re: #54 Learned Mother of Zion

The only Anne Rice book I ever attempted to read was “Feast of All Saints” after I saw the movie. I loved the movie, could not finish reading the book Boring. As. Shit.

There is a passage in “Cry to Heaven” where the countess plays while the castrato sings an aria.

Fist thought: “That’s really powerful writing.”

Second thought: “You’re not supposed to notice the writing.”