Memnoch The Devil - Ann Rice Reviews

Memnoch the Devil was the first Anne Rice book I have ever read, and as i've said, it really does throw you into the deep end. We are thrown into the mind boggling world of vampires and body snatching from the very beginning, Rice drawing you into the romantic world of Vampires, blood and emotion. The first pages or so do what i now ...  Read the complete review

This is a novel, which shall have you questioning the very foundations of your religion, full stop. Although Anne Rice's favourite antagonist is not a major player in the novel, this surprisingly is not a downfall of the novel and I believe readers shall event thrive from this fact as Anne Rice continues to grow as an author? It ...  Read the complete review

I am rather surprised that Anne Rice hasn’t already been hung by a mob of religious zealots, or been branded a ‘devil on earth’ by the Pope for her unique and often disturbing novel, ‘Memnoch the Devil.’ For the uninitiated, or for those who haven’t seen either ‘Interview with the Vampire’ ...  Read the complete review

Lestat goes to hell. When I first heard about the premise for this book, I laughed - what else could the brat Prince do having unconvered the secrets of vampirism, but attempt to unlock the truth about heaven, hell, god, the devil and creation? Anne Rice's fifth Vampire Chronical is am ambitious piece indeed. (I strongly recomend that ...  Read the complete review

This is the fifth book in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, and her favourite, so she says. I have to disagree, and say that the previous Chronicles were much better. I found myself bored halfway through, and just continued to read it so that I could get it finished. Lestat, our dark hero, after having survived the Body Thief (the ...  Read the complete review

This book was rich in detail with beautifully described locations and characters. Anne Rice's explanation of God and the Devil was intelligent and very interesting and the description of Hell in particular was vivid and gruesome. I would advise however, not to read this book first if you haven't before read one of Anne Rice's Vampire ...  Read the complete review