The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles #6)
by
Anne Rice
Armand until now has played a small role in the Vampire Chronicles. Here he assumes center stage, relating his five hundred years of life to fledgling vampire David Talbot, who plays amanuensis to Armand as he did to Lestat ... It's not just the epic plot but Rice's voluptuary worldview that's the main attraction ... Elegant narrative has always been her hallmark ... Rice...more
Mass Market Paperback, 457 pages
Published
October 3rd 2000
by Ballantine Books
(first published 1998)
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Jul 08, 2008
Suvi
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First of all, Armand is one of my favourite characters. The way he showed himself in the first two books was utterly fascinating and captivating. Second, I'm confused why some people complain about the sexuality and erotic scenes with young boys. It may not fit to our culture but it should be remembered that times were different then and this book was about that time also.
Now, I don't know what went wrong but I didn't get the same feeling from this Armand's autobiography. Though I liked the desc...more
Now, I don't know what went wrong but I didn't get the same feeling from this Armand's autobiography. Though I liked the desc...more
Me gusta mucho como escribe esta autora y siempre disfruto leyéndola, pero hay un par de aspectos que me gustaría comentar sobre este libro en particular que lo han catapultado simplemente a las 3 estrellas.
Al principio me sorprendió que el contenido erótico es mucho más acusado que en los libros precedentes de las Crónicas Vampíricas, si bien esto no lo suelo ver necesariamente como defecto, en este caso ha hecho un uso tan profuso de ello que la historia en sí misma llega a verse relegada a u...more
Al principio me sorprendió que el contenido erótico es mucho más acusado que en los libros precedentes de las Crónicas Vampíricas, si bien esto no lo suelo ver necesariamente como defecto, en este caso ha hecho un uso tan profuso de ello que la historia en sí misma llega a verse relegada a u...more
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Lestat lies in a coma-like sleep in a chapel and while vampires gathers around him, Armand tells his story to David Talbot, Lestat’s former Talamascan fledgling. Armand takes us with him through his childhood in Kiev; from where he is kidnapped and sold to slavery, to Venice where Marius saves him and eventually gives the dark gift and to Paris where he led his Satanic Vampire cult.
Maybe I should start this telling that this was 4th or 5th time reading this and yep, I still love it! Armand’s al...more
Maybe I should start this telling that this was 4th or 5th time reading this and yep, I still love it! Armand’s al...more
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Descriptions descriptions descriptions. When I read a book by Anne Rice, I know what'll dominate the plot - Descriptions. Rich and picturesque descriptions that overwhelm you and NOT lowers the value of the plot. she makes you see what she write. I could smell the flowers which she writes about and taste the delicacies she describes. And so she can tell you about thousands of years ago, the life story of an immortal figure.
Unfortunately, I read this book right after Interview with the Vampire be...more
Unfortunately, I read this book right after Interview with the Vampire be...more
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In the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand - eternally young, with the face of a Botticelli angel. Armand, who first appeared in all his dark glory more than twenty years ago in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire, the first of The Vampire Chronicles
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The Vampire Armand is the 6th novel in Anne Rice's Vampire series and as such, it is probably best to have read the previous novels to get the most out of this one. It follows the same writing formula as her previous novels and is neither fast paced nor a boring shuffle. Certainly not for those seeking a lot of action and thrilling, shocking horror. Some of the style of characters can get a bit monotonous; especially with the way she characterises those born in the modern world.
I think it is a f...more
I think it is a f...more
Upside: I have to give it to Anne Rice to be able to evoke such emotions as I felt/feel towards her characters. She develops them with painstaking detail that you can actually know them 'intimately'. In the case of Armand, I got to know him better and I more or less understood why he is the character that he is.
Let me side track a bit by saying that albeit this book is a bit stronger on homoeroticism compared to its predecessors, I think we have to be considerate of the context upon which the st...more
Let me side track a bit by saying that albeit this book is a bit stronger on homoeroticism compared to its predecessors, I think we have to be considerate of the context upon which the st...more
Overall, my favorite part of this book doesn't even begin until more than three-quarters of the way through. Armand has a VERY tragic story, and I do enjoy getting to see exactly how he became the immortal monster he is today. And Venice of any age is a great setting for a story. But so often things get bogged down in the details. Armand's love affair with Marius, his fight to keep from remembering his life as a poor Russian artist and Marius' fight to resist making Armand into a vampire too ear...more
the sixth instalment in my favorite series, The Vampire Armand stears away from the Vampire Chronicles' main character; lestat de Lioncourt and focuses on the secondary character Armand. The fleggling vampire david Talbot listens intently as Armand recounts his life, from his short life as a mortal to his 500 years of immortality as a child of darkness. He tells of how he and Marius are conected and how he came to be the leader of the same coven that nearly destroyed lestat.
Filled with excitemen...more
Filled with excitemen...more
Apr 12, 2009
Rhiannon Elward
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
anyone really
Recommended to Rhiannon by:
my good friend Azhar
I was given this to read by my friend Azhar, I hadn't read any of the series up to that point and I'd seen the film of Interview with a Vampire and hadn't been that impressed with it. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much, I wouldn't have picked this book up in a shop or library because its not my usual genre.
I have to say I was very impressed though, I've read this twice and I don't remember ever re-reading a novel. There isn't much of a story, but there wouldn't be really, its a biography of a...more
I have to say I was very impressed though, I've read this twice and I don't remember ever re-reading a novel. There isn't much of a story, but there wouldn't be really, its a biography of a...more
For all I adore this book and reread it whenever I feel down, underline some thought provoking passages and short phrases Anne Rice uses and admire her writing style for it's uniqueness, I still believe that Anne Rice showed her crazy in the second half of The Vampire Armand about halfway through the book.
Armand is the Botticelli angel, as many call him, and he delights in it, I think, purely so Rice can start the book by having him rip a victims scalp off and stomp on it to spite David Talbot,...more
Armand is the Botticelli angel, as many call him, and he delights in it, I think, purely so Rice can start the book by having him rip a victims scalp off and stomp on it to spite David Talbot,...more
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Amé cada momento del libro, desde el principio hasta el punto final. Finalmente conocí la historia de Armand, quien se ha convertido, oficialmente, en mi segundo vampiro favorito de la saga, después de Lestat, evidentemente.
Después de leer Memnoch el diablo (igualmente sublime), el único trago amargo que me quedó fue lo que sucedía con Armand, al final del libro. No planeo spoilear a quien no ha leído la saga (eso es algo que está muy mal ¬¬), así que sólo diré que saber, finalmente, lo que suc...more
Después de leer Memnoch el diablo (igualmente sublime), el único trago amargo que me quedó fue lo que sucedía con Armand, al final del libro. No planeo spoilear a quien no ha leído la saga (eso es algo que está muy mal ¬¬), así que sólo diré que saber, finalmente, lo que suc...more
What I got from this Novel, is that it is a book about Love, and secondary of Faith. Now u may be saying wait a minute, oh no, must of have been a pre-cursor to Twilight, (which BTW I have not read yet). This is hardly a book bout' "Puppy Dog" teenage love
Also I have noted some controversy amongst other reviewers about the elements of Homosexuality in this book. I, as a Heterosexual, was not offended by these passages, and thought they were portrayed rather artisticaly, and not in a pornographic...more
Also I have noted some controversy amongst other reviewers about the elements of Homosexuality in this book. I, as a Heterosexual, was not offended by these passages, and thought they were portrayed rather artisticaly, and not in a pornographic...more
Well, this is my second favorite book in the Vampire Chronocle series (the first is Blackwood Farm, then this, then The Vampire Lestat!). The reason I love this book is not only the character (Armand, who is without a doubt my favorite!! Sorry Lestat! You're second!), but also the fact that he dictates his story from when he was a boy and how he grew up for a few years in Venice, Itlay with Marius during the Renaissance. That time happens to be my favorite modern (1500's to present) historical t...more
I was surprised how much I liked this book...it's always SO hit-and-miss with the nutters Anne Rice, siiiiigh. anyhoo I got this baby on a whim since I realized I hadn't finished the original Vampire Chronicles Blah Blah that I had loved so much in my Impressionable Youth. Opened it up to browse a chapter before bed..aaaaand then it was 4:45am and I was six pages away from finishing.
Let it be know that Anne Rice, say what you will about her, writes SEXY. Like, hot damn. There was that somewhat...more
Let it be know that Anne Rice, say what you will about her, writes SEXY. Like, hot damn. There was that somewhat...more
For me, The Vampire Chronicles are the be-all-end-all of vampire novels. And while I have my favorites within the series, I find myself comparing every other vampire novel I read to the entire set. So, if you want to discuss them, go ahead and send me a note. And if you're new to the vampire genre, you can't go wrong with Anne Rice. This one is my second favorite of the series.
ive seen a few reviews about this book that complain about the whole "older vampire guy having sex with a 'boy'" and I think I should explain/clarify something for those people why it actually isn't that big of a deal (to me at least).
first of all weve got the historical context. Marius is from ancient Rome. Romans adopted a lot of their sexual practice from the ancient Greeks. in ancient Greece a very important part of a child's transition from boy to man was having an older (dominant) male men...more
first of all weve got the historical context. Marius is from ancient Rome. Romans adopted a lot of their sexual practice from the ancient Greeks. in ancient Greece a very important part of a child's transition from boy to man was having an older (dominant) male men...more
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Armand...You are a wonderful, wonderful character, and I have enjoyed you throughout The Vampire Chronicles, but I get the feeling that this book has been different for me.
Yes, the writing was great, and yes, the essence was great.
But something just wasn't completely fitting here for me.
The story itself seemed uncertain, and some of the stuff that happened didn't seem totally necessary, and sometimes happened suddenly.
Marius's character was passionately romantic, and I quite enjoyed the bond bet...more
Yes, the writing was great, and yes, the essence was great.
But something just wasn't completely fitting here for me.
The story itself seemed uncertain, and some of the stuff that happened didn't seem totally necessary, and sometimes happened suddenly.
Marius's character was passionately romantic, and I quite enjoyed the bond bet...more
I have no words for how unendurably horrible and boring this book is. Armand knows only how to cry, beg people to love him and seemingly can't get his head around Christ. He is a pathetic wanker that can do nothing on his own, with an unhealthy obsession with Lestat...whom he both loves and hates. He's 17 when turned a vampire, but when he's 500 years old and still 17 in his head, all you want is to strangle him. Apart from that - the narrator being an idiot and a madman - the book lacks plot. A...more
Una historia aburrida, que no despega nunca quizás porque no hay un hilo argumental que lleve la historia, quizás porque los personajes son contradictorios, débiles y poco interesantes, quizás porque hay una combinación de todo esto. El conflicto religioso de Armand/Amadeo/Andrei no tiene ni pies ni cabeza y sus cambios de personalidad son tan violentos que resultan incomprensibles.
La única razón por la que le doy dos estrellas en lugar de una es porque Anne Rice sabe muchísimo de historia, arte...more
La única razón por la que le doy dos estrellas en lugar de una es porque Anne Rice sabe muchísimo de historia, arte...more
This is where I stopped in the series. Anne Rice had the habit of making all her characters extremely homo erotic from the beginning, but I could deal with it because the stories were excellent. I had to draw the line at this book though. Reading about ancient vampires giving and receiving head from little boys is not my idea of entertainment.
Dec 22, 2007
Meirav Rath
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2 of 5 stars
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I wish I hadn't bought that book. Anne really screwed up this opportunity to shed some light on a key character in her Marius-Lestat arc but she blew it. If only his years at the cult would have been more revealed, and the two orphans from WTFland would have been removed the book would have become a wonderful piece of fiction.
I don't really know what to think about this book. Before reading this one, the book I liked the least from the first five installments of the series was the fourth book "The tale of the Body Thief".
But with this one... I was actually pretty close to completely abandon it and not finish it although I plan to read the whole series. After all, Anne Rice does a very good job at summarizing key points, assuming that the reader has not read the previous books... so it was not gonna be a big deal if...more
But with this one... I was actually pretty close to completely abandon it and not finish it although I plan to read the whole series. After all, Anne Rice does a very good job at summarizing key points, assuming that the reader has not read the previous books... so it was not gonna be a big deal if...more
After reading Memnoch the Devil, I kind of took a break from the Vampire Chronicles. I was beginning to get tired of Rice's writing. However, I decided to pick them back up and I was not disappointed. I really enjoyed The Vampire Armand. I found his backstory extremely interesting and Rice's writing was superb. My only complaint is that I would have liked to see some more Lestat, and this is only because I love his character. I love that these vampires are real vampires, don't get me wrong I am...more
In having read The Vampire Armand, I feel a great sense of vindication for having subjected myself to reading Memnoch the Devil. Rice has redeemed herself in my eyes with this installation, which is now one of my top three favorites from the Chronicles.
I was weary at first because Armand had never held much of my interest before this, but this autobiography has added much meat and context to the character of Armand and, truly, to the Chronicles as a whole, as well.
With that, I say, "Welcome back...more
I was weary at first because Armand had never held much of my interest before this, but this autobiography has added much meat and context to the character of Armand and, truly, to the Chronicles as a whole, as well.
With that, I say, "Welcome back...more
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Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien) is a best-selling American author of gothic, supernatural, historical, erotica, and later religious themed books. Best known for The Vampire Chronicles, her prevailing thematical focus is on love, death, immortality, existentialism, and the human condition. She was married to poet Stan Rice for 41 years until his death in 2002. Her books have sold near...more
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