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The acclaimed author of Servant of the Bones makes real for us the exquisite and otherworldly society of the eighteenth-century castrati, the delicate and alluring male sopranos whose graceful bodies and glorious voices brought them the adulation of the royal courts and grand opera houses of Europe, men who lived as idols, concealing their pain as they were adored as angels, yet shunned as half men.
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In this mesmerizing novel, the acclaimed author of THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES and the LIVES OF THE MAYFAIR WITCHES makes real for us the exquisite and otherworldly society of the eighteenth-century castrati, the delicate and alluring male sopranos whose graceful bodies and glorious voices brought them the adulation of the royal courts and grand opera houses of Europe, men who lived as idols, concealing their pain as they were adored as angels, yet shunned as half-men.
As we are drawn into their dark and luminous story, as the crowds of Venetians, Neopolitans, and Romans, noblemen and peasants, musicians, prelates, princes, saints, and intriguers swirl around them, Anne Rice brings us into the sweep of eighteenth-century Italian life, into the decadence beneath the shimmering surface of Venice, the wild frivolity of Naples, and the magnetic terror of its shadow, Vesuvius. It is a novel that only Anne Rice could have written, taking us into a heartbreaking and enchanting moment in history, a time of great ambition and great suffering--a tale that challenges our deepest images of the masculine and the feminine.
"To read Anne Rice is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"Dazzling in its darkness...Spellbinding."
--The New York Times
As we are drawn into their dark and luminous story, as the crowds of Venetians, Neopolitans, and Romans, noblemen and peasants, musicians, prelates, princes, saints, and intriguers swirl around them, Anne Rice brings us into the sweep of eighteenth-century Italian life, into the decadence beneath the shimmering surface of Venice, the wild frivolity of Naples, and the magnetic terror of its shadow, Vesuvius. It is a novel that only Anne Rice could have written, taking us into a heartbreaking and enchanting moment in history, a time of great ambition and great suffering--a tale that challenges our deepest images of the masculine and the feminine.
"To read Anne Rice is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"Dazzling in its darkness...Spellbinding."
--The New York Times
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Highly Enjoyable,
Rezension bezieht sich auf: Cry to Heaven (Taschenbuch)
Cry to Heaven, in typical Rice fashion, mesmerizes the reader with lavish prose. You come to feel for Tonio and Guido as the tale progresses; Anne Rice masterfully develops her characters. While not particularly profound, this story touches the heart on many levels: the roles of masculine and feminine, the necessity of revenge, the possibility of love and friendship existing in a single relationship, all these things are explored against a beautiful backdrop of Italian culture and countryside. Anyone who wishes to enter the enchanting world (which only Rice can create) should read this fine book.
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A lush historical novel,
Rezension bezieht sich auf: Cry to Heaven (Taschenbuch)
I had no idea what this book was about when I decided to pick it up in the library and read it. The first line struck me like lightning. I had to re-read a couple of times before the meaning sank in. I have never read a book on castrati singers before and, except for Farinelli, have never heard of any other famous castrati and, to tell the truth, never thought much about what the costs of being a castrato singer were. Anne Rice changed all that. The story of Tonio and Guido was so vivid with every emotion that the main characters were feeling that it is hard to remain unaffected after reading this novel. The plot moves speedily but at times it is too convoluted and too convenient. On emotional level, the novel works extremely well.To addressed some of the criticisms in the previous reviews, I agree that the sexual relationships (be they heterosexual or homosexual) were a tad too explicit but that is the staple of all of Anne Rice's novels so I was not that bothered by them. I wasn't bothered by the characterization of Christine also. I agree that she was bland and uninteresting, or at least not as interesting as she could have been given her unique postion as a female painter during the times where female artists were rare, but I think that her presence in the novel as Tonio's salvation was well realized. I absolutely loved the description of Tonio's revenge and admired the author for making some hard and heart-breaking choices. This is the most original novel that I have read in a while and definately worth the read. Helfen Sie anderen Kunden bei der Suche nach den hilfreichsten Rezensionen
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5.0 von 5 Sternen
The best writing Anne Rice ever did!,
Rezension bezieht sich auf: Cry to Heaven (Taschenbuch)
I read just about everything Anne Rice has written up to the past 3 years, and this novel is my absolute favorite. It is totally unique and fresh. She takes the voice of a male protagonist, and makes the character so real, so vital, that this poignant story will never leave you. Whether you, the reader, are male or female, you MUST identify with this character. Incredibly sensuous description, and stirringly erotic scenes do not make this a seamy book, but give depth and reality to it. I am amazed and moved by the depth of the author's imaginative empathy portraying this life in another time and essentially another world. Helfen Sie anderen Kunden bei der Suche nach den hilfreichsten Rezensionen
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