of religious belief? Lestat finds himself caught in a whirlpool of the ultimate choicePresent Books To Memnoch the Devil (The Vampire Chronicles #5)
| Original Title: | Memnoch The Devil |
| ISBN: | 096319254X (ISBN13: 9780963192547) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Vampire Chronicles #5 |
| Characters: | Lestat de Lioncourt |
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Ratings: 3.75 From 73562 Users | 1586 ReviewsWeigh Up About Books Memnoch the Devil (The Vampire Chronicles #5)
5.0 stars. Except for The Queen of the Damned, this may be my favorite installment of the Vampire Chronicles. I loved the descriptions of both heaven and hell and the arguments between Lestat and Memnoch regarding the nature of good and evil. Highly Recommended!!!Just when I thought that this series couldnt get any deeper, MEMNOCH THE DEVIL became the next book to read in this incredibly deep, rich and complex vampire mythology. I had previously heard from some reviewers that the previous book in this series, THE TALE OF THE BODY THEIF, is where the series begins to take a turn for the worse and that this book is where it all bottomed out and became virtually unreadable and to those reviewers I ask: Did we read the same books??If those reviewers were
I deeply admired "Interview' w/its rich writing style of place and period, and its dispassionate portrayal of characters like Claudia, who after being a 6 year old vampire for decades has become a steely-eyed predator(ahem instead of a 100 year old vampire vegan w/an insatiable desire to...sit through high school english again and again). The Vampire Lestat was equally good w/a wonderful shift in perspective that gave a great new spin to the character an events that transpired. The books that
In fact, it bored me when I read it. I barely could understand what it was written and often needed a dictionary. But I could better understand Christianity, I understood how marvelously Anne Rice found such an inspiration in religion to write this book. I always get fascinated by authors who show well known things in the other light. Of course it was a very philosophical book, hard to read, but I think it was worth reading. And of course erotic scenes...which I liked very much in the book. This
When a writer pens down a plot based on the evergreen bestselling book, people are bound to sit up and take notice. This I suppose was Anne Rice's idea behind Memnoch the Devil. I haven't read even one of the Vampire Chronicles and the only other Anne Rice book I read to date was a load of crap named 'Violin'. Memnoch surprised me with its vast scope but starting off with an intriguing plot thread, it soon degenerated to a very flat and predictable ending.Consider this, the devil taking along a
Phfft. Flarp. Argghh. This book was so stupid. I was really looking forward to reading the entire Vampire series especially after I really enjoyed "Tale of the Body Thief" but this one is just terrible. 3/4 of the book is a monologue by Memnoch which is so boring and parochial; he just keeps repeating himself. It's like Anne Rice forgot how to write. Lestat does almost nothing the whole book. Notable hilarious exception involves a woman's menstrual blood (which is mentioned about 6 times
2 StarsReview:This wasn't my favorite in the series, so I'll keep this brief.Things I Liked:- I admittedly do not know much about the details of the history and mythology of Christianity, so I don't know how much this book actually aligns with that, but Anne Rice's take on things here with Heaven, Hell, Creationism, evolution, angels, and Satan was interesting in its own way. And I liked how this book combined Christianity and evolution.- This quote. Seriously, it just cracks me up."Armand
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