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Review title: Good start, then surprisingly tedious
Product review: For someone who is capable of writing The Vampire Lestat, this book is a shame. It starts out wonderfully, with Rice's vivid visions of ancient times, but then fizzles out into ... utter boredom. Who can empathize with a character who deems a thief worthy of murdering? Who can stick with the lifeless plot of the second half of the book? Those who liked the book, I suppose. Seems like this book was written for the author, not the reader.
