[Circus Cranium]

Anne Rice is hit or miss, as are many authors we have seen reach great heights. I must agree that novels like Violin were actually painful to read. But I think her stinkers are the minority, and I believe she's brilliant as a writer, storyteller, character developer, and historical researcher. I thought that the Vampire Chronicles dropped off the interesting list for a while; the last good one being Tale of the Body Thief. But I really enjoyed the two most recent (and apparently last), Blackwood Farm and the sequel. I actually thought..........hey, she's back!