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serafina20Maybe I should not write vampire novels. Seriously. I mean, first Laurell K. Hamilton starts her journey to the wanky side, and then...
Okay, well, *first* Anne Rice, but oh my god.
I found it on Fandom Wank, but it bears repeating:
Anne Rice writes a book Blood Canitcle, which is yet another Vampire Chronical about Lestate. Now, okay, the last time I read Interview with the Vampire, I, too, was begging for Louis to just shut up and stop whining, but even so, I've only ever tolerated Lestate so I could get to some Armand. Oh, and because they're all totally gay and for some reason, that gayness/bisexuality appealed to my tender teenager heart (I wonder why). But I gave up after Memnoch (which I liked) becuaus The Vampire Armand (hardback, $4.99) was somehow incomprehensible to me. Daniel wasn't in the first few pages, and it lost me.
Anyway, so, we all know that Anne Rice is wanky. She's like a little Sueauthor over on FF.net, waving her tiny little arms around about how she doesn't need a beta, uh, editor and her stories are *perfect* and I'M AN ARTIST, right? And, so long as it's in her own journal or whatever, it's cool, becuase I do it too.
But, *dude*. She told her reviwers that a. they were morons and b. everything they wrote was *slander*.
Seldom do I really answer those who criticize my work. In fact, the entire development of my career has been fueled by my ability to ignore denigrating and trivializing criticism as I realize my dreams and my goals. However there is something compelling about Amazon's willingness to publish just about anything, and the sheer outrageous stupidity of many things you've said here that actually touches my proletarian and Democratic soul. Also I use and enjoy Amazon and I do read the reviews of other people's books in many fields. In sum, I believe in what happens here. And so, I speak. First off, let me say that this is addressed only to some of you, who have posted outrageously negative comments here, and not to all. You are interrogating this text from the wrong perspective. Indeed, you aren't even reading it. You are projecting your own limitations on it. And you are giving a whole new meaning to the words "wide readership." And you have strained my Dickensean principles to the max. I'm justifiably proud of being read by intellectual giants and waitresses in trailer parks,in fact, I love it, but who in the world are you? Now to the book. Allow me to point out: nowhere in this text are you told that this is the last of the chronicles, nowhere are you promised curtain calls or a finale, nowhere are you told there will be a wrap-up of all the earlier material. The text tells you exactly what to expect. And it warns you specifically that if you did not enjoy Memnoch the Devil, you may not enjoy this book. This book is by and about a hero whom many of you have already rejected. And he tells you that you are likely to reject him again. And this book is most certainly written -- every word of it -- by me. If and when I can't write a book on my own, you'll know about it. And no, I have no intention of allowing any editor ever to distort, cut, or otherwise mutilate sentences that I have edited and re-edited, and organized and polished myself. I fought a great battle to achieve a status where I did not have to put up with editors making demands on me, and I will never relinquish that status. For me, novel writing is a virtuoso performance. It is not a collaborative art. Back to the novel itself: the character who tells the tale is my Lestat. I was with him more closely than I have ever been in this novel; his voice was as powerful for me as I've ever heard it. I experienced break through after break through as I walked with him, moved with him, saw through his eyes. What I ask of Lestat, Lestat unfailingly gives. For me, three hunting scenes, two which take place in hotels -- the lone woman waiting for the hit man, the slaughter at the pimp's party -- and the late night foray into the slums --stand with any similar scenes in all of the chronicles. They can be read aloud without a single hitch. Every word is in perfect place. The short chapter in which Lestat describes his love for Rowan Mayfair was for me a totally realized poem. There are other such scenes in this book. You don't get all this? Fine. But I experienced an intimacy with the character in those scenes that shattered all prior restraints, and when one is writing one does have to continuously and courageously fight a destructive tendency to inhibition and restraint. Getting really close to the subject matter is the achievement of only great art. Now, if it doesn't appeal to you, fine. You don't enjoy it? Read somebody else. But your stupid arrogant assumptions about me and what I am doing are slander. And you have used this site as if it were a public urinal to publish falsehood and lies. I'll never challenge your democratic freedom to do so, and yes, I'm answering you, but for what it's worth, be assured of the utter contempt I feel for you, especially those of you who post anonymously (and perhaps repeatedly?) and how glad I am that this book is the last one in a series that has invited your hateful and ugly responses. Now, to return to the narrative in question: Lestat's wanting to be a saint is a vision larded through and through with his characteristic vanity. It connects perfectly with his earlier ambitions to be an actor in Paris, a rock star in the modern age. If you can't see that, you aren't reading my work. In his conversation with the Pope he makes observations on the times which are in continuity with his observations on the late twentieth century in The Vampire Lestat, and in continuity with Marius' observations in that book and later in Queen of the Damned. The state of the world has always been an important theme in the chronicles. Lestat's comments matter. Every word he speaks is part of the achievement of this book. That Lestat renounced this saintly ambition within a matter of pages is plain enough for you to see. That he reverts to his old self is obvious, and that he intends to complete the tale of Blackwood Farm is also quite clear. There are many other themes and patterns in this work that I might mention -- the interplay between St.Juan Diago and Lestat, the invisible creature who doesn't "exist" in the eyes of the world is a case in point. There is also the theme of the snare of Blackwood Farm, the place where a human existence becomes so beguiling that Lestat relinquishes his power as if to a spell. The entire relationship between Lestat and Uncle Julien is carefully worked out. But I leave it to readers to discover how this complex and intricate novel establishes itself within a unique, if not unrivalled series of book. There are things to be said. And there is pleasure to be had. And readers will say wonderful things about Blood Canticle and they already are. There are readers out there and plenty of them who cherish the individuality of each of the chronicles which you so flippantly condemn. They can and do talk circles around you. And I am warmed by their response. Their letters, the papers they write in school, our face to face exchanges on the road -- these things sustain me when I read the utter trash that you post. But I feel I have said enough. If this reaches one reader who is curious about my work and shocked by the ugly reviews here, I've served my goals. And Yo, you dude, the slang police! Lestat talks like I do. He always has and he always will. You really wouldn't much like being around either one of us. And you don't have to be. If any of you want to say anything about all this by all means Email me at Anneobrienrice@mac.com. And if you want your money back for the book, send it to 1239 First Street, New Orleans, La, 70130. I'm not a coward about my real name or where I live. And yes, the Chronicles are no more! Thank God!
You are interrogating this text from the wrong perspective. Indeed, you aren't even reading it. You are projecting your own limitations on it.
Translation: If you don't like it, you are NOT EVEN READING IT. You are reading YOUR OWN MIND.
This book is by and about a hero whom many of you have already rejected. And he tells you that you are likely to reject him again. And this book is most certainly written -- every word of it -- by me.
Clarification: written by her and Lestat, who she channels regularly.
Every word is in perfect place.
Welcome to the The Bible Code.
You don't get all this? Fine. But I experienced an intimacy with the character in those scenes that shattered all prior restraints, and when one is writing one does have to continuously and courageously fight a destructive tendency to inhibition and restraint.
Escape from the fetters of paragraph breaks!
Lestat's comments matter. Every word he speaks is part of the achievement of this book.
Lestat told her so.
But I leave it to readers to discover how this complex and intricate novel establishes itself within a unique, if not unrivalled series of book.
Which is really not all that stunning of an achievement, as it is the only known "series of book" in existence.
There are readers out there and plenty of them who cherish the individuality of each of the chronicles which you so flippantly condemn. They can and do talk circles around you.
Don't like it? Don't read it. P.S. You're stupid.
If any of you want to say anything about all this by all means Email me at Anneobrienrice@mac.com. And if you want your money back for the book, send it to 1239 First Street, New Orleans, La, 70130.
Or you can do yourself the favour and not purchase it in the first place. Either way.
I (supposedly) write vampire novels. Someone out there *must* stop me from turning into this. Please. I'm begging you. And feel free to start by kicking my ass over COTW. Don't let me become a BNW (big name writer) whom everyone laughs at. 'K?
Okay, well, *first* Anne Rice, but oh my god.
I found it on Fandom Wank, but it bears repeating:
Anne Rice writes a book Blood Canitcle, which is yet another Vampire Chronical about Lestate. Now, okay, the last time I read Interview with the Vampire, I, too, was begging for Louis to just shut up and stop whining, but even so, I've only ever tolerated Lestate so I could get to some Armand. Oh, and because they're all totally gay and for some reason, that gayness/bisexuality appealed to my tender teenager heart (I wonder why). But I gave up after Memnoch (which I liked) becuaus The Vampire Armand (hardback, $4.99) was somehow incomprehensible to me. Daniel wasn't in the first few pages, and it lost me.
Anyway, so, we all know that Anne Rice is wanky. She's like a little Sueauthor over on FF.net, waving her tiny little arms around about how she doesn't need a beta, uh, editor and her stories are *perfect* and I'M AN ARTIST, right? And, so long as it's in her own journal or whatever, it's cool, becuase I do it too.
But, *dude*. She told her reviwers that a. they were morons and b. everything they wrote was *slander*.
Seldom do I really answer those who criticize my work. In fact, the entire development of my career has been fueled by my ability to ignore denigrating and trivializing criticism as I realize my dreams and my goals. However there is something compelling about Amazon's willingness to publish just about anything, and the sheer outrageous stupidity of many things you've said here that actually touches my proletarian and Democratic soul. Also I use and enjoy Amazon and I do read the reviews of other people's books in many fields. In sum, I believe in what happens here. And so, I speak. First off, let me say that this is addressed only to some of you, who have posted outrageously negative comments here, and not to all. You are interrogating this text from the wrong perspective. Indeed, you aren't even reading it. You are projecting your own limitations on it. And you are giving a whole new meaning to the words "wide readership." And you have strained my Dickensean principles to the max. I'm justifiably proud of being read by intellectual giants and waitresses in trailer parks,in fact, I love it, but who in the world are you? Now to the book. Allow me to point out: nowhere in this text are you told that this is the last of the chronicles, nowhere are you promised curtain calls or a finale, nowhere are you told there will be a wrap-up of all the earlier material. The text tells you exactly what to expect. And it warns you specifically that if you did not enjoy Memnoch the Devil, you may not enjoy this book. This book is by and about a hero whom many of you have already rejected. And he tells you that you are likely to reject him again. And this book is most certainly written -- every word of it -- by me. If and when I can't write a book on my own, you'll know about it. And no, I have no intention of allowing any editor ever to distort, cut, or otherwise mutilate sentences that I have edited and re-edited, and organized and polished myself. I fought a great battle to achieve a status where I did not have to put up with editors making demands on me, and I will never relinquish that status. For me, novel writing is a virtuoso performance. It is not a collaborative art. Back to the novel itself: the character who tells the tale is my Lestat. I was with him more closely than I have ever been in this novel; his voice was as powerful for me as I've ever heard it. I experienced break through after break through as I walked with him, moved with him, saw through his eyes. What I ask of Lestat, Lestat unfailingly gives. For me, three hunting scenes, two which take place in hotels -- the lone woman waiting for the hit man, the slaughter at the pimp's party -- and the late night foray into the slums --stand with any similar scenes in all of the chronicles. They can be read aloud without a single hitch. Every word is in perfect place. The short chapter in which Lestat describes his love for Rowan Mayfair was for me a totally realized poem. There are other such scenes in this book. You don't get all this? Fine. But I experienced an intimacy with the character in those scenes that shattered all prior restraints, and when one is writing one does have to continuously and courageously fight a destructive tendency to inhibition and restraint. Getting really close to the subject matter is the achievement of only great art. Now, if it doesn't appeal to you, fine. You don't enjoy it? Read somebody else. But your stupid arrogant assumptions about me and what I am doing are slander. And you have used this site as if it were a public urinal to publish falsehood and lies. I'll never challenge your democratic freedom to do so, and yes, I'm answering you, but for what it's worth, be assured of the utter contempt I feel for you, especially those of you who post anonymously (and perhaps repeatedly?) and how glad I am that this book is the last one in a series that has invited your hateful and ugly responses. Now, to return to the narrative in question: Lestat's wanting to be a saint is a vision larded through and through with his characteristic vanity. It connects perfectly with his earlier ambitions to be an actor in Paris, a rock star in the modern age. If you can't see that, you aren't reading my work. In his conversation with the Pope he makes observations on the times which are in continuity with his observations on the late twentieth century in The Vampire Lestat, and in continuity with Marius' observations in that book and later in Queen of the Damned. The state of the world has always been an important theme in the chronicles. Lestat's comments matter. Every word he speaks is part of the achievement of this book. That Lestat renounced this saintly ambition within a matter of pages is plain enough for you to see. That he reverts to his old self is obvious, and that he intends to complete the tale of Blackwood Farm is also quite clear. There are many other themes and patterns in this work that I might mention -- the interplay between St.Juan Diago and Lestat, the invisible creature who doesn't "exist" in the eyes of the world is a case in point. There is also the theme of the snare of Blackwood Farm, the place where a human existence becomes so beguiling that Lestat relinquishes his power as if to a spell. The entire relationship between Lestat and Uncle Julien is carefully worked out. But I leave it to readers to discover how this complex and intricate novel establishes itself within a unique, if not unrivalled series of book. There are things to be said. And there is pleasure to be had. And readers will say wonderful things about Blood Canticle and they already are. There are readers out there and plenty of them who cherish the individuality of each of the chronicles which you so flippantly condemn. They can and do talk circles around you. And I am warmed by their response. Their letters, the papers they write in school, our face to face exchanges on the road -- these things sustain me when I read the utter trash that you post. But I feel I have said enough. If this reaches one reader who is curious about my work and shocked by the ugly reviews here, I've served my goals. And Yo, you dude, the slang police! Lestat talks like I do. He always has and he always will. You really wouldn't much like being around either one of us. And you don't have to be. If any of you want to say anything about all this by all means Email me at Anneobrienrice@mac.com. And if you want your money back for the book, send it to 1239 First Street, New Orleans, La, 70130. I'm not a coward about my real name or where I live. And yes, the Chronicles are no more! Thank God!
You are interrogating this text from the wrong perspective. Indeed, you aren't even reading it. You are projecting your own limitations on it.
Translation: If you don't like it, you are NOT EVEN READING IT. You are reading YOUR OWN MIND.
This book is by and about a hero whom many of you have already rejected. And he tells you that you are likely to reject him again. And this book is most certainly written -- every word of it -- by me.
Clarification: written by her and Lestat, who she channels regularly.
Every word is in perfect place.
Welcome to the The Bible Code.
You don't get all this? Fine. But I experienced an intimacy with the character in those scenes that shattered all prior restraints, and when one is writing one does have to continuously and courageously fight a destructive tendency to inhibition and restraint.
Escape from the fetters of paragraph breaks!
Lestat's comments matter. Every word he speaks is part of the achievement of this book.
Lestat told her so.
But I leave it to readers to discover how this complex and intricate novel establishes itself within a unique, if not unrivalled series of book.
Which is really not all that stunning of an achievement, as it is the only known "series of book" in existence.
There are readers out there and plenty of them who cherish the individuality of each of the chronicles which you so flippantly condemn. They can and do talk circles around you.
Don't like it? Don't read it. P.S. You're stupid.
If any of you want to say anything about all this by all means Email me at Anneobrienrice@mac.com. And if you want your money back for the book, send it to 1239 First Street, New Orleans, La, 70130.
Or you can do yourself the favour and not purchase it in the first place. Either way.
I (supposedly) write vampire novels. Someone out there *must* stop me from turning into this. Please. I'm begging you. And feel free to start by kicking my ass over COTW. Don't let me become a BNW (big name writer) whom everyone laughs at. 'K?
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Date: 2004-09-20 09:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-20 09:34 pm (UTC)Also, paragraph breaks are your friend, woman, even when you're just posting online. Please let them know you care by using them. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3W1OKV04P01TS/ref=cm_cr_auth/002-5460102-0731254?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
well... shit
Date: 2004-09-20 10:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-20 10:59 pm (UTC)You could never be that bad, sweetie.
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Date: 2004-09-21 06:37 am (UTC)LOL! I so want that to happen.
If I had time, I'd be tempted to find every Sue-author's rant about how "No one understands meeeee," and send it to her, just so she could see what an idiot she's being. Sadly, I don't think it'd make much of an impact.
You could never be that bad, sweetie.
Thank you. I really hope not. :P
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Date: 2004-09-21 10:18 am (UTC)*cracks up*
Someone needs to metaquote that.
years ago . . .
Date: 2004-09-21 03:56 pm (UTC)mdl