probably one of the most carefully written novels i've ever encountered. if you live in dread of the end of the book, this one draws the story out of so many characters that the journey to the last page falls at you with sweet denoument at a promising pace. i dare you not to grow as a person reading this book

Looking for the overwrought sensuality of the vampire? You'll only find holy exhualtations and powerful words as Anne Rice hedges her bets in her later years.