Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 3)
by Laurell K. Hamilton
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Read in June, 2004
I also thought the premise of Anita Blake was pretty cool. She's an Animator, see? She raises zombies for a living. And vampires are legal citizens. Eventually, she's supposed to get involved with both a vampire and a werewolf. I say eventually cause even though I thought this was a central theme of the books, I've read 2 and a half of them and there have been nary a creature-of-the-night and vampire hunter smoochie. I take that back. There was one, but it was one of those contrived "fake k...more
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I'm always in search of a good vampire story, so I read the first four Anita Blake books. I think Laurell K. Hamilton had a potentially interesting concept creating a world where most supernatural elements are real and integrated into society. I like the concept of were-(insert any animal here). What I don't like about Anita Blake books is Anita Blake! It's hard to read books when the protagonist has an abrasive personality and nothing witty to say. You can look forward to Anita's verbal confron...more
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Read in November, 2003
I've always thought the woman on these english versions just didnt resemble Anita at all.
I read this book as part of a bookcrossing.com bookring.
I found this one altogether less horrid gory than I found the second book, and that, my friends, is a very good thing.
I get more pleased with this alternate St. Louis Hamilton has made for me too. Very little mention of Anita's pet political concern, zombie rights, within this story; enough to keep that storyline alive for future reference a...more
I read this book as part of a bookcrossing.com bookring.
I found this one altogether less horrid gory than I found the second book, and that, my friends, is a very good thing.
I get more pleased with this alternate St. Louis Hamilton has made for me too. Very little mention of Anita's pet political concern, zombie rights, within this story; enough to keep that storyline alive for future reference a...more
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Read in October, 2007
dear laurell k hamilton,
your editor stinks. no really. your editor is really really BAD. there were punctuation errors and misspelled words and instances where words were just flat out missing all throughout this novel of yours. it drove me crazy, and was sort of astounding. i hope you fired your editor. at any rate, this has been out for a decade - someone needs to do a revision. if i didn't like your characters so much, i would be forced to give up on this series. unfortunately, i'm complete...more
your editor stinks. no really. your editor is really really BAD. there were punctuation errors and misspelled words and instances where words were just flat out missing all throughout this novel of yours. it drove me crazy, and was sort of astounding. i hope you fired your editor. at any rate, this has been out for a decade - someone needs to do a revision. if i didn't like your characters so much, i would be forced to give up on this series. unfortunately, i'm complete...more
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Read in April, 2008
Not having read the previous two books in this series (I had been given this one by a coworker who noticed I liked vampire books) I was pleased to see I was not as lost as I might have been and throughly entertained by vampire slayer Anita Blake. Having enjoyed this book I will now go back and read the first two books in the series and then proceed on with the rest of the novels. Have to find out if she goes with Master of the City hottie vampire Jean-Claire or equally hot lycenthrope Richard. ...more
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This is the first Anita Blake I read. I always thought she became an insufferable bitch much later in the series but, no, not really. Re-reading this I realized a) Anita was ALWAYS kind of an insufferable bitch; it just got more vivid later, and b)how much more I like Rachel Morgan as a protagonist in a story with basically the same plot elements. Rachel out of Harrison's Hollows series is also a strong female with supernatural powers that makes flawed decisions. But at least SHE isn't such a po...more
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Read in March, 1999
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Read in January, 2008
Total brain candy, not a book I would re-read, but fun all the same. This was as close as I could get to the beginning of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. Apparently it's book 3, but Hamilton gives you enough background that I think you can easily jump into the series without reading prior books. This is the second book of this series that I've read; the first one I read comes much later in the series. I had fun trying to make predictions based on what I vaguely remembered.
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Read in March, 2008
Anita soars as a tough girl extraordinaire in this outing, but I have to call a penalty on the denouement. Part of what makes speculative fiction work is setting clear ground rules for what can and can't happen in the world the author creates; the corollary is that when you break those rules, you need to explain how that's possible and why. I needed just a little bit more from Hamilton in the way of exposition to shake that feeling of rule-flouting for authorial convenience.
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Read in July, 2006
I really enjoyed this one. There was not as much blood and gore as the last one. I also liked the introduction of Richard. Finally a love interest for Anita that she might actually like. lol I like Edward too though and I think that he and Anita will end up together eventually. But I am getting ahead of myself. I like Larry also, but I feel like he has a hidden agenda.
I am starting now on the next one. Looking forward to it!!
I am starting now on the next one. Looking forward to it!!
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Read in January, 2005
recommends it for:
horror, mystery, romance fans
This is the third book in the series. Really really good. You meet Richard for the first time which looking back on the very first Richard scene is a huge contrast to how he is now. He's willingly naked in Jean Claude's home and alot more easygoing than he is now. The scene at the circus with Alejandro is amazing. It is also fun to see Anita begining to warm up to Jean Claude. It's a really exciting book and I loved it.
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Read in July, 2007
An introduction of the wererats of the city, as well as Richard Anita's future were-lover, bring a few more characters into the regular cast of the Anita Blake series. While I think the books are exceedingly well written, I begin to wonder if Anita doesn't like the idea of resisting Jean-Claude as much as she relies on her moral high ground to do so. Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.
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Sassy Vampire Hunter Anita Blake and Sexy Jean Claude, master vampire. Urban Fiction. She's no nonsense and tough. Great Mythology surrounding the characters. You believein this world. Boks 1-9 are really good. 1-5 No sex in them at all. Sex starts happening In the Killing Dance (book 6). Then starting in Book 10 she goes from steamy to a little kinky, then its all down hill from there.
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Well, by this point, I was really hoping for something to spice up the story. Action, sex, violence...anything. This book certainly had those things...but they were very tame. The 3rd book in this series that I have read and I am now convinced to stop.
It is not that they are bad books...or even a bad read. It is that they do not fulfill my expecations. Therefore, I am disappointed.
It is not that they are bad books...or even a bad read. It is that they do not fulfill my expecations. Therefore, I am disappointed.
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of the supernatural
This is book 3 of the Anita Blake series. This is the book that introduces Richard, more of him to come in the rest of the series to date, and further explores the world of vampires, including Jean-Claude. Anita has to fight for her life and freedom against an ancient vampire who wants to enslave her as his human servant. As always, entertaining, addictive and full of action.
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Very good start to an amazing series. Hamilton has an amazing imagination, re-inventing our world in the most intriguing ways. What if vampires not only existed but were legal citizens of the United States, ran businesses. What if some people could raise zombies from the dead...and earned a good (legitimate) living doing it. Brings of lots of interesting moral questions.
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Read in August, 2008
This one is my favorites of the series so far. While the first book was a bit slow and I had a hard time following it, I am now into the series and really liked this book. I enjoyed the fact that they continue to bring in old characters while still advancing the plot. I also liked that Anita got a "newbie" to train and a better love interest than the creepy vampire...
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Read in June, 2008
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my husbandrecommends it for: adults who enjoy zombies, vampires, crime, murder mystery.
I enjoy the Anita Blake books. I have found that while the books have some flaws in the story, that the characters and world they live in is still very addictive and I always look forward to what is next. In general the books read very much like a murder mystery or crime drama only the crimes and murders involve zombies, vampires and lycanthropes.
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Read in October, 2007
I was actually kind of disappointed with this book. I loved the first two in the Anita Blake series, and while this one wasn't bad, it wasn't near as good either. It actually made me quite uncomfortable, the way the relationships are panning out. Maybe that's a good thing though. Keep the readers guessing. I'm hoping number 4 is a bit more enjoyable.
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Read in June, 2008
This next installment of the Anita Blake series is much more interesting than any of its predecessors. The villains as smarter (and older), the impending doom is scarier, and the relationship between Anita and Jean Claude, the Master Vampire of the City, becomes more real. For the first time, you can almost sympathize with Jean Claude.
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"That disapproving look was back in her eyes. Her teacher face. The one that could make you squirm from ten paces, even if you were innocent. And I hadn't been innocent for years."
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