Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau

New Orleans voodoo queen Marie Laveau runs from her bayou roots into the arms of a voodoo doctor who will teach her what Grandme+a7re would not.

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Posted: Aug-06-2008

Its the author who is talking, not Marie.

First of all it should be mentioned that all historical facts about the time of Marie Lavaeu are successfully dissolved through the flow of the story. The atmosphere of 1800's New Orleans is well reflected with catchy details, significant characters of its time and -of course- burning voodoo...

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Posted: Jul-09-2008

"Marie could be extraordinarily and ordinarily human."

Marie Laveau is perhaps one of the most recognizable figures in the lore of voodoo in New Orleans. Plying these exotic arts over her long life, the Voodoo Queen sparks fear, reverence and curiosity, her embrace of the dark arts irresistible in the 19th century. A combination of questionable...

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Posted: Mar-15-2008

Historical revisionism of the worst sort

Anyone can write a so called "historical novel"History means nothing to those who do so..Facts are expendable when they are counterproductive to the fictional storyline..Real people's lives can be altered to suit the fantasies of the novelist..Such is the case with this novel..First of all the...

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Posted: Oct-20-2006

Please Read It!

This book was wonderful. From the very moment I picked it up, I was hooked. As soon as I finished, I flipped from the last page to the first page and started it again. I didn't want the story to end. I have never enjoyed reading a book more than I did this. Please read it. I recommend it to...

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Posted: Jul-04-2006

A Treasure!

It was only by chance that I found this book. I was looking at the local library and there it was. I snatched it up and took it home right away. The story is filled with amazing descriptives and a style of writing that truly reflects the story. This book, though fiction, sheds wonderful light on...

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Posted: Jun-11-2006

MYSTICAL AND COMPELLING........!!!

This novel of historical fiction takes readers into the dark and mysterious life of Marie Laveau, an infamous New Orleans voodooienne. The third in a line of Maries, she joins a legacy of spirituality and voodoo. Raised by her grandmother, Marie has no memories of her real mother and longs to...

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Posted: Mar-05-2004

New Orleans, money, and voodoo

Just in time for the Halloween "holiday" celebrated by real and replica ghosts, witches, and goblins, an old story of New Orlean's most renowned Voodooienne, Marie Laveau is a perfect read. Rhodes takes great detail to write a historical sketch on the lives of three generations of Voodoo Queens;...

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Posted: Jul-08-2003

Interesting history, sorry story

It's hard for me to think of a book that I so badly wanted to end in my history of reading. This story, although captivating at first, turns into a cesspool melodramatic monologues and arguments. I sympathized with Marie in the beginning of the book, when she was a naive little girl who...

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Posted: Mar-07-2003

Destiny's Child.

VOODOO DREAMS is not the type of book that I generally read for entertainment, however, it was what I was carrying around at the time until my next novel, so I read it, and had the nerve to enjoy it. A novel of Marie Laveau, from childhood to adulthood, the next voodoo queen for her people,...

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Posted: Nov-21-2001

Jewell Parker Rhodes breathes life into the legend of Laveau

This is wonderfully written novel. Rhodes did a terrific job of dramatizing the legacy of this remarkable woman. Her characters come to life with each page the reader turns.Whether or not one believes in or practices Voodoo, this book is an insightful and entertaining read. It discusses the...

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