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| AUTHOR: | Elaine Bergstrom |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Ace Books |
| ISBN: | 0441000673 |
| TYPE: | Fantasy, Fantasy - General, Fiction - Fantasy |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Shattered Glass
My favorite vampire book This has to be my favorite vampire book ever, partly because it takes place in an area of Ohio I'm familiar with and relate. Elaine Bergstrom is an amazing writer and I highly recommend the whole series. If you are a fan of the vampire genre, this is a must read.
Dull
I bought "Shattered Glass" several years ago expecting it to be a great vampire book. After all, the review on the front cover said it was "The Most Terrifying Novel of Sensuous Evil Since Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire". (I hadn't finished Interview yet, but I figured if they could compare the two books, it must be worth reading.) Unfortunately, this is one of the worst vampire books I've ever read.
It begins in 1955 with a prostitute being murdered by Charles Austra, brother to Stephen Austra. Both are vampires, but neither is very much alike. While Charles enjoys the darker, seedier aspects of life, Stephen is an artist and all-around good guy. He's also in love with his handicapped neighbor, Helen Wells. Her uncle, Dick, is the police officer investigating Charles's murders, and because the two brothers look so much alike, Dick thinks Stephen is the killer.
The book was confusing at times, but that may have been my own fault. I was already losing interest a few chapters into it. Even though it's not long (approximately 372 pages), it seemed to drag on forever.
I would only recommend this book to die-hard vampire fans who will read anything with blood and fangs in it. Otherwise, don't waste your time. Try Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire instead.
If you've already read this book and enjoyed it, you might like the other two books in the trilogy: Blood Alone and Blood Rites.
Great memories
I've read this book a number of years ago (almost 10 years!) it still sticks in my mind as one of the greatest books I've ever read. I don't know why, but her characters touched me in a special way. In a genre that usually ends up being stereotypical and gorey, Bergstrom weaves a really sensual and artistic web. She creates a new vampire that is not a demon, but another creature altogether. She truly reinvented the myth.