Daily writing promptList three books that have had an impact on you. Why?View all responses Talk about an impossible question. It's easy for me to pick the first two books; those jumped into my head immediately. The third one is going to be a doozy, so let me at least talk about what I can… Continue reading Playing Favorites
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The Canker in the Heart of the Rose…
The Brilliance of Pt. IV Chapter 3 of "The Vampire Lestat" Puttering along in my audiobook re-read of TVL and this morning I had the pleasure of making it to the aforementioned chapter and discovering anew what makes this book, and this character, so special. Lestat's conversation with the Children of Satan is a perfect… Continue reading The Canker in the Heart of the Rose…
An Extraordinary Fiend…
AMC's "Interview with the Vampire" needs to fast forward to the Legacy of Magnus section in The Vampire Lestat...like stat. Trigger Warning: Some discussion of rape as it relates to events in "The Tale of the Body Thief" Mon Dieu, I'd forgotten how absolutely brilliant Lestat's transformation sequence was. It's a perfect encapsulation of everything… Continue reading An Extraordinary Fiend…
Well hello again, Lestat.
Reflections on an audiobook revisitation, character retcons, and a podcast recommendation. Translate all that to mean this: We have no money to launch a real ecclesiastical career for you, to make you a bishop or cardinal as befits our rank, so you have to live out your life here as an illiterate and a beggar.… Continue reading Well hello again, Lestat.
Adaptation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Thoughts on AMC's version of "Interview With the Vampire" and book adaptations in general. I feel the need to preface this with the fact that I'm at least one week behind on episodes for this show as I'm not an AMC+ subscriber. I'm aware of spoilers for the show ending, and being that I've been… Continue reading Adaptation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Reacquainting Myself With Old Friends
I recently began my first "re-read" of the Vampire Chronicles in a significant amount of time via audiobook. I hope to write about it more in the future, as it was an integral part of my adolescence, but for now I'm just enjoying reveling in the magnificence of passages like this: Remarkable, if for nothing… Continue reading Reacquainting Myself With Old Friends
Book Boyfriends
I've been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. My earliest memories of reading were of me working my way through a tiny book on the Smurfs when I was a kid. My earliest memory of buying books was begging my Dad to let me get a box set of Sweet Valley… Continue reading Book Boyfriends
Keep It To Your Shelf 