#(and the long and boring theology treatise was distasteful and unoriginal and sanctimonious)

[rapha-reads]

I finished Memnoch The Devil and now I'm sad. And incredibly confused. What even was AR trying to tell with this story? What was she working through? Why putting Lestat through all of that, why doing away with Armand (and Mael) in such a cavalier, rude and undeserving way? Why the whole treaty of theology (that was actually, in all honesty, quite frankly boring most of the times - except the parts about Evolution and during the Fourth Crusade, that was interesting, the rest was seriously bland)?

I have rarely been so confused by a book that by the end of it I still don't know if I've liked it or hated it. I mean, I finished it, so a part of me was captivated, sure, but another part of me was extremely frustrated and annoyed.

I don't know. I want to carry on with the next book but I think I need a break before I continue. I did just read 5 tomes in less than two weeks, I need to slow down (if you're wondering, yes, that's why I haven't answered your messages yet). I'm gonna go read some fics, as a palate cleanser.

Edit: scratch that, I'm jumping straight into the next one, it's The Vampire Armand, I need to know more about Armand and to stop being consumed by Lestat for a minute. Lestat is. The only word that comes to my mind is invasive, but he's not nefarious, just... He's an immense, huge, all-encompassing presence that drowns everything and anything and I need him to leave me alone for a minute, so let's go find out more about Armand.