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savvylee42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault
acraftyknitter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Murder
jackbifrost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Body horror and Abortion
perfectcupoftea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
charlietuna92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, and Murder
marleyreads's review against another edition
3.5
November 11, 2020 – page 339 - 32.66% "This is going to take all year. But it’s soooo goood"
November 24, 2020 – page 630 - 60.69% "Chapter 23 done. that’s like at least 27 pages in each chapter, and each page has a margin of like 4 mm on each side, and the text is tiny. It’s exhausting!"
I just finished this brick of a book, and honestly I’m so disappointed. Rice sets up a realistic family, a backstory so detailed and well done, only to completely and utterly destroy it in the last 30 pages. It was so clear until the last 3-4 chapters that this was meant to be a standalone, and for some unexplained reason decided for it to be a trilogy, AFTER 1000 pages.
Okay, rant over. Anne Rice writes like she is right there in the book. The descriptions are rich and almost so real you could stretch out your hand to touch them. The characters are amazing, and she introduces so many people without losing us completely along the way. We get time with each of them, we understand them and we mourn them.
Our main characters are introduced slowly, and their faiths are slowly interwined until it all goes to hell in the end. Michael comes off as a kind, calm and resourceful man, traditional, but soft. While Rowan is ambitious, strong and free-spirited. Both have their demons, and their lives meet and collide.
Rice could easily have cut down 1/3 of the book without losing much of what happens. We get a lot of internal monologue and long paragraphs of thinking, but not nearly enough peaks. The big point of no return made absolutely no sense for our main characters, and it seriously annoys me.
This is definitely not a book for everyone, but all of this is my personal opinion and I see that a lot of people love this book deeply, but it lacked so much to me. Gosh, glad that’s overwith😅
Moderate: Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual content
jodij's review against another edition
4.0
After sitting with this book rolling around in my mind I have to say I actually really feel much more positive about it. And yes I read Lasher and that helped change my feelings about this book. I will be reading Taltos also and I am thinking about reading Anne's other books because the way she writes is very good.
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
alyxandrathegr8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Incest, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
Minor: Car accident
purplepumpkin77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol
lauren_honey's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Incest, Rape, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism and Slavery
Minor: Homophobia