Christopher Rice
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| Title | : | A Density of Souls |
| Author | : | Christopher Rice |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 274 pages |
| Published | : | June 25th 2002 by Pan Books (first published 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. LGBT. Gay |
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A gripping and hauntingly atmospheric debut novel from Anne Rice's son. In the brooding milieu of New Orleans, four friends are about to recognise the fragile boundaries between loyalty and betrayal. Once inseparable, Meredith, Brandon, Stephen and Greg enter high school only to learn that their friendship cannot withstand the envy and rage of adolescence. Their individual struggles are fuelled by the generations of family feuds and furtive passions hoarded within their opulent Garden District homes and soon, two violent deaths disrupt the core of this closeted society.Five years later, the former friends are drawn back together as new facts about their mutual history are revealed and what was once held to be a tragic accident is discovered to be murder. As the true story emerges, long-kept secrets begin to unravel and the casual cruelties of high school develop into acts of violence that threaten to destroy an entire community.
A Density of Souls marks a stunning debut and its series of shocking twists will leave you reeling. Bold, compelling and haunting, this is American gothic in a new and intriguing guise.
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| Original Title: | A Density of Souls |
| ISBN: | 033048933X (ISBN13: 9780330489331) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | United States of America New Orleans, Louisiana(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.91 From 8358 Users | 505 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books A Density of Souls
Once I finished this book I started to think of some of the aspects of it that were just too far out there. I almost gave it a 4 because of these plot points that were just so dramatic and incredible. And then I remembered that I started reading this book less than 24 hours ago and did not want to put it down. I read it while having breakfast and riding as a passenger in a car. I read it until it was done and then read the author's own reaction to it 13 years later. This was written as the first3.5The novels of Chris Rice might just become one of my guilty pleasures. In spite of and because of its abundant flaws, this was a whopping good, Flannery-O'Connor-meets-Jacqueline-Susann read.Daytime soaps can't hold a candle to this book. Oy, the excess! Multiple murders and mayhem; suicide and insanity; alcoholism and bulimia; rape, infidelity, incest; bullying, spousal abuse, and effed-up families; homosexuality and homophobia (and rivers of tears); New Orleans cemeteries; jocks and
I won't be writing a full, detailed review for Christopher Rice's A Density of Souls , but I will say that it was an important, spectacular read. It's a must have for anyone who's ever been victimized or bullied, and definitely anyone who considers themselves part of the LGBTQ+ community.
I've read a fair amount of books. Hundreds rather than thousands, I'll admit, but you could say i read at a decent clip. Many of these books are bad. I've read books with bad writing but good stories. I've read books with great writing but poor stories. But i don't think I've read a book that is quite so lacking in merit as this one ever. The writing is decent, yes. It's fine. And it was nice to see some LGBT representation in a novel also (although it was definitely just the G and no LBT that i
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He ain't lyin' with that title, ya'll. This book is DENSE with souls - literally.That said, this was a great read. I quickly sorted out who was who and became emotionally invested. This is Christopher Rice's first novel but I liked it a lot more than Vines, which is the only other piece of his I've read. I know he wasn't aiming for a "coming of age story set in New Orleans" but that's what this is... that the characters coming of age are a popular cheerleader, a bullied gay teen, and a complete
Christopher Rice loves melodrama.I had no idea before starting this that Christopher Rice is the son of Vampire author Anne Rice (whose works I've never properly ready anyway) but it was interesting to see that he had followed in his mother's footsteps, minus vampire's of course. What I can say about this novel is that it's 'okay'. The writing is quite good, and a picture of the town and situation is handled nicely but I felt everything got very melodramatic very quickly. This is a novel that
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