Customer Reviews
Who knew Queen of the Damned was coming? This novel by far is one of the fastest moving complex plots of our modern day. I picked up this book expecting just another low energy serial novel that put me to sleep at night, instead I was dropped into the world of Anne Rice's vampires. This book has so many plots that one struggles to think how all of them will wind together. With all of the plots, Rice paints a complete world and complete characters: no holes, no unanswered questions. Rice shows that she can describe a poor southern rape victim with as much emotion and vivd detail as she can describe a billionare vampire falling in a vampire's sort of love. I loved being wisked from one part of the world to another completely different one. Anne Rice encapsulates the essence of our world in her world and she includes everything we cherish and everything we rather leave out.This multiple character drama stands in a class of its own, and I've looked and have not really found anything that has as many fast moving plots each with its own singular twists and turns. This book is a beautiful tapestry made by weaving together a perfect number of plot strings: a great read for Rice fans and anyone looking for a fast moving intellectual novel
This is probably my favourite of all the writings of the Vampire Chronicles. Extremely difficult to put down. Storytelling perfection!
Better than the first book of the series
This book is about the Queen, but it mostly has to do with how her actions and "philosophy" impact Lestat. In some ways (such as the Queen's tendency for mindless killing) he is affected to the very core of his being. In other ways, however, Lestat realizes that he hasn't changed a bit. He has remained the same. His basic concept of the meaning of life has grown stronger. His positive outlook is still what makes him who he is. The Queen's appetite for destruction didn't take away Lestat's ego or his passion for living. Our wildly beautiful monster is still ready to continue his adventurous life with reckless abandon.
I paid for a new copy, but the book came damaged. Bends and rips on the front and back of the cover. The delivery box was not damaged.
