warning - spoilers
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Beaty's Punishment,and Beauty's Release by A. N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice):
It has been quite a while since I read the first one, and it took me long to acquire the last one, which I just finished. I enjoyed the first one the most perhaps because of the novelty of the subject matter, it is not along the lines of what I generally choose to read. The second one is a blur that I vaguely remember as being boring in comparison to the first. It took me a while to get used to all the man on man action, something else I don't normally read about. The last one provided a satisfying ending to the tale of her capture and trials, in which I especially enjoyed reading about the Sultan's Palace and Laurent's switch from sub to dom. I recall the explicit sensuality and I think the brave and sexually experienced will find this trilogy
an erotic change of pace, somewhat in the vein of The Story of O.
Neuromancer by William Gibson:
Thick prose. I found this deterred me for quite some time, I would begin to read the first chapter and forsake it in favour of another book. When I finally had the time to read and savour this aspect I really enjoyed the story, it is fast-paced and refreshingly different from much other sci-fi. Character relationships were well-developed and imagery was spectacular. I'll be looking for more books by this author.
Pandora by Anne Rice:
This was a re-read for me, but I remember loving it the first time and the second I realized what I didn't like about it. The setting at the beginning of Pandora's life before she became a vampire is ancient Rome. When I read historical fiction I like details that can help in medieval re-enactment. Specifics like what they ate and wore are included sometimes, but I found much lacking in this department for my taste, and I remembered that as I read. The tale is poignant and I fell in love with Pandora all over again, and with Marius. The details about Those That Must Be Kept (as they are called in another book) entice me to re-read more of her work.
It has been quite a while since I read the first one, and it took me long to acquire the last one, which I just finished. I enjoyed the first one the most perhaps because of the novelty of the subject matter, it is not along the lines of what I generally choose to read. The second one is a blur that I vaguely remember as being boring in comparison to the first. It took me a while to get used to all the man on man action, something else I don't normally read about. The last one provided a satisfying ending to the tale of her capture and trials, in which I especially enjoyed reading about the Sultan's Palace and Laurent's switch from sub to dom. I recall the explicit sensuality and I think the brave and sexually experienced will find this trilogy
an erotic change of pace, somewhat in the vein of The Story of O.
Neuromancer by William Gibson:
Thick prose. I found this deterred me for quite some time, I would begin to read the first chapter and forsake it in favour of another book. When I finally had the time to read and savour this aspect I really enjoyed the story, it is fast-paced and refreshingly different from much other sci-fi. Character relationships were well-developed and imagery was spectacular. I'll be looking for more books by this author.
Pandora by Anne Rice:
This was a re-read for me, but I remember loving it the first time and the second I realized what I didn't like about it. The setting at the beginning of Pandora's life before she became a vampire is ancient Rome. When I read historical fiction I like details that can help in medieval re-enactment. Specifics like what they ate and wore are included sometimes, but I found much lacking in this department for my taste, and I remembered that as I read. The tale is poignant and I fell in love with Pandora all over again, and with Marius. The details about Those That Must Be Kept (as they are called in another book) entice me to re-read more of her work.