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 Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:00 pm
Well, I have been unable to finish Interview with a Vampire, but I recently stumbled upon Anne Rice's new series about angels and decided to give a shot.
Songs of the Seraphim (two books so far; Angel Time and Of Love and Evil) is a series about a former killer who receives a visit from an angel who basically offers him a chance at redemption. Toby has to travel in time and help people by answering their prayers.
Feel free to read the next post for my own thoughts about the book and some more precise questions, or just discuss as you wish. What do you think of the series so far?
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:01 pm
I'm not going to spoil your reading by telling you exactly what his missions are in both books, so let me keep it simple: it's usually a matter of helping Jewish people in times of injustice and mistreatment against them, from Christians. Anne Rice does seem to have toroughly done her research, and the stories are fairly deep.
While I think it's an excellent book, quite entertaining as historical fiction, it was not what I expected. I was expecting a book really about angels, and, as the back cover indicated, their relationship with humans. I found myself reading historical fiction with angels being a pretext for time-traveling and a few theological questions. There are some interesting points so far, like angels caring about people of all religions, leaving humans their free will, but quite frankly I feel like the angels might as well not be there, at least, they aren't developed in the way Anne Rice's vampires seemed to be.
Maybe she'll develop more on who the angels are and how they see the world in later books. Until then, I'm enjoying the story, its universe and the religious questions rising in my head while I read, and I'm waiting to see what will happen with the angels themselves.
So, what did you guys think of the religious themes and the angels in this series? Or just the books in general, really? I'd like to hear you out.
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:00 am
I think that Anne Rice did an exceptional job. I finished all of her other works, and while I was surprised to see that she'd taken another route besides horror, I was very pleased when I eventually put the two tales down. I greatly enjoyed them both. It's my opinion that she researched both manuscripts well and made it real, even to those that might not believe in the lore. I also was thrilled with how smoothly the two novels flowed, and the even, steady pace that kept me turning the pages. It's a safe bet to say that these books are the two that kept me the most enthralled of everything she's ever written. smile
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:29 am
I haven't read this series yet, but I'd like too. Historical Fiction always catches my eye and the premise of these books sounds very interesting.
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