My only complaint with Anne Rice is the... How do I say it.. the romantasization and to some extent positive outlook on ped****Philip throughout her books. It makes me deeply uncomfortable to take the responsibility of a grown man and put that to a child somehow Make itseem empowering. I continue to read herbooks but i continue to read really inappropriate relationships that are justified in pretty gross ways.

I love your reviews on the Vampire Chronicles! So fun to watch.

I really liked Blackwood Farm. I'd love to hear a review exploring Quinn and Mona's life.

The thing with the bees possessing the scarecrow was so weird, but so interesting, I feel like I'll remember that lil passage forever 🤔😶

Thank you for reviewing Pandora! Anne wrote Pandora and Vittorio the Vampire as "New Tales of the Vampires", kind of like offshoot stories (or detours as you mentioned). While I think that's a great descriptor for Vittorio, I thought Pandora fit so well with the pace of what she was writing in the mid to end of the 90s. Pandora's story fits right in there with The Vampire Armand and Blood and Gold that I don't see it personally as a departure of canon from the rest of the Vampire Chronicles. Vittorio, on the other hand is absolutely quite the departure and we never hear from him again, like a true detour of sorts. I actually think Pandora is one of her strongest Vampire Chronicles, and I'm somewhat surprised it doesn't live up to be a fan favorite. It's also so wonderfully unique in that Anne so rarely channeled female characters and wrote from their perspectives. As far as characters we've not heard much from over the years (and never will with Anne's passing a few years ago), I, like everyone else, would've loved to know more about Gabrielle and what she was doing after Lestat made her a vampire and they parted ways. Sadly, even while Anne was still alive this would've never come to be as she somewhat famously admitted that she didn't write more about Gabrielle simply because she didn't like her! She was basically like why would I write about someone who quite frankly I can't stand? Lol. It'll be interesting if you decide to read through Merrick, Blackwood Farm, and Blood Canticle. Those three are super controversial, and technically (per Anne's recommendation) you can skip them and go to Prince Lestat if you'd like. Years after their publishing, Anne admitted she didn't consider them to be VC canon, either. I don't detest them, and I actually kinda liked Merrick and Blackwood Farm for New Orleans-y reasons, but the blending with the Mayfair family didn't go over well with a lot of readers. I think you'd enjoy Prince Lestat if you decide to ever get that far. Thanks again for the review! Cheers!

This was the first Anne Rice book I read, my friends cool mom let me borrow it and I was hooked.

Had to pause this video early bc you've given me hope! I'd read Memnoch too many years ago and didn't like it, but couldn't help being tantalised by a title called Pandora. Will give Memnoch another go and probably Pandora a first! Thank you!

Sometimes one loves a quickie

It's nice getting a female vampire's POV, I know we had Claudia for a bit, and Queen of the Damned, Merrick also, but I also always wondered about Lestat's mom and wish she would have written Gabrielle's chronicle. With the new IWTV series coming upon Season 2 which changes timelines and other things from the books, I have picked up on reading TVC that I haven't read after reading the first half of the series several years ago. Loved Marius's story in Blood and Gold, now reading Pandora's story and Blackwood Farm books

/i wonder if marius' bk is less rxpe-y.* i mean, probably not right? i like blackwood too. then witching hr. but really i just want you to get to atlantis, so you can experience just how off the rails this can go. _JC

It's kind of a shame Pandora is so mopey the whole series because she's such a badass in this book. I've always wanted to know more about the vampire Petronia from Blackwood Farm.

I want to know more about Santino. He somehow went from fanatic hunting and psychological torture to rescuing the guy he tried to kill and playing chess with the kid he tortured. I feel like I missed a few steps. Also talking to rats is the vampire power I would want, rats are great.

After listening to your review, I feel the same way about this book as I did when I read it years ago. It was an ok story. Honestly, I think that it would have been better to condense her story, enfold it into Blood & Gold, then make her a more important character in that book.

Pandora is a very sassy character 😂

Has heard mixed reviews for Vittorio the Vampire. Would be great to see you cover that one as well, so I can decide if I will read or not.! ;)

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As recently as the early 1900s it was legal for a girl to get married at 12.....so 10 probably wasn't a big deal in Rome. They did alot questionable things. I like Pandora and Marius's love story.

She was 35? That’s kinda old for back then…

*1st!* ha HAH! take that internets. _JC

Flavius comes back in later stories

fire. love it. _JC

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The slavery is not problematic, it was just a part of life for many people at many points in history. It's historically accurate. Marius wanting to marry a 10 year old is problematic even for back then.