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Charlie asked this question about The Book of Life (All Souls, #3):
Does anyone else find it funny that if a vampire takes the another vampires blood they learn all their secrets but when Matthew drains Phillipe Matthew does not learn about Diane or any of the other secrets.
Martha First of all, it's stated repeatedly that the memories a vampire gets by feeding are fleeting snippets, not coherent cinematic productions. Second, Ph…moreFirst of all, it's stated repeatedly that the memories a vampire gets by feeding are fleeting snippets, not coherent cinematic productions. Second, Philippe's memories were purposely scrambled by a witch (implied to be Janet) before he was captured by Benjamin, so that Benjamin wouldn't get the information he was seeking. Third, by this time, Philippe's memories of 16th century Diana are, well, centuries old, and vampire feeding goes for the recent memories, not the ancient ones. So yes, Matthew got his father's memories... of being tortured. If he got snippets of Diana in there (possibly because she timewalked to comfort Philippe in his time of need, as she promised him), it'd be just another incomprehensible image in among all the pain.(less)
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