Memnoch - The Devil

The novel 'Memnoch - The Devil' by Anne Rice is, at the heart of it, really a vessel for the author’s own theological ideas. Having said that it is also a classy exit for a cult character, the author claims to have fallen in love with. Whether or not this is a pretentious excuse to stop writing about a worn out character, or not, I will not comment on. What I will comment on are these theological ideas in particular as Shakespeare put it in Macbeth "did heaven look on, and would not take their part?" or "how can God allow suffering?” which is argued throughout the text.
Fifth novel in 'The Vampire Chronicles' by Anne Rice (the most noteworthy of which 'Interview with the vampire' was made into a motion picture with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in leading roles) and also the last in the same series. It has a lot to live up to, and in my opinion uses and abuses that fact. Instead of writing what loyal fans are expecting, the author instead decides that it would be a perfect time fo...