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Post by Stirling on Dec 2, 2006 5:34:51 GMT 1
At the center is the beautiful, unconquerable witch, Merrick. She is a descendant of the gens de colors libres, a cast derived from the black mistresses of white men, a society of New Orleans octaroons and quadroons, steeped in the lore and ceremony of voodoo, who reign in the shadowy world where the African and the French--the white and the dark--intermingle. Her ancestors are the Great Mayfair Witches, of whom she knows nothing--and from whom she inherits the power and magical knowledge of a Circe.
Into this exotic New Orleans realm comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost mortal vampire, visitor from another dark realm. It is he who recounts Merrick's haunting tale--a tale that takes us from the New Orleans of the past and present to the jungles of Guatemala, from the Mayan ruins of a century ago to ancient civilizations not yet explored.
Anne Rice's richly told novel weaves an irresistible story of two worlds: the witches' world and the vampires' world, where magical powers and otherworldly fascinations are locked together in a dance of seduction, death, and rebirth.
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Merrick
Feb 14, 2007 22:53:13 GMT 1
Post by Louis II on Feb 14, 2007 22:53:13 GMT 1
I have lovingly nicknamed this book, "The One Where Louis Grows Up."
Though I'm not entirely fond of the character of Merrick herself, I do love the storyline and what it means for Louis. It's the first time he really exerts himself and shows that he CAN BE strong, in fact. But how strong? It also shows his limits. It shows how far he can be pushed. He told Lestat in TotBT that he would never make another, that he couldn't. And when he does...well, that's his breaking point.
I also love the moment in the book where Lestat wakes from his coma to save Louis. There's a line where he asks Merrick something along the lines of, "You're SURE he's alive?" and then does everything in his power to save him.
Mon dieu, I love this book. Hate the character, love the story.
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Merrick
Feb 25, 2007 19:08:24 GMT 1
Post by Cassandra I on Feb 25, 2007 19:08:24 GMT 1
*Nods* I liked this book too. In my opinion, I think Louis was strongly influenced by Armand when he made Madaline. I think Armand admits it in IWTV that he was standing by the window and silently giving him encouragement because he wanted Louis for himself. I also think Claudia would have died if Lestat wasn't there when Louis drank from her. And I think Merrick put a spell on Louis to make him bring her over.
If none of these things had occured, I do not think Louis would have had any fledglings.
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Post by Gabrielle de Lioncourt on Jun 30, 2020 4:35:22 GMT 1
Merrick was a strange read because Claudia was brought back for a few paragraphs as a ghost, but a mean, bitchy ghost who said she only used Louis because she felt his love for her made him easily controlled and manageable. So for all his love for Claudia, according to her ghost, she was only his mule.
lol, now I feel like rereading this book that I didn't even like that much!
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