The Marquis de Sade still lives as one of the undead, and rumors of his evil deeds don't begin to describe what the Marquis has become. His tastes remain the same, only more pronounced. And his desire for blood has become a hunger.
Sips of Blood (Histoires de Le Vampire Marquis de Sade)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating opportunity squandered!,
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This review is from: Sips of Blood (Mass Market Paperback)
This premise really had promise. The concept of the Marquis de Sade being "alive", forever walking the earth, was chilling and horrifying. Which crimes would he commit in this modern time? What would his view of our society be? However, the author didn't explore this fascinating aspect of the story. Instead, we were treated to some kinda weak (and not at all sexy) S & M that provided little insight into the characters and that didn't seem to DRIVE the story as much as BE the story. This wasn't enough to keep me riveted. I finished it, but the book is already in the "to be donated" pile. A disappointment.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A riveting, blood-chilling fantasy,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sips of Blood (Mass Market Paperback)
The Marquis the Sade and his mother-in-law still among us -- as vampires! Well, I've read two biographies of the Marquis, and Sips of Blood is remarkably faithful to his character, and includes the occasional well chosen quote from Sade's own works. But beyond that, it's a riveting fantasy of blood and sex, with a surprising plot and delightfully twisted life-like characters. The haunting ending moved me to tears. Mary Ann Mitchell has done it again: another truly original novel.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
sips of blah,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sips of Blood (Mass Market Paperback)
How did this book win an award? The concept is high but the end result is low low low. The characters have no character, they are merely one-note johnnies: the Marquis is handsome & bad, his mother-in-law is domineering & bad, his niece is beautiful & good, the housekeeper's daughter is a ditzy teenager, the old man is a curmugeon, etc. The plot can only be described as feeble & seems to be there only as an excuse to describe the set pieces of (bad) s&m.The style is non-existent, the grammar & spelling are atrocious (the past tense of shine is "shone", by the way)and surely after 150 years the divine Marquis would have learned to use the English word for "dog", the French of which is inserted awkwardly & frequently along with a lot of other French words, just to remind us the French characters are from France. There seems to be a subgenre of s&m/vampire books; I keep hoping to find one of them that really works. I guess I'll keep looking; in the meantime, I'll just keep rereading Philosophy in the Bedroom. I recommend the author do the same.
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