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Novel review: Blood and Gold by Anne Rice

Blood and Gold is one of the novels in Vampire Chronicles by a famous Gothic author, Anne Rice. It is a story about Marius, the golden-haired vampire, who reveals the secrets of his two-thousand-year existence. He is a secret blood hunter by night, a filthy killer of humans and lives in a civilized life. He is also a patrician in Ancient Rome and the protector of the Queen and King of the vampires. There is a lot of history of Italy that is fairly interesting and a few other vampires he runs into but forgetfully, except for meeting Santino, an evil blood drinker who believes he is a child of Satan. Throughout his long life, Marius observes many world events including the fall of the Roman Empire. He finds mortals that he loves and converts them into vampires, but never ever remains with him for long after changing. He also makes many enemies with one nearly killing him, causing centuries of healing before recovering. Personally, I think the tone and the book is very depressing and sad ...

New semester

My handphone has started to beep endlessly. My mind has become more alert and focused. There will be no sleepless night and any of the nocturnal activities anymore. Everything has started to change gradually since the new semester has approached. Now, it is time to grab my notebook and pens and..well, obviously, get BUSY! It is supposed to be cheerful, I meant the atmosphere. Yet, it is quite gloomy. I met the same faces in class and everything was pretty much the same. I dont usually tell people what my real feelings are. As for this semester, we were asked to create a blog.. thus, reluctantly, I'm forced to do this (just to be frank). Here are two things about me. First, when I intend to keep my thoughts to myself, it is hard for me to write or type a blog for everyone to know. On the other hand, when I feel like to open up, my thoughts and ideas will come out as quick as the streams flowing fast down the river. This is because i used to express my thoughts and feelings through d...