Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice is yet another masterpiece from an amazing author. Unlike her numerous other bodies of work, this book is not about vampires. But still deals with the supernatural and takes the form of an interview, which fits perfectly with her style.
At this digital age, I do not own many books in print format. I borrow books from the library, I download them on kindle or I read them on my computer. I have gotten rid of most of my printed books long time ago. However, I do own a paperback copy of the Servant of the Bones. And this tells just how much I love and respect this book.
I love this book because it is the
best example of the important rule of writing fiction- you can invent a whole world that does not resemble reality, but you have to keep the human element real. You have to keep the emotions, the fears, the relationships just the way they are in real life and how we understand them.
Although the book tells the story of Azriel, the most powerful spirit to ever walk the earth, as he tells it to a professor on his sabbatical, it is the story of a real man. And you really can’t help but getting sucked into it as the story progresses and become more and more involves. Azriel used to be a Jewish young man in Babylon. But he had a special ability- he ...