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Reply to "Rice Queens - The Anne Rice topic"

Agreed S'tan... I have to admit I am fascinated by this whole thing. So fascinated, in fact, that I, too, actually looked up her response on Amazon.com.

In it she likens her writing to a "virtuoso performance." That is simply hogwash from an over-stroked ego. Very few artists have the strength of a Picasso to edit themselves.
Another part of the problem of course is that she has dug her own grave by creating the Vampire Chronicles in the first place-- thereby doubly inviting those "it's not as good as" comparisons.

Another oddity from her post:
"And you have strained my Dickensean principles to the max. I'm justifiably proud of being read by intellectual giants and waitresses in trailer parks,in fact, I love it, but who in the world are you?"

The word Dickensian (spelled like that, Anne,) I believe is generally used as an adjective describing the social and economic conditions illustrated in a Dickens novel. As in, "The working conditions at K-Mart were almost Dickensian-- employees were paid a substandard wage and not permitted to use restroom facilities during working hours."
Rice, however, uses the word in a new way-- touting the fact that she, like Dickens with his serialized offerings, is read and appreciated by prince and pauper alike.
An editor, indeed...
I love also how she almost demands that everyone contact her not only by email, but at her very home address. And offers to personally refund the price of the book if any reader is dissatified. Nuts!

The picture is gorrrrrgeous though!
Last edited by hatches
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