Reading Ann Rice

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I liked most of her books, but the Mayfair Witches was pretty depraved. And then I read [long before I became Catholic] some of her erotica. She would be arrested in Canada. Really evil stuff.
 
Haven’t read the erotica. But have read everything else she wrote. depraved, how?
 
The little girl in the Mayfair Witches who was systematically seducing every man in her large family
 
I read a lot of the urban fantasy just to see where some people are getting there ideas.And sometimes it’s very well written. When it gets too seedy, I move on…I’m pretty much done with the vampires though…
 
Ah, Mona. A child? mature beyond her age? In our culture, had she become pregnant she would have been legally able to have an abortion. What a strong statement about our contemporary culture that puts seductive clothing on the young and gives them permission to kill their babies, without the permission of their parents, our culture that glorifies sex in all forms of entertainment, fashion, design, our culture that dresses up their babies and judge them as beauty queens. Could Mona personify, or symbolize, that double standard?
 
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I am finding" The Vampire Lestat" more interesting. Perhaps because of the deeper history. I found it free on line as an iBook. I am only on page 43 of 427. Lets see if I can hang in there.

So Lestatis in the waning aristocracy. he is getting drunk with an educated son of the rising merchant class wh has been to Paris. Their are bemoaning their meaningless existence trapped in this village.
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I lost interest already. I am back into my nonfiction.
 
What non-fiction are you reading?
I usually read one non-fiction, usually theologically themed and one fiction. With my Bible class, I am reading commentaries on Matthew Mark, and Luke. Fiction I am reading “Good Omens” by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet. My sister asked for my opinion kind of reminds me of The Screwtape Letters. But I have read less than 50 pages.
 
I am almost afraid to admit it here but, “Immortal Diamond” by Richard Rohr.
 
I did not read that one by Rohr, but I did read The Divine Dance by Rohr. Very fine read, IMHO
 
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I am almost afraid to admit it here but, “Immortal Diamond” by Richard Rohr.
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Are you enjoying it and do you find it helpful? I have that book and others by Richard Rohr, including The Divine Dance, lined up to read. (Right now, I’m reading books on suffering and prayer).
 
So far I have only read the free sample online. I am waiting for the hard copy. Perhaps tomorrow. I read three others, Divine Dance, Dancing while Standing Still and Embracing an Alternate Orthodoxy. I do find them helpful in looking at things from what seems a fresh perspective.
 
Thank you @Shakuhachi. Skimming through the Immortal Diamond book, it looks like he talks a lot about True Self and False Self. Hope it’s not tough going reading it! The Divine Dance book looks more inviting. I read his Falling Upward book a few years ago, really liked it but my “senior” brain can’t remember what it’s about.
 
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You have one also? That is why I like hard copy and highlight. I CAN remember where about in the book something was and where about on the page.
 
Hard copies beat ebooks as far as I’m concerned! I don’t underline books like I used to because a book is considered “ruined” if you want to donate it.
 
I underline and write in margins. I love buying, or receiving, books with underlining and notes. A friend gave me a copy of Theology of the Body with margin notes in parts of it. I took a red pen and proceeded to address her notes. It was fun to follow her progressive realization of what JPII was saying. Fascinating.

I even underline and write in novels.
 
The majority of books with underlining that I come across are library books and the excessive underlining, exclamation points and asterisks are distracting and annoying.

However, if someone writes intelligent comments in the margins (esp. if there’s a theme), that’s often very interesting.

When I was young I used to underline and write comments in books. I still own one of those books. It’s a Kierkegaard anthology – of all things! – and reading those comments now is surprising. It’s hard to believe it was me who had such good insights! Nowadays, I’ll read a page or two of a book like that and am sound asleep by page 3! 😆
 
It’s been almost 3 years since I last read any of Anne’s Amazon postings, or corresponded with her there (I cherish her very kind complements for some of my “Saber Bob” postings) but back then she awas really starting to get excited on another spin on the “Jesus was made-up myth” by some 1st century conspiracy–I think it was another useful device to avoid looking really hard at her actual apostasy.

Pray for her all–she’s in her mid 70s, pray that unlike Hillary Mantel, that Anne Rice DOES call for a priest at the end
 
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