January 12, 2003
1. Blackwood Farm, Anne Rice
Along with a ton of homework today, I finished reading the first book of 2003.
Sadly, I used to read a lot of Anne Rice and thought she was a remarkable writer. I was interested in Blackwood Farm largely because I was curious to see how she combined her Vampire Chronicle world and her Mayfair Witches world. The Witching Hour is probably still one of my favorite books, although I haven't read it in years. Overall, Blackwood Farm was supremely okay. A television program I saw once on Ms. Rice said that after Interview with the Vampire was so popular, she started insisting that her publishing company essentially stop editing her works. Well, I can believe it. Blackwood Farm is in serious need of a good whacking with a red pen. Rice is always at her most awkward when she tries to make her dialogue sound 'modern', and there's just too much of that here. I'm not going to rush out and read the Vampire Chronicle books I've missed since Memnoch the Devil.
Posted by Lisa at January 12, 2003 11:01 PM | 2003