Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau
New Orleans in the mid-nineteenth century: a potent mix of whites, Creoles, free blacks, and African slaves, a city pulsing with crowds, commerce, and an undercurrent of secret power. The source of this power is the voodoo religion, and its queen is Marie Laveau, the notorious voodooienne,...
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New Orleans in the mid-nineteenth century: a potent mix of whites, Creoles, free blacks, and African slaves, a city pulsing with crowds, commerce, and an undercurrent of secret power. The source of this power is the voodoo religion, and its queen is Marie Laveau, the notorious voodooienne, worshipped and feared by blacks and whites alike.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312119317 (0312119313)
ASIN: 312119313
Publish date: January 15th 1995
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 436
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
20th Century,
African American,
Religion,
Horror,
Magical Realism,
Womens,
Supernatural
Series: Voodoo (#1)
Marie Laveau was a powerful, legendary figure in 19th Century New Orleans--despite being a "woman of color" in that day and age in the South. A fascinating figure, but not a fascinating book, I think because Marie never comes into focus for me or feels convincing. This Marie is too passive, too much...
Okay, I give up! I really really gave this one a good try. Between two libraries all they had was an unabridged audio book; no printed versions. I've been listening and telling myself it will get better, but it's not happening. Extremely bad writing! I wanted to read this because I thought it wo...
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