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Violin
451 pages
A wild, operatic ghost story that sweeps across centuries on a tide of musical obsession and supernatural seduction.
What it feels like
Reading this novel feels like being swept into a grand, tormented symphony. The narrative unfolds with a steady, operatic rhythm, carrying the reader across centuries from nineteenth-century Vienna to modern New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro on a tide of wild, romantic passion. The atmosphere is richly alluring and deeply haunted, steeped in the seductive danger of the occult and the consuming power of musical ambition. Its prose is lush and fortissimo in feeling, capturing the dramatic interplay of vulnerability, desire, and supernatural dominance. Readers who crave lush, emotionally intense gothic tales where art and horror intertwine will be captivated by this passionate exploration of obsession, grief, and the haunting legacy of musical genius.
- Mood
- haunting
- seductive
- dramatic
- lush
- darkly romantic
- Tone
- passionate
- tormented
- operatic
- romantic
- alluring
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- artistic ambition · supernatural seduction · musical obsession · vulnerability and desire · the power of art
- The writing
- Richly alluring and operatic, written in a grand, romantic manner that emphasizes intense emotional states.
- The arc
- Moves from vulnerable yearning to a passionate, tormented struggle against seductive, supernatural dominance.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave lush, emotionally tormented gothic tales where music and the supernatural intertwine.
Content notes
- AIDS
- supernatural manipulation
- horror elements
About the book
Violin, released October 15, 1997, is Anne Rice's richly alluring new ghost novel that moves across the centuries to tell the story of three charismatic figures wrapped in music. A return to the romanticism of her first books, wild, passionate, tormented, operatic, Violin moves from nineteenth-century Vienna to modern New Orleans to Rio de Janiero telling the story of three unforgettable people. The first is an exquisite and vulnerable young woman who dreams of becoming a great musician. The second is a brilliantly talented and dangerously seductive violinist--a ghost--who uses his gifts, and his magic violin, to engage and dominate the emotions of his prey. The third who, in essence, is always present, is the spectre of Beethoven. The dramatic interplay of their ambitions, dreams, and desires are the stuff of an operatic tale full of passion and music. Fortissimo in feeling--a novel in the unique Anne Rice grand manner. Anne is flattered by the above, obviously she did not write this.
Description from Open Library.
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