Blood and Gold (The Vampire Chronicles)
by Anne Rice
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Read in July, 2003
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Vampire chronicles fans. If you're starting the series "The Vampire Lestat" is the one to do.
This is the story of Marius. Marius has always been far and away my favorite of the vampires, hands down, since he appeared. This is maybe not surprising, since I often tend to favor the man in his prime with some wisdom and glasses and books rather than the young, passionate hero. Get Oedipal with it if you want, but I don't think that's what this is about. Marius is one of the best written characters, with one of the most interesting histories. He's Roman, for heaven's sake! That's two thousan...more
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In this book, Marius’ story is told to the Nordic vampire, Thorne, for the benefit of the reader. The story starts off in ancient Rome, since Marius is one of the elder vampires, and details his travels all over Europe and his intermittent relationships with humans and mortals over the period of his 2,000 years. The real attraction here is the history involved and the omniscient perspective that history has through the eyes of an immortal. In my opinion, her books never gained the same pitch a...more
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Read in January, 2002
My first step into the Vampire Chronicles...
Blood and Gold also happens to be my favorite--pregnant with history, rich storytelling, and lovable murderers this book puts Anne Rice's other vampire books to shame.
P.S.- It is kind of smutty, if you aren't into that kind of thing, then I would shy away from pre-epiphany Anne Rice.
P.P.S.- I read this book in high school, so take this review with a grain of sea salt.
Blood and Gold also happens to be my favorite--pregnant with history, rich storytelling, and lovable murderers this book puts Anne Rice's other vampire books to shame.
P.S.- It is kind of smutty, if you aren't into that kind of thing, then I would shy away from pre-epiphany Anne Rice.
P.P.S.- I read this book in high school, so take this review with a grain of sea salt.
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This is the first Rice book I've read, and despite hating her writing style, I'll read more of her work simply because she's a wonderful storyteller. I love books that span centuries and intersperse fiction with history, and Blood and Gold does both. So, clunky writing but great story. I'm interested to see how I feel about her other books.
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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.
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Read in January, 2007
Terribly disapointing! I enjoyed Interview with a Vampire and other Rice novels, but was terribly disapointed with Blood and Gold. I thought the plot vered off in tagents of Art History that added very little to the story. The rest of the Novel was mediocre at best and I put it down before I finished it.
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My first book by Mrs. Rice and it was pretty enjoyable. I don't feel like reading the others that come first is a necessity as you can easily follow the story. It tends to get a little boring at times with much of the book devoted to just Marius talking to his statue queen.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
Anyone who likes vampires or Anne Rices writing
This was my favorite book. As I can relate so much to Marius. It fallows the tail of Marius the Vampire. As he deals with problems and meets many interesting people through out the story like Lestat. Overall a very interesting book when it was finished i wanted to keep reading.
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Read in January, 2003
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Teenagers, mostly
If I didn't love Marius that much that book'd be in the Crap Rice pile. He's a balanced, believable character in a Mary Jane world and life. The history lesson this book is, is enjoyable as well, even when the plot becomes a little too accidentally convenient for the author.
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Read in March, 2005
At last we see the origins and motivations of the wisest Child of the Millenia - the Roman Vampire Marius. Pederast (in a time when that was acceptable, nay expected), philosopher and guardian of Those Who Must be Kept, this confused spirit has much to divulge...
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I loved this book. The older the vampires in the book, the more I like it. Anne is lucky in that her characters can exist in any time in history, and still be in present time. It gives her ultimate leeway in creating her stories. This one is no exception....
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Again, the end of this series was a little too far from the beginning for me. It seemed like a completely different entity, and it was apparent to me that the author was a completely different person when she finished this series than when she started.
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It's my favorite book one that I have read over and over again. That I like Interview with the Vampire everytime I read it I see the movie playing in my head then actually reading the book even though I am reading it.
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Read in February, 2008
Once again Anne Rice has taken me into her world of Vampires. This book is Marius' story. This story really gives us an idea that the vampires have human qualities and emotions. This is a love story of Marius.
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Read in September, 2007
Up to page 19, this the 5th vampire chronicles i read so far. So confusing in the beginning, like all of Rice's book. Usually after the first 50 pages, you'll used to it and notice what the book was all about.
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Yes, more sexy vampire lore/history, this time coming from Eastern Europe. I especially like it when Rice sets her tales in older times. Her comtemporary stuff is, at times, clunky and even dorky.
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Read in January, 2004
One of my favorite Vampire Chronicles books, because it deals with Marius's side of the story which Armand told in The Vampire Armand. Also because Armand is my favorite vampire.
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….it was a brave man’s fear. I knew what he meant. What must a brave general feel when he knows the battle has gone against him and nothing remains but death?
….it was a brave man’s fear. I knew what he meant. What must a brave general feel when he knows the battle has gone against him and nothing remains but death?
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Read in April, 2008
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vampire lovers
Having read the others in the vampire series, and always wanting to more know about Marius, I was glad she wrote his tale.
Sometimes her characters are emotion-overflowing.
Sometimes her characters are emotion-overflowing.
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Read in January, 2008
Interesting story, but not quite sure why the beginning exists... doesn't have anything to do with the bulk of the story. Maybe I just need to read more in the series?
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