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Memnoch the Devil

By Anne Rice

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| Hardcover | 9780701163204

8 Reviews

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    *** This comment contains spoilers! ***

    Sto pensando.
    Leggere un libro di vampiri e ritrovarsi, quasi come nella Divina Commedia, ad attraversare inferno, purgatorio, paradiso; Lestat come Dante e Memnoch come Virgilio?
    Leggere della passione di Cristo, della sua resurrezione, della redenzione, del Velo di Veronica ...
    Io a ... (continue)

    Sto pensando.
    Leggere un libro di vampiri e ritrovarsi, quasi come nella Divina Commedia, ad attraversare inferno, purgatorio, paradiso; Lestat come Dante e Memnoch come Virgilio?
    Leggere della passione di Cristo, della sua resurrezione, della redenzione, del Velo di Veronica ...
    Io amo la Rice e lei adora la sua "creatura" Lestat ... ma renderlo protagonista di una simile "avventura" mi pare un po' esagerato.

    (Dante non è fisicamente affascinante come il principe dei vampiri ma se devo leggere di certi argomenti scelgo la Comedìa.)

    Bon, un po' "pretenzioso" a mio parere.

    (Anne trascina comunque nella lettura e la mole del libro non si nota; come sempre.)

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    Laetitia said on Apr 1, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • L'idea non è malvagia ma la Rice si butta in uno sproloquio complicato, contorto e palloso su una sua personalissima visione e interpretazione della religione... che continui a scrivere (solo) di vampiri e streghe.

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    Lulufax said on May 31, 2009 | Add your feedback

  •   雖然主角是書迷熟悉的吸血鬼黎斯特(Lestat),但開始讀《Memnoch the Devil》後卻覺得一直無法進入狀況。我一直說服自己:「鋪陳或許會無聊些,等到進入主要情節後就會開始精彩了」,但卻仍一直不見安萊絲最讓我喜愛的歌德風味(gothic)。總之,氣氛一整個就是不對啊。

      黎斯特跟蹤獵物已經數個月,他對那「獵物」懷著濃厚的興趣及不尋常的感情。而當他終於要「下手」,那亞洲血統的「獵物」竟然對黎斯特說話,甚至問他問題!心慌意亂的黎斯特處理好殘骸,豈料「獵物」的鬼魂竟然現身......。而這同時,黎斯特首度出現恐懼的情緒,因為有一名神秘人物一直跟蹤自己,且他也遭遇了詭譎的 ... (continue)

      雖然主角是書迷熟悉的吸血鬼黎斯特(Lestat),但開始讀《Memnoch the Devil》後卻覺得一直無法進入狀況。我一直說服自己:「鋪陳或許會無聊些,等到進入主要情節後就會開始精彩了」,但卻仍一直不見安萊絲最讓我喜愛的歌德風味(gothic)。總之,氣氛一整個就是不對啊。

      黎斯特跟蹤獵物已經數個月,他對那「獵物」懷著濃厚的興趣及不尋常的感情。而當他終於要「下手」,那亞洲血統的「獵物」竟然對黎斯特說話,甚至問他問題!心慌意亂的黎斯特處理好殘骸,豈料「獵物」的鬼魂竟然現身......。而這同時,黎斯特首度出現恐懼的情緒,因為有一名神秘人物一直跟蹤自己,且他也遭遇了詭譎的夢魘般之經驗......

      那「獵物」述說的故事不同於以往吸血鬼年代記中的歷史氛圍,充其量不過是俗套的毒梟犯罪,但卻硬是要添加閱讀歷史古籍的高雅品味,感覺頗為突兀。而且他硬是要交付「遺囑」給黎斯特的心態也令人費解。黎斯特的魅力也不知怎的消失無蹤,顯得反覆無常、豪無原則,甚至囉嗦且令人不耐。讀到後來我逐漸失去耐性,而且隱約察覺神學的氣息愈來愈濃重。稍為翻到後面描個幾眼更是不妙,根本完全變成了神學小說了。上帝與魔鬼雙雙現身,安萊絲還幫讀者複習聖經故事、帶領讀者參觀天堂與地獄、為了一塊「聖顏巾」黎斯特變得歇斯底里......喔喔喔,這不是我想像中的安萊絲啊!

      之前就曾聽說安萊絲到後期作品風格驟變,上網查資料時發現安萊絲描述本書為「吸血鬼年代記中最靈性的、宗教信仰氣息最濃厚的一部」,是她「投誠耶穌基督的踏腳石」及「最喜愛的一篇吸血鬼年代記故事」。她甚至後來還寫了一系列耶穌基督的故事。從吸血鬼天后轉變為虔誠教徒,反差真的太大了。

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    BlueLeslie藍色雷斯里 said on Mar 9, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Fifth in the the series - The Vampire Chronicles

    Anne Rice lost me on this one. In my opinion, it had very little to do with vampires. It really focused on Lestat's quest for religious knowledge or understanding. It just did not work for me.

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    Bashful said on Aug 25, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • First of all, this one didn't get me hooked to the story as did the first ones. Despite that I really liked the overall tone of the book. Finding salvation and truth when the Devil takes you to Heaven and Hell. I mean, it was bound to happen with Lestat. The ending made me a bit confused but tha ... (continue)

    First of all, this one didn't get me hooked to the story as did the first ones. Despite that I really liked the overall tone of the book. Finding salvation and truth when the Devil takes you to Heaven and Hell. I mean, it was bound to happen with Lestat. The ending made me a bit confused but that's always a good thing.

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    s u v i said on Jul 1, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 416 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0701163208
  • ISBN-13: 9780701163204
  • Publisher: Chatto & Windus
  • Pub date: Jan, 1995
  • Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback and Audio Cassette
  • In other languages:
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Memnoch le démon'</span>
      Memnoch le démon
      (Livres Français)
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Memnoch der Teufel'</span>
      Memnoch der Teufel
      (Deutsche Bücher)
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Memnoch El Diablo'</span>
      Memnoch El Diablo
      (Libros en Español)
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Memnoch il diavolo'</span>
      Memnoch il diavolo
      (Libri Italiani)
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