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Ms. Rice tantalized and mystified us with probably the best work since the first two "Vampire" books when she wrote "The Witching Hour". Following, "Lasher" could have, and should have, been the conclusion. Nothing more need be said about Rowan, Michael, and the Mayfair family. The climax had been reached and passed. We were entertained by horror and mystery well in keeping with Rice's best. But, for some reason, the author felt compelled to write an encore where none was needed. What was mystery turned to absurdity; what was enticing and teasing became tedious and dull. Ms. Rice needs to know when to leave well enough alone and move on
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I've read several reviews of this book and finally I decided that someone had to come to Taltos's defense. I don't understand why everyone was so disappointed in this novel. I've read Lasher, and though I've attempted The Witching Hour, I found it too boring to finish. Lasher and Taltos are equally brilliant in my mind; maybe someday I'll get around to reading the first in the series, but I don't think it'll equal the greatness of the other two.
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I absolutely loved, loved, loved "The Witching Hour" and could not wait for more! Ha. Then I read "Lasher", and thought okay, every author has a bad novel now and then, so I was eager to see if "Taltos" would improve the series. NO, NO,NO. Just when you think things couldn't get worse... I dearly hope the next book finds that Ash and Morrigan rampantly have bred and overpopulated the earth. An interesting concept(family of gifted humans) turned ludicrous!!! I would prefer it if Anne would take the time to write a sequel to "The Mummy"-one of her best books ever!
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Taltos is a more-than-decent conclusion to the Mayfair Witches cycle. After the dark, depressing Lasher, this novel lightens things up considerably, and provides a sunny sort of ending to the series. It is not her best work, but a more cohesive and interesting plot resides in Taltos than anything else Rice has done lately. In this novel she seems to reconcile a lot of the dark associations her writings has with femininity... she's gone from Rowan's murder of her own daughter in "Lasher" to Mona and her own daughter Morgan, in a loving, warm relationship, where the child does not die again. It's a wonderfully realized work of imagination and one of her best books.
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I've read all three Mayfair books in a row and Taltos was my least favorite, though it was still a great book. The only problem was there was not as much Mayfair history as in the other ones, no Julien, no Stella, no Marybeth. I've come to fall in love with all of these characters. And like most of Anne Rice's books, the ending leaves you wanting for a sequel, but I believe the reader must decide for himself what happens here.
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