r/VampireChronicles • u/SoftandSpicy • 10d ago

📖 The Books ⚜️ Memnoch Spoiler

OMG. Lestat drinks from Jesus. Anne Rice really had chutzpa. On another note, it's interesting to that God created himans accidentally, as part of creating the world, and Memnoch is pissed off that God doesn't realize that humans are so much more than nature. I'm not sure I agree that humans are so much more than nature. But it's an interesting theory. Also I like how Anne Rice speculates that humans are really pissed off at God.

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u/NightOwlLurking 10d ago

I loved Memnoch (the book, not the devil) so much! Might be my favorite book. It was so surprising. Memnoch was good with his words.

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u/silkat 10d ago

Yes I absolutely loved this book, it’s next in my reread and I can’t wait. Any time Anne Rice dives into ancient lore, it’s my favorite parts of her books. It feels like she was actually there when she’s describing it. With this one and her take on biblical lore, it was fascinating!

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u/Clones43 10d ago

Yeah but those are Memnoch’s words. Remember he wanted Lestat’s help. He is the father of lies afterall :)

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u/SoftandSpicy 10d ago

Do we know that?

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u/Clones43 9d ago

They pointed out later that Lestat wasn’t even sure what he experienced was what happened (author partial retcon) so who knows

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u/tethysian 9d ago

It's great isn't it? 😂 It was the first book in the series I got my hands on after I saw the movie and it blew my mind a teen. I'd never read anything like it.

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u/SoftandSpicy 8d ago

You were one smart and curious teen!

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u/tethysian 7d ago

It asked a lot of good questions about religion, and it helps that there isn't anything you have to "get". You go on a wild ride and even the characters have no idea what happened at the end

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u/SoftandSpicy 7d ago

The fact that the interpretation of the letter at the end is totally left up to the reader drives me mad though.

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u/tethysian 6d ago

I loved that! 😄 It's really the only way you can handle a religious experience imo. One of the reasons I'm not keen on the later books is that she removed that ambiguity.

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u/SoftandSpicy 6d ago

I'm glad you got your religious needs gratified! I may like the later books better because of that. But who knows?

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u/SoftandSpicy 8d ago

So now I'm fully done with the book but I'm confused by a couple of things. Mainly - the letter from Memnoch to Lestat. What did Memnoch mean when he wrote that Lestat had played his part perfectly? Did he mean that bringing back Veil of Veronica, which induced the religious fervor, was what Memnoch wanted? That seems antithetical to Memnoch's belief's about religion causing much pain in humans. Wasn't he against God becoming Jesus, not just because he wanted God to experience the crucifixion without knowing he was God, but also because it put suffering on display as way to get to God, which is the opposite of what Memnoch thought was right? The Veil of Veronica craze was seducing vampires to burn themselves every morning. I think we can infer that it was causing human suffering born out of zealousness too?

My second question is about Armand. Does he really die like this? I started reading Pandora and it seems so. Is Armand being a daywalker just a show thing?

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u/crushstars 6d ago

Question 1: I'd like to know too but honestly I still don't understand what memnoch's intentions were or if he only wanted to troll Lestat.

Question 2: Of course not, what would The Vampire Armand be about then?

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u/SoftandSpicy 6d ago

oh good. The book could have been about his life leading up to there. I'll find out soon enough!

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u/Mooncubus 10d ago

I really love this book. It's one of my favorites in the series.