What do You think about The Vampire Armand (2000)?
Me gusta mucho como escribe esta autora y siempre disfruto leyéndola, pero hay un par de aspectos que me gustaría comentar sobre este libro en particular que lo han catapultado simplemente a las 2 estrellas. Al principio me sorprendió que el contenido erótico es mucho más acusado que en los libros precedentes de las Crónicas Vampíricas, si bien esto no lo suelo ver necesariamente como defecto, en este caso ha hecho un uso tan profuso de ello que la historia en sí misma llega a verse relegada a un segundo lugar. Cosa que ya no me hace tanta gracia. Aún así, me estaba gustando el libro. Hasta llegar a la tercera parte del mismo. En ésta, se vuelve repetitivo y altamente religioso-devoto. Estamos hablando de un libro sobre Armand, sí, pero aún así algunos capítulos son demasiado religiosos para mi gusto, incluso llegaban a recordarme sermones. Eso acaba chafando bastante el relato que, en esta parte, avanza a una velocidad más lenta. No esperaba encontrarme esto en libros de esta autora siendo sobre vampiros.En fin, salvando este par de asuntos, como siempre, ha sido un placer leer a Anne Rice. No pensaba escribir crítica sobre este libro, pero bueno, supongo que no he podido resistirme.
—marmarci
When I read a book by Anne Rice, I know what'll dominate the plot - rich, picturesque descriptions that overwhelm you and NOT lowers the value of the plot. She makes you see what she writes. I could smell the flowers and taste the delicacies she describes. The beauty of the human body is always so emphasized in her books and can make the most homophobic men fall in love with the same gender; and so she can tell you about thousands of years ago - the life story of an immortal.Unfortunately, I read this book right after Interview with the Vampire because I didn't know the order. It's not particularly tragic, though there are some characters I didn't know about, so I strongly suggest you read The Vampire Chronicles in order.Armand is a fascinating character that passed many of torments and finally found himself under the auspices of Marius, a vampire with a vague past.Those who read Interview with the Vampire has already met Armand and his vampire theater in France. Surprising how different he was and how his nature and characteristics have changed as the years passed.You read one book where he's a minor character, and then you read this book where he's the main character, and you see a completely different person, that over the years, gradually, becomes that same minor character that you remembered. Amazing.That's what I call characters building!Beautifully written and thought-provoking!
—Moriah
For some strange reason I never got into Anne Rice's books until now. When I was 19, I think I read one, but it slipped my mind and I don't remember it. Now, I find myself really liking her writing style. She's got a dreamlike flow to her novels that can either embrace you or bore you to death. You can go from what's happening in real life to some sort of hallucination in the space of one sentence. There were some parts of this book that made me feel as if I just took LSD.The reason why I gave 3 stars to this one is that there is a LOT of religious stuff in it and in her style of writing, it gets boring, especially at the end. And the whole topic of this book is the main character, Armand, losing his religion, so of course I couldn't help but imagine that R.E.M. song playing in the background the whole time I was reading this book. Of course, there's more layers behind the character, but only if you read her *other* books, i.e. I'm also in the middle of The Vampire Lestat and because I'm reading that, I understand Armand a bit better.
—J
