{"id":2253,"date":"2021-03-29T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2021-02-14T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T21:23:33","slug":"essential-vampire-series-the-vampire-tapestry-by-suzy-mckee-charnas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=2253","title":{"rendered":"Essential Vampire Series: The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orb, 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN: 978-0-7653-2082-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available: New<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0765320827?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=monstlibra-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0765320827\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vampiretap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vampiretap.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vampiretap.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vampiretap-49x74.jpg 49w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&nbsp; The Vampire Tapestry<\/em>&nbsp;is a very different kind of vampire novel. Charnas&#8217; vampire, Edward Weyland, is not at all supernatural.&nbsp; In fact, he isn\u2019t even likable. The first two sections of the book hammer this home. Over and over, readers are told what Edward Weyland is like through the eyes of those who expose him. The fourth and fifth sections finally get inside Weyland&#8217;s head, but he certainly doesn\u2019t come across as a sympathetic character. Rather, we see a superior being who holds all of humanity in contempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp; The only engaging part is section three, &#8220;The Unicorn Tapestry&#8221;, which won a Nebula award. When Charnas connects with the reader, as she does here, her prose sings and the extensive details are given context as part of a striking picture. When the connection fails, though, Weyland comes across as nothing more than a glorified jerk preying on humans, who uses his lack of attachments as proof that humans are unworthy or below him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0 Charnas\u2019 writing is solid, and at times the stories are interesting, but\u00a0<em>The Vampire Tapestry<\/em>\u00a0leaves you feeling like you&#8217;ve just read a dissertation on why you&#8217;re not worthy of the blood in your veins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  The Vampire Tapestry is a hallmark voyage in the vampire, not as a derivative of a human, but as some outsider, alien beast incapable of humanity walking among us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contains: Mild Sex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orb, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-7653-2082-7 Available: New &nbsp; The Vampire Tapestry&nbsp;is a very different kind of vampire novel. Charnas&#8217; vampire, Edward Weyland, is not at all supernatural.&nbsp; In fact, he isn\u2019t even likable. The first two sections of the book hammer this home. 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