The Witching Hour
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Narrated by:
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Kate Reading
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Written by:
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Anne Rice
About this listen
"[A] huge and sprawling tale of horror." (The New York Times Book Review)
Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of four centuries of witches - a family given to poetry and incest, murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being called Lasher who haunts the Mayfair women.
Moving in time from today's New Orleans and San Francisco to long-ago Amsterdam and the France of Louis XIV, from the coffee plantations of Port-au-Prince to Civil War New Orleans and back to today, Anne Rice has spun a mesmerizing tale that challenges everything we believe in.
©2010 Anne Rice (P)2015 Random House AudioCritic Reviews
"[A] huge and sprawling tale of horror." (The New York Times Book Review)
What listeners say about The Witching Hour
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Nakul Shenoy
- 25-06-20
Weird. Scary. Gripping.
The story does tend to go overboard in places. Then again, if we believe half of it, I guess we should believe in the rest of it -- no matter how weird it gets. There were times when I wanted it to end, but then it did...
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- NP
- 02-07-23
Entertaining, but full of tropes
I enjoyed the book overall. The section about the Mayfair Witches’ history was the best part.
But the author has resorted to common tropes and prejudices held against women dubbed as “witches”, which I found annoying.
Additionally, the author has also culturally appropriated certain African magical practices as part of the narrative. This book is certainly a work of its time and would perhaps be cancelled if written today.
Some listeners may want to be careful since the last part of the book contains references to rape and the entire book has a string of references to incest and necrophilia.
The narrator has done a fine job and made the book enjoyable. Overall, a tad long, but an interesting listen.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 13-11-23
I dont understand the high rating
this was so long and boring i can't believe i managed to finish it. i did find a purpose for it though. listened to it at night so i could sleep faster. must of the sexual stuff was uncomfortable, disgusting, or just weird.
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