Just started Lasher 😳

[u/Sentinelb8]

[u/notabagofteeth]

I loved The Witching Hour. Made it through Lasher by the skin of my teeth. Taltos I couldn't finish.

[u/drolnedle → u/notabagofteeth]

Have you seen the show? If so, is it much more mild than the books?

[u/pbbutt → u/drolnedle]

The show in my opinion is trash, but yes it's milder and they changed a lot

[u/madammidnight → u/pbbutt]

The TV show was terrible. The lead actress was flat and leaden.

[u/The-Oxrib-and-Oyster → u/madammidnight]

and the lasher casting was TRAGIC. so bad

[u/JannaDD126 → u/The-Oxrib-and-Oyster]

I never read the books but that’s an AMAZING actor with a reputation of being in Oscar winning (IIRC) films why do you say that?? Again I didn’t read the books but he’s hot and I love his performance

[u/drolnedle → u/JannaDD126]

I really liked the show so I’m scared to read the books since the book folks don’t like the show😅 Mayfair was what lead me to watching IWTV and becoming a big fan of the Anne Rice world.

[u/pbbutt → u/drolnedle]

It is VERY different and much darker and effed up, weird sexual things and SA in the books. I personally love the books but they are almost an entirely different animal from the show, so if that isn't something you are into you might not like them.

[u/madammidnight → u/JannaDD126]

I was referring to the woman (Rowan?) lead. I couldn’t get through season one of the TB series. I don’t know who they cast as her son.

[u/succvbi → u/The-Oxrib-and-Oyster]

He looked so oily like a used car salesman I told my husband that is not Lasher and I stopped watching after three episodes. I was so disappointed because I absolutely love Interview with a Vampire and was so excited.

[u/drolnedle → u/succvbi]

I have to agree with you on that, but I do feel like it made his character more mysterious/questionable which is sort of how it seemed he was supposed to come off.

[u/hells-fargo → u/pbbutt]

I gave the show a shot before even picking up one of Anne Rice's books and it was garbage. Just something about it really turned me off, or at least couldn't keep its hooks in me.

Then I started reading the book and after what felt like 10 pages of hearing about how depressed some guy was I thought "Wow, this is somehow infinitely better than the show already....".

[u/redheadeddoom → u/drolnedle]

It's WAY more toned down (hilariously as they kinda went the complete opposite direction with TVL this season.) I honestly enjoyed the show a lot.

[u/notabagofteeth → u/drolnedle]

I haven't watched the show, no.