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Vittorio the Vampire is a different kind of Anne Rice depiction of the vampire. You are lead into the facts of his changes and how human Vittorio remains despite his "changes." However, reader be prepared. The language is as chatty as Renaissance designs are intricate, and I could not help but feel distracted by the constant barrage of descriptive minutiae from every bit of dialog. Not my favorite Anne Rice, but I would not have missed reading it for anything.
Vittorio is an great read due to the fact that it is has many dramatic departures from Rice's normal style of writing. However, the book still maintains Rice's characteristic level of character development and reader's empathy. Vittorio is not part of the Lestat, Armand, Louis crowd and gets that out of the way immediately. This is a book only about his creation given out almost in answer to a dare - a stark contrast to the overburdened soul confessing to a fatherly figure. Much of the rest of the plot follows the formula lines, a really good guy gets converted against his will, etc. The layout puts this late in the book so it is alright that that this is a given. This is almost more of a book of historical fiction than a vampire novel though there are certainly vampires - and angels - in it. In fact, there is something akin to a bibliography in the back for where to get more info on people and places talked about. The time frame covers Vittorio's life and lifestyle leading up to the time of his making. I love the angels. It is a ripe field for Rice although it is not as loosely philosophical as Memnoch, it is thought provoking. It is refreshing to find a vampire that seems to enjoy being a vampire (in a more outright fashion than the others) and makes he no excuses for this. One other remarkable change - no skipping pages. Every detail and side rant was not long enough to interfere with the story and enhanced and embellished the way I think that Rice intended. Maybe a better editor this time round? Try and pick up a first edition print and chuck the dust jacket. This book is jet black with gold print on the spine, a beautiful decoration when not read. Well worth the buy.Read full review
I quit reading her vampire books after Queen of the Damned but gave this one a try and am so glad I did. The way this book is written it is reminiscent of her earlier books. There's alot of historical facts (and fiction) as Vittoro remembers his life and I was transported back in time. If you loved the early Lestat books then you'll like this as well.
This is Anne rice at her best,a one off not Connected to the chronicles, A really good read for vampire lovers!
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I love Anything Anne Rice. Definitely worth it!
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