Mal wieder "The Vampire Armand" von Anne Rice^^
Inhalt (aus Amazon kopiert - ja, ich bin ein fauler Mensch XD):
Vampires from all over the globe have gathered around Lestat, who lies prostrate on the floor of a cathedral. Dead? In a coma? As Armand reflects on Lestat's condition, he is drawn by David Talbot to tell the story of his own life. The narrative abruptly rushes back to 15th-century Constantinople, and the Armand of the present recounts the fragmented memories of his childhood abduction from Kiev. Eventually, he is sold to a Venetian artist (and vampire), Marius. Rice revels in descriptions of the sensual relationship between the young and still-mortal Armand and his vampiric mentor. But when Armand is finally transformed, the tone of the book dramatically shifts. Raw and sexually explicit scenes are displaced by Armand's introspective quest for a union of his Russian Orthodox childhood, his hedonistic life with Marius, and his newly acquired immortality. These final chapters remind one of the archetypal significance of Rice's vampires; at their best, Armand, Lestat, and Marius offer keen insights into the most human of concerns.
Da Armand einer meine Lieblingscharas ist finde ich das Buch natürlich toll, ich weiß gar nicht, wie oft ich das schon gelesen hab <.< Mein einziges Problem bei dem Buch: Ich hätte gern mehr Einzelheiten über Armands Zeit im Orden und seiner Beziehung zu Santino gelesen - aber man kann ja nicht alles haben
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