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Aug 03, 2007
Dereck
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This is the first and only book I've read by Anne Rice, and from what I've been told, it's not a good representation. It's a good example of what I mean when I say, "You can feel when the wuthor hasn't been there." At times she focused too much on the history and not enough on the moment. It got boring in some parts, and just seemed too blah blah blah. I thought the plot and characters were unbelievable and too... off, like too dramatic or responding to things in an emotional way I don
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Apr 21, 2010
Julie
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This was a discarded library book and I picked it up because the price was right and I thoroughly enjoyed the vampire trilogy that started with Interview and ended with Queen of the Damned.
Pandora's story was mildly interesting at points but mostly irritating. I don't love Rice's style of writing and it's really the plot that enticed my interest in the first 3. I didn't like Pandora, the character, and I couldn't care less about any of the other characters. Half the time that I was r More...
Pandora's story was mildly interesting at points but mostly irritating. I don't love Rice's style of writing and it's really the plot that enticed my interest in the first 3. I didn't like Pandora, the character, and I couldn't care less about any of the other characters. Half the time that I was r More...
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Sep 20, 2011
Elizabetha
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Como he señalado hay ciertas cosas de Anne Rice como escritora que me disgustan mucho, pero no los aburriré repitiéndolas nuevamente.
Aun cuando encuentro alguna de sus obras predecibles , agotadas dentro de su temática, hechas en "serie", es decir, de un mismo molde sin variaciones ostensibles...la seguiré leyendo...^^..¡¡¡es que adoro los vampiros!!!.No puedo evitarlo desde que leí hace siglos, "Dracula". Y ,para que estamos con cosas, ella tiene toda una mitologí More...
Aun cuando encuentro alguna de sus obras predecibles , agotadas dentro de su temática, hechas en "serie", es decir, de un mismo molde sin variaciones ostensibles...la seguiré leyendo...^^..¡¡¡es que adoro los vampiros!!!.No puedo evitarlo desde que leí hace siglos, "Dracula". Y ,para que estamos con cosas, ella tiene toda una mitologí More...
Mar 22, 2011
Austin
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Let me start off by saying, I love the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice (I'm reading them in the order they were published). And I have to say Pandora was different than the others - not in a bad way (I quite liked the book). And it was more than just the lack of Lestat in the story (although he is discussed) or the fact that it's set during Ancient Rome (which was well researched, as always, by Anne Rice), No... this story is different because it's Pandora's story, and she's not like a charact
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Feb 08, 2011
Amber
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Wow! I love reading stories about vampires and Anne Rice has it going on! I've had this book sitting on my bookcase back home since 8th grade and for some reason I never read it! Well luckily for me, I found this gem the other weekend while I was visiting my parents and am so happy that I finally read it.
In short, this book is about a 2,000 year old vampire named Lydia (aka Pandora) who lived during the height of the Roman Empire (15 B.C.) She is approached by a young vampire named More...
In short, this book is about a 2,000 year old vampire named Lydia (aka Pandora) who lived during the height of the Roman Empire (15 B.C.) She is approached by a young vampire named More...
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Oct 21, 2010
Pandora is just another vampire tale written by Anne Rice. Pandora, who real name was Lydia, is a pretty charming woman. She is on a café and founds his friend David. He gives Pandora a kind of diary where she is free to write about anything she wants to. She decides to write about her life since almost the very beginning. Since the very beginning this novel traps you with the much detail and description the author uses, and really submerges you into the story. Since always she have had many pr
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Mar 20, 2010
Carolyn
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It's been a looong time since I've read any of the books in this series, and I didn't remember 'Pandora' even though it was on the bookshelf. No bells of recognition went off in my head while reading, but I didn't find the story that memorable either. I think Pandora is the first female vampire that Rice has given a starring role to (with the somewhat exception of the child-vampire Claudia), and it seemed that Rice was wandering in unfamiliar territory with her. Pandora was not nearly as enigm
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Jan 25, 2009
Trish
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Because Anne Rice has been writing vampire books for years, I have to assume that Stephenie Meyer got some of her vampire characteristics from her work. Rice does a better job of describing the exquisite beauty of her vampires - like comparing their eyes to jewels while Meyer gets repetitive with vague words like "perfect" or "godlike" or describing the physiological reaction to such beauty. I noticed that Rice also used the word "dazzle" once which is a huge Twilig
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Jul 19, 2011
Patricia
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At times Pandora seemed more like a lesson in Roman history than the simple retelling of a woman's life before her vampire beginnings.
Anne Rice definitely did her research and poured her findings into Pandora, the story behind a 2000 year-old vampire. There was so much history that at times it bored me.
Perhaps if I were more knowledgeable about the Roman Empire and it's demise, some of the names, situations and political climates present in the story would be welcomingl More...
Anne Rice definitely did her research and poured her findings into Pandora, the story behind a 2000 year-old vampire. There was so much history that at times it bored me.
Perhaps if I were more knowledgeable about the Roman Empire and it's demise, some of the names, situations and political climates present in the story would be welcomingl More...
Jan 25, 2011
Brittany
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Jul 29, 2011
Saskia
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its okay... a little redundant since ive already read blood and gold... it reveals no great secret. I could only speculate on why she wasnt having dreams of maharet and mekare is that she was a worshiper of Isis and it consumed years of her mortal life. i feel that she was truly devoted to Isis though her loyalty turned to apathy in the end...
Maybe its just me talking... i feel nothing because padora was a woman though a very independent one at that, and the absolute opposite of marius... women More...
Maybe its just me talking... i feel nothing because padora was a woman though a very independent one at that, and the absolute opposite of marius... women More...
Sep 04, 2011
Bill
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This was my first Anne Rice book after seeing them on bestseller shelves for years. It was okay. Not quite what I'd expected, I suppose. Maybe it was the whole Roman Empire time frame that bored me. But mostly I got tired of the pagan goddess theme, which was at the core of the book throughout. Rice had some common misunderstanding of Christianity (and a few she made up), which, together with outright mistakes in the book, made it lose credibility in my eyes. Language mistakes like "when wo
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Aug 11, 2011
Jason
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This is the first book in Rice's 'New ' Vampire Chronicles. Although I honestly don't know why she started a new series that seems to only include two books at the time of this review, which is 10 years after Vittoro was released, other than marketing. However, Pandora isn't as 'new' as I thought. She's the ex of Marius and a huge portion of this book concerns her relationship with him and their guarding of the King and Queen. I therefore consider this to be a pertinent part of the original
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Jan 12, 2009
Nova
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I've always that Anne Rice writes very formulaic novels, but I also felt that I hadn't yet figured out the exact formula, and so I could still enjoy them upon occasion. Now it seems I've discovered the formula! Some of her characters' discussions on a mysticism based worldview v. a reason-based worldview are interesting, but they don't dig nearly as deep as they could. I enjoyed the results of the vast quantities of research that she put into the historical fiction involved in this novel, but I
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Jan 15, 2012
Lady Journal
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** Lady Journal Review**
Gives 4 (1/2) Stars
Pandora was an intriguing novel. The whole story line of how and where it all take and took place . It's a tale of a female vampire and she is being interviewed about herself. It takes place in Europe in the beginning. This novel had its parts to were I thought I would revise it a little. But either way it's Anne Rice and she is Remarkable ,she is a Female writer Legend ..!!! I would love for An More...
Gives 4 (1/2) Stars
Pandora was an intriguing novel. The whole story line of how and where it all take and took place . It's a tale of a female vampire and she is being interviewed about herself. It takes place in Europe in the beginning. This novel had its parts to were I thought I would revise it a little. But either way it's Anne Rice and she is Remarkable ,she is a Female writer Legend ..!!! I would love for An More...
Jun 09, 2011
Laura
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I don't remember the subtitle of this book being "New Tales if the Vampires" when I read it... I remember loving the physical look of the book. It was hardcover and less wide than most books with the edges of the paper being ragged and uneven. It smelled fresh and new.
Odd things to put in a book review but maybe it helps explain why for some reason I decided to pick up a book about vampires and rate it as ok! (I'm a little shocked and sheepish by this move.) "Pandora" More...
Odd things to put in a book review but maybe it helps explain why for some reason I decided to pick up a book about vampires and rate it as ok! (I'm a little shocked and sheepish by this move.) "Pandora" More...
Feb 28, 2011
Arch_angelic
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I actually don't read vampire book. Well, I guess that's the risk (or good thing) of working in a bookshop. I've got curious about this book because of our loyal customer is so totally into this vampire things. When we got 'Pandora' on our list, we called her and she told that she got the book. So I put the book on the shelf to be sold. After a week, no one seem to buy the book and every time I check on the shelf I've grown overly curious about this book, so I end up borrowing the book from the
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Mar 09, 2011
Donna
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I've been working my way through all of Anne Rice's vampire books and so far Pandora has been my least favorite. That being said I still enjoyed it mostly because of Rice's delicious language and the insightful romp through history. One thing about 2000 year-old protagonists is they see a lot of history and if you trust your author to know her stuff (and this one I certainly do) you get that added bonus.
Like most of Rice's vampire tales Pandora is telling her story in first person, w More...
Like most of Rice's vampire tales Pandora is telling her story in first person, w More...
Sep 17, 2010
Nícia
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Quando pensava em Anne Rice vinha-me sempre o desejo de ler A Entrevista com o Vampiro, porém este, Pandora, surgiu primeiro.
Dei-lhe apenas duas estrelas, apesar de o livro não ser mau, porque achei que lhe faltava algo que envolvesse o leitor na história. Penso que os sentimentos das personagens poderiam ser mais desenvolvidos, em vez de passarmos de acção para acção.
As personagens estão bem construídas e agradou-me a ideia da vida de Pandora acompanhar a História de Ro More...
Dei-lhe apenas duas estrelas, apesar de o livro não ser mau, porque achei que lhe faltava algo que envolvesse o leitor na história. Penso que os sentimentos das personagens poderiam ser mais desenvolvidos, em vez de passarmos de acção para acção.
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Mar 02, 2010
Tamcamry
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• Oct. 22, 2006: This is really an outstanding story overall. There were very few things that took away from it, and even those didn’t bother me that much. Yeah, Pandora is another rich vampire from an aristocratic family. Yeah, Anne Rice said differently when she first mentioned Pandora. Again, that still didn’t take away from the story. This book also reinforced my belief that Anne Rice is really at her best when she is writing historical fiction. The way she brought ancient Rome to lif
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Aug 11, 2011
Shane
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Less vampire, more history. Like watching a super hero/comic book movie that offers more back story than action. ex. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Pandora (Lydia) is cleaver, strong, and likable. Rice's research shines through and Pandora's story offers the reader an engaging perspective on life in the ancient Roman empire. The emotional and volatile protagonist takes the reader along as she charges through life and through history.
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Pandora (Lydia) is cleaver, strong, and likable. Rice's research shines through and Pandora's story offers the reader an engaging perspective on life in the ancient Roman empire. The emotional and volatile protagonist takes the reader along as she charges through life and through history.
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Jan 31, 2012
Laura
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I am slowly coming back to Anne Rice's vampires after 20 years of being away. (I read the original trilogy when I was a teenager.) At a recommendation, I started with Blood and Gold and this seemed like a logical next book since I was introduced to Pandora in that book. I liked the first books better; this reads more like historical fiction instead of vampire fiction. All the "vampy stuff", so to speak, seems to kind of get rushed in the end. It gives an interesting glimpse into A
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Aug 05, 2009
Mazel
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Je suis une vampire. Bientôt deux mille ans.
Pourtant, je me souviens, comme si c'était hier, de ma vie mortelle, de mes fantasmes d'adolescentes, de ma première rencontre avec Marius, de mon mari, de mes amants.
Jamais je n'oublierai mes visites au temple d'Isis, les persécutions de ses adeptes, le début du cauchemar, ni les complots de la Rome d'Auguste, les trahisons, les massacres... Mon père assassiné sous mes yeux.
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Pourtant, je me souviens, comme si c'était hier, de ma vie mortelle, de mes fantasmes d'adolescentes, de ma première rencontre avec Marius, de mon mari, de mes amants.
Jamais je n'oublierai mes visites au temple d'Isis, les persécutions de ses adeptes, le début du cauchemar, ni les complots de la Rome d'Auguste, les trahisons, les massacres... Mon père assassiné sous mes yeux.
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Mar 21, 2011
August
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I'm not particularly into vampire fiction, even as an avid Buffy fan -- it's another fad with a lot of crap and a few really spectacular pieces, much like any other genre has ever been. However, Anne Rice is good. Her vampires are people, but they retain their vampireness all the same. "Pandora" probably isn't the best example of her sagas, because it reads like one long, beautiful poem, but it's very good. I haven't read anything else by her yet; however, thanks to this, I plan to, es
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Feb 21, 2011
Jenny
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I was looking forward to this book and was severely disappointed in it. It was shorter than all the other Vampire Chronicle books and didn't have the same depth I had come to expect. This was the last of Rice's books that I read I was so disappointed. It was as if to Rice Pandora was boring because she was female and she only enjoyed writing about bisexual males...so this book caused me to stop reading Rice. And now apparently she turned into a born-again Christian and I'm reluctant to give
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Jun 05, 2009
Stephanie
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I read this quite a while ago, but what a remember loving about it was (surprise) the placement of this strong female figure in a historical setting. The story tells about Pandora beginning in ancient Rome and then moving on into Paris and other areas of Europe. The story connects with other Anne Rice stories, with various characters popping up from time to time, which gives a richness to the story because you better understand where the characters are coming from when you know their backgroun
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Sep 23, 2011
Katie
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I would agree with other reviewers that this isn't really Rice's best work, although it had it's moments.
I enjoyed the first half... or I should say, up until just after Pandora's transformation. The rest after that... I felt was lacking. I feel like Rice just gave up after that point and just rushed to finish the novel.
The author basically glosses over two thousand years and restates what fans of the books already know. I would not have expected or wanted the author to g More...
I enjoyed the first half... or I should say, up until just after Pandora's transformation. The rest after that... I felt was lacking. I feel like Rice just gave up after that point and just rushed to finish the novel.
The author basically glosses over two thousand years and restates what fans of the books already know. I would not have expected or wanted the author to g More...
Jan 14, 2010
Isabella
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I loved this book with a passion! It is an amazing story that hooks you from the first chapter. The way it is written is amazing. Anne Rice is an amazing novelist. I love her books. The brother book to this, "Blood and Gold", Marius's story, is heartbreaking and exciting.
Both books have so much in them its like reading three books in one, but it isn't overwhelming. The plotline carries very smoothly. I loved these books so much and would recommend this to anyone with a sto More...
Both books have so much in them its like reading three books in one, but it isn't overwhelming. The plotline carries very smoothly. I loved these books so much and would recommend this to anyone with a sto More...
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Oct 30, 2011
Charlotte
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Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors, however I found this book to be a bit if a disappointment as there didnt seem to be a lot of depth nor detail within it to keep me interested and I soon became bored. I found myself skimming over pages rather than wanting to read into them and my feeling on this, is that the book lost imagination, creativity and adventure. Other books by Anne Rice have had a lot more mystery and care placed ionto them and this is why they are usually more engaging and inv
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Jan 24, 2012
I am Cat。
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I've been reading all the Vampire Chronicles and New Tales of the Vampires in order, which means I took a break from the main series to read this one. It has Rice's flawless style which I love so much. But if comparing to the Vampire Chronicles, it's really totally quite different. Whereas the other novels tell the stories as they are happening, the New Tales of the Vampires is told in a sort of "diary" format or retelling of their past up to the present. (However, having started The V
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