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Liked It “Good, classic Anita. Killing things with dead things. A good installment even with the lack of Jean Claude.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It2 of 4 members found this review helpful “I wish I liked this series, it's a great concept. I gave it a try, I really did, but it descended from thinly guised erotica to porn very quickly.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Good, classic Anita. Killing things with dead things. A good installment even with the lack of Jean Claude. ”
Sarah P wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it was a very intriguing and highly sexual book , the Caterers we wonderful and interacted very well . the story leads to never want to put the book down till its finished and then only to start the next one. ”
Carolyn S wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Holy crap this book gave me nightmares. Seriously. Due mainly to the fact that I did most of the reading of this book in the middle of the night in bed....however I will say that Hamilton writes some wicked scary monsters.
Kari R wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Stepping away a bit from the vampires I was a little surprised. After all, she's supposed to be Anita Blake, the Vampire Hunter, but I went with it. So glad I did! Voodoo was on the plate this time. Voodoo and flesh eating zombies. It really can't get much better than that.
LOVE IT! ”
“Anita Blake can raise the dead, and is usually willing to pay the price (killing a chicken). However, the older the zombie, the higher the cost, and to meet overtly wealthy Harold Gaynor's requirements she'll have to make a human sacrifice. Anita may be known as the Executioner, but there are some things a self-respecting animator won't do, no matter how many millions are offered to her. And no matter how much she's tortured.
Tez Miller wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
There's a good reason readers have fond memories of these early Anita books - they're bloody good. This, the second in the series, may be fifteen years old, but it's aged rather well. The content is fascinating, the characters are suitably annoying and/or creepy, and Anita has toy penguins. Not a shag in the novel, though she admits her lust for an emopire who wears a really hideous shirt, Jean-Claude, but he declares her lust is "desire". Vampires are habitually up themselves, so this should come as a surprise to no one.
And it's nice to see Anita strike up a new friendship-of-convenience of sorts. Private investigator Veronica Sims may not be good enough for her, but prostitute Wheelchair Wanda is more than just someone from whom to get dirt on Gaynor. Speaking of Harold, he is one sick bastard, but still not the scariest character in the story. That honour is reserved for Dominga Salvador, for whom with much power comes...well, that woman is seriously effed in the head, and not in a "diagnosed mental illness" way, but rather "she's totally sane and gets her jollies off these horrible things". Just wait 'til you meet the monster - some broken pieces should never be put together...
The Laughing Corpse does seem somewhat slow, but so do all the other LKH books I've read. Still, I pretty much read the last half in one sitting, and it's an absolute cracker. Quality novels like this make me feel all the more disappointed that the series later jumped the shark.”
“I enjoyed this book. I thought it was a little scary but good.”
Cherz N wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“getting to know more about the characters in 'Nitaverse”
Krystal P wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I have to say that i enjoyed this one more than the first in the series.Didn't find it as hard to get in as the first one and i got to like Anita a little more.This one showed more of her personality and surely i'll read the next one.”
anna c wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“could not get into it. Seriously the whole voo doo lady...boring. Too much "fillers" would like to read more about Anita and Jean Claude...”
Team Vampire wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“well, let's just say i liked the first book better. for this one, the story was rather hard to follow. or maybe i just read it skipping all over the place, that's why i think so. haha. sorry...well, this book was significantly darker than the first book. i mean, zombies trying to kill you? not a very nice way to start your day. actually, i found the penguins part very funny, but then again, i have no say in that. anyway, it was a good read! i can't wait to read the other books. 14 in the series, if i'm not wrong. it's awesome and the author is GOOD!!”
Xue L wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed this book. The ending scene in the cemetery... very cool. I can't wait to see how the relationship between Jean-Claude and Anita develops. ”
Rachel-Rebecka wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
