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Vampire Notes
A down-and-out film producer strikes a deal with the bizarre twosome Hugo and Ilona--he is to produce a film about a double suicide that occurred in Europe in 1820--and then discovers that his partners are after his blood
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 30, 1989
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October 16, 2016
A low rated vampire fiction based in the late 80's. Not very good in general but theres a few interesting choices i wanted to make note of. The actual word vampire doesnt get mentioned until the end of the book, so you can deduce it pretty quickly but the protagonist tries to rationalize everything and refuses to accept reality. Another thing is the protagonist is the most fearful , usless coward ever written. I thought he may become a hero but he gets progressively more crippling lol. A nice change from the norm but u kinda feel bad for the guy. The ending was terrible Im just gonna day that. The plot based around a play created by a (vampire) with ulterior motives is intriguing. Anyone in the theatre community would probably get a lot more out of this than I haha. Read this is you are running low on good books and need a time filler.
August 19, 2023
A different take on the usual vampire trope. This one is more psychological than violent or introspective. We know the main character is a vampire but it takes almost til the end for our human lead to figure out/accept it and get down to the nitty gritty. We’ve got our poor boy George in love/terrified of our vampire’s mysterious companion and his whole cast quickly completely changing after they meet the benefactor of the play they’re doing. George seems to be the only one to notice something isn’t right and is only getting worse as rehearsals continue. Definitely enjoyed it as something different, but not quite my taste so I’m not likely to follow up on the author’s other works.
October 19, 2023
This book at first seemed to me a California-set fHollywood noir with a horror angle. Instead of the film industry it was live theater.
Over time I realized it was more of a modern gothic horror, with a slightly irresponsible main character; its biggest saving grace to me was the quirky narrator.
I found it a good story with quick chapters, however it was to me a bit predictable. I was annoyed at how ahead I felt of many of the reveals. It’s always frustrating to me when there’s obviously, say, a vampire in a story, but the narrator is merrily oblivious. (Then again, I wonder what it would take to clue me in if _I_ was in a Vampire situation… )
The writing was fine, some of the turns of phrases felt a little too familiar, but that might be splitting hairs.
A nice quick read, finished in three days, which is funny because I actually bought this book wayyy back in my middle School ‘vampires are cool!’ Phase, but never got around to it until cleaning out my old room well into adulthood. I can only wonder what young me would have made of this, not yet jaded by years of similar stories.
Some quotes!:
‘I felt ancient and dessicated, like a mummified poodle’
——-
“There’s something different about you. Something that hasn’t been twisted and warped by civilization”
‘What could I say to this? I glanced at myself in the small mirror but I didn’t notice anything unusual, apart from a small stain on my shirt where I spilled some gravy from some French fries I’d had earlier that evening.’
———
‘A squat, powerful woman with a face like a mastiff’s ‘
‘The clock on my nightstand said four in the morning, but I didn’t trust it; the darn thing had been a freebie for subscribing to Newsweek twelve years ago and was beginning to show its age’
‘The axe hisses down like the clawed hand of satan himself’
Over time I realized it was more of a modern gothic horror, with a slightly irresponsible main character; its biggest saving grace to me was the quirky narrator.
I found it a good story with quick chapters, however it was to me a bit predictable. I was annoyed at how ahead I felt of many of the reveals. It’s always frustrating to me when there’s obviously, say, a vampire in a story, but the narrator is merrily oblivious. (Then again, I wonder what it would take to clue me in if _I_ was in a Vampire situation… )
The writing was fine, some of the turns of phrases felt a little too familiar, but that might be splitting hairs.
A nice quick read, finished in three days, which is funny because I actually bought this book wayyy back in my middle School ‘vampires are cool!’ Phase, but never got around to it until cleaning out my old room well into adulthood. I can only wonder what young me would have made of this, not yet jaded by years of similar stories.
Some quotes!:
‘I felt ancient and dessicated, like a mummified poodle’
——-
“There’s something different about you. Something that hasn’t been twisted and warped by civilization”
‘What could I say to this? I glanced at myself in the small mirror but I didn’t notice anything unusual, apart from a small stain on my shirt where I spilled some gravy from some French fries I’d had earlier that evening.’
———
‘A squat, powerful woman with a face like a mastiff’s ‘
‘The clock on my nightstand said four in the morning, but I didn’t trust it; the darn thing had been a freebie for subscribing to Newsweek twelve years ago and was beginning to show its age’
‘The axe hisses down like the clawed hand of satan himself’
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