Comments on: Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:16:00 +0000

I just have to say that I feel Anita’s character has been missing since the introduction to the ardeur. I understand the concept it is interesting, but it seems this in an excuse for anything goes, and she has used this a vehicle to write about nothing but
encouters with every man/wereanimal who crosses Anita’s path. “Knock, knock knock” Hello
“Any PLOT home” In some of the stories, it is impossible to find. I miss the vampire hunting and zombie raising, head strong girl….Where is she? Who knows. I find it ironic that her character yells “yikes,” or rolls her eyes at same sex insinuation or at someone like her friend Ronnie expressing true emotion over her own boyfriend…..but she can have sex with any Tom,Dick or Wererat that passes her way….Come on if we have to be subjected to all of that “porn” which is really what it is…..can we have some sense of realism, maybe a death in her family or an afair with a women or something to make this more pallitable…….I am all worked up screw it…I am giving up on this series!!!!

By: Krista

Krista — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:02:00 +0000

I’ve read every single LKH book, and I have to say, I stand with the OP in saying that I’ll never buy another book written by her. I loved the series in the beginning, but the last two books (both of which I’ve bought in HC, ehm expensive) where complete crap. This last one was the absolute worst book I’ve ever read in my entire life.

I’m so sick of hearing how insanely powerful Anita is now. She’s taken that way to far. The ardeur is another huge problem, justifying that there is no longer any plot, but her on going sex drive. The Anita series has gone from a bad-ass vampire hunter/zombie raising series, to just another smut series which belongs in the dollar bin at the local book store.

I’m proud to say that I’ve been reading the Kim Harrison series, which is amazing. If anyone else knows any other series’ similar to Kim Harrison/LKH (early stages) please post and let me know.

By: Tania

Tania — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 05:59:00 +0000

We keep reading them because we keep hoping that soon, soon, LKH will wake up and realize that she’s whored off her main character for the sake of….well, hell. For the sake of her own damn ego, pretty much. I personally wish I had read this before I went out and bought the bloody book, because reading it and comparing it to what they were makes me a sad, sad panda.

And I don’t think anyone made you read this review, did they? Because, call me crazy, it doesn’t look like Bam needs to make people read her stuff. She’s funny enough on her own terms.

And as for the people who didn’t finish…obviously they do have the right to judge, since they actually read some of it, and hey, didn’t like it. They’re not pulling their opinions outta their asses.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:11:00 +0000

Hey I was reading all of your comments and just thought to add a better vibe to this page of crying complainers. first I would like to say yes I agree that the originals were better but I still love her books. Secondly let me reminde you all that it is your own stupid selves who keep reading the books. If you like them read them but if you don’t, please for all the sakes of all the positive readers, stop with the bitching and moaning already. Good God! with this much bad carma floating around on one page I would think it was each of you people that were having the baby and not Anita.

P.S. for those of you who didn’t even finish reading one book you have no right to judge Laurell K. Hamiltons writing so why don’t you go find some other book that you can piss all over and leave Mrs. Hamiltons books alone. Tootles!

By: eackerman

eackerman — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:30:00 +0000

I’m ready for the final Anita Blake book, the one where weird ol’ Edward blows Anita away.

And then maybe we can have some hot Edward stories!

Oh, and for the LKH fans who want reviewers to just shut up and not buy the book? Reviewers we respect do the rest of us a favor by throwing themselves on the exploding awfulness of bad writing, saving us from having our own eyeballs seared. Thank you, BAM.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:29:00 +0000

Dang.

((Jackie eyes copy of DM that she just bought yesterday))

I used to really enjoy the early books. And I still crush on Edward. But…after OB, I’ve been reading more out of habit than anything else.

Just…dang.

((sigh))

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:31:00 +0000

Why do defenders of something always have to say “y’all”? I’m always brought back to some Jerry Springer or Maury Povich episode where the “hated” person comes out, flipping the camera off, saying things like, “Shaddap shaddap you don’ knoooooooooow me! You don’ knooooooooooooow me! Y’all’re hatas .. HATAS. WHATEVA. WHATEVA.” Always trying to speak up over the screaming crowd who, more often than not, is right, because they were born with something called “common sense.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:48:00 +0000

Just to traumatize you some more after that awesome review, these books are a freaking autobiography. And Ronnie is all the “evil jealous haters” (i.e. former fans who don’t like seeing Anita spend more time horizontal than vertical and wonder aloud that “vampire HUNTER” is still on the cover of the books) that LKH has bitched about and insulted in her blog. That whole scene was LKH telling the unhappy former fans to go fuck themselves, she’s going to write about her new Wiccan lifestyle and all the sex she has with her new husband whether they want to read it or not. Richard was based on her ex-husband. Which is why the formerly Catholic/Episcopalian vampire slayer is now talking about Diety (LKH’s spelling, not mine), and exploring the many varieties of ‘love’ by having unprotected sex with many long-haired, effeminate strangers.

Girlfriend needs therapy. BADLY.

By: Evangeline Anderson

Evangeline Anderson — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:40:00 +0000

What is the Ardeur? Basically it’s like a lust seizure that may strike Anita at any time. Then she must…have…sex…And it seems like just about any warm body will do.
*sigh* I really, really, *really* loved these books before NIC. I think the only reason I got Cerulean Sins was that I was hoping I would open the book and find that the first line was, “And then Anita woke up and realized the entire previous book was only a bad dream. A nightmare, in fact…”
Alas, it didn’t happen. But I say let the fangirl be. If she’s still getting out of the series what I got to start with, then more power to her. I just wish I could.
Evangeline

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:01:00 +0000

Naw, the “ardeur” is a curse… or a gift that comes from the Belle Morte, who is the vampire that made Jean Claude.

Figures. I must look up Blue Moon because that’s when it was introduced, I thought. Fuck it. I don’t care.

However, I fear we have a LKH rabid fangirl amongst us.

Keishon