finished Witching Hour

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Some last thoughts:

1. I loved reading about the house restorations. I could have had all of that as a book.


2. "Cock of an archangel" lol! Speaking of cock, she used it four times in seven paragraphs at one point.


3. Should Michael be using the word "quadroon" (to describe a guy working for him) in a present day setting? It was okay in The Feast of All Saints, but in contemporary fiction?


4. Who names their child Wheatfield? Or Gifford?


5. It would have been funny if Lasher had taken Michaels clothing while he was skinny dipping.


6. Laughter.


7. I wrote down "randy" in my notes, and can't remember what I meant.


8. Michael says he'll miss the gay community in San Fransisco. What is the gay community in New Orleans like? What's one more parade?


9. Every time I read an Anne Rice novel, I have to write down a list of flowers that she mentions. I can never remember what certain flowers look like.

So, I mostly liked the book. But Rowan being all "rape me!" didn't sit well with me. Anyway, the part with the jars and the part on Christmas Eve were sufficiently creepy. I think I had a Lasher dream a few nights ago.

I've read nine of her books, here is how I rank them fave to least fave:

1. Interview with the Vampire (1976), though I read it such a long time ago. I'll just take for granted that it's my favourite.


2. The Feast of the All Saints (1979)


3. Violin (1997), read this while I worked at VAC


4. The Vampire Lestat (1985)


5. The Queen of the Damned (1988) maybe tied with TVL


6. The Witching Hour (1990)


7. The Tale of the Body Thief (1992). The copy I had was missing the first 72 pages. I have a full copy and will read them in a few weeks


8. The Servant of the Bones (1996)


9. The Mummy: Ramses the Damned (1989), the most eye roll inducing one.