false <![CDATA[The Snow Garden]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171769879m/119030.jpg 119030 9 In the darkening chill of winter, three Atherton University freshmen are being mysteriously drawn together by fate, and a compulsion they cannot comprehend. Though they come from vastly differing backgrounds, the college holds the promise of a better life for each of them -- and an opportunity to break away from the anguish and desolation of their former lives. <P>But the past does not die so easily, and the intricate webs of deceit that they have spun to protect themselves are slowly twisted into shackles that chain them to their doom. Snowbound and trapped on the campus, the friends find themselves unwilling pawns in the machinations of a malevolent force that has taken hold of Atherton -- and all their oldest fears, veiled passions, and secret nightmares are about to come to life in...<I>The Snow Garden.</I><P> 1065740 2002 The Snow Garden total:858|5:180|4:298|3:270|2:81|1:29| 858 3093 1121 75 2 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 20:04:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 17:40:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 13:28:08 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:28:08 -0800 2009
Atherton College is a prep school for kids in designer jeans and suits, just testing their new independence from their parents, who are still paying th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 07:36:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 07:46:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 21:51:59 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 13:34:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu Jun 11 07:32:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 00:42:12 -0700 2009
The part I didn't like so much was the over-the-top ending when the college roommate disappears and then (spoiler alert) his body ends u...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jan 25 15:15:51 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 15:15:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 09:11:08 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 06:46:55 -0700 2009 The Snow Garden is a complex tale of some deeply traumatized individuals and how their lives end up in a messy tangle, all steeped in a college setting of unabashed drinking, sex, and scandals. Christopher Rice--yes, he's the son of the talented "queen of vampires" Anne Rice and the poet S...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:03:59 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:07:38 -0800 2009 I'm not sure how old Christopher is (from his picture on the jacket, he looks fairly young), but the book di...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 08:11:16 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 08:17:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 02 20:59:53 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 21:02:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:59:54 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 21:00:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 22 08:07:17 -0800 2008 Sat May 24 07:54:36 -0700 2008 What's In A Name reading challenge.

I really liked the other book I read by Rice ('The Density of Souls'). It combined engaging characters, with a strong evocation of place, and nice gothic vibe but based firmly in reality.

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