The Feast of All Saints (original 1979; edition 1997)

by Anne Rice

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Before the Civil War, there lived in Louisiana, people unique in Southern history. For though they were descended from African slaves, they were also descended from the French and Spanish who enslaved them. In this dazzling historical novel, Anne Rice chronicles four of these so-called Free People of Color--men and women caught periolously between the worlds of master and slave, privilege and oppression, passion and pain. "Anne Rice seems to be at home everywhere....She makes us believe everything she sees." THE NEW YORK TIMES… (more)

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Title:	The Feast of All Saints
Authors:	Anne Rice
Info:	Arrow Books Ltd (1997), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 640 pages
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This historical novel describes Creole society shortly after the Louisiana Purchase. Educated and rich, the free people of colour had a unique culture, customs and mores. Their position, however, was tenuous, very much at the mercy and whim of white people, especially in-coming Americans. This novel doesn't sugar coat the difficulties despite the advantages.
Rice showcases her style, full of flourish and drama, and the book is about 100 pages too long, but I found the read rewarding. (

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Cecilturtle | Jan 30, 2024 |

Tried this book after surgery and could not get past page 4. Maybe it was the effects of the anesthesia, or maybe it's just not my style of writing, but I'm glad I only paid $0.01 plus postage! I was out of town for the book group discussion, so I don't know how it went over with the rest of the group. (

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jemisonreads | Jan 22, 2024 |

I hate to bail on yet another title this month, but I'm just not feeling this one. Even just in the first few dozen pages, the flashbacks and ambiguous character references (similar names, unclear antecedents) have made the story incredibly tedious to follow, and I'm just not interested enough to put in the effort of unraveling the threads.

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5083mitzi | Jan 1, 2022 |

This was a very fascinating read, and I did enjoy it; honestly, I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought it would. The setting was good, and the story was good as well. The characters were a little…ehh in my opinion. They weren’t bad, but there wasn’t anything really special about them in my opinion. There are certain parts that lagged a bit, but that was pretty much it. I’m hoping to reread it so that I can maybe understand it a bit better. (

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10 Anne Rice Books: Interview with the Vampire, The Feast of All Saints, Tale of the Body Thief, Lasher, Taltos, Servant by Anne Rice

The Feast of All Saints / Cry to Heaven / Belinda by Anne Rice

Exit to Eden / Feast of All Saints / Interview With the Vampire / Lasher / Merrick / The Mummy / Pandora / Queen of the Damned / Servant of the Bones / The Tale of the Body Thief / The Vampire Lestat / Vittorio the Vampire / The Witching Hour by Ann Rice

LASHER/CRY TO HEAVEN/PANDORA/THE FEAST OF ALL THE SAINTS/THE MUMMY/MENNOCH THE DEVIL/THE TALE OF THE BODY THIEF/TALTOS/SERVANT OF THE BONES (ANN RICE NOVELS) by Anne Rice

Cry to Heaven/Feast of All Saints/Boxed Set by Anne Rice

Servant of the Bones - The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice

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The Feast of All Saints [2001 film] by Peter Medak

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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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American Civil War

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This book is dedicated with love to Stan Rice, Carolyn Doty, and my parents, Howard and Katherine O'Brien.

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Before the Civil War, there lived in Louisiana, people unique in Southern history. For though they were descended from African slaves, they were also descended from the French and Spanish who enslaved them. In this dazzling historical novel, Anne Rice chronicles four of these so-called Free People of Color--men and women caught periolously between the worlds of master and slave, privilege and oppression, passion and pain. "Anne Rice seems to be at home everywhere....She makes us believe everything she sees." THE NEW YORK TIMES

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