Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice

Aug 27, 2011 Kat Kennedy rated it liked it

If you would kindly look at my shelves, you might notice that I've read a good chunk of vampire novels written in the past two decades. It seemed strange to me, though, that I still hadn't read one of the more important ones.

Now, I don't think it's because this book is particularly brilliant or a masterpiece. Yet it does represent an important paradigm shift in the representation of vampires in modern literature. Whilst Vampires are still unaccountably evil in this novel, they are also relatabl ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 Ana rated it really liked it

Shelves: dark-reads, vampires, cray-cray-characters

It's probably more a 3 1/2 star book, but I'm going to go for four stars because of the amazing characters.

“The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us.”

Twilight jokes aside, I really enjoyed reading this novel.

Make room on your book bucket lists because Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire is a must read. One of my casual resolutions this year was to catch up on some of the books I've been meaning to read for a while, but just never got around to. I'm so glad I fi ...more

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Sep 23, 2008 C. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to C. by: Books not bongs

Shelves: fantasy, 2009

You begin.
It seems like it might be fun.
A little bit trashy, but fun.
Not so well written.
Disappointing.
Already, you know it won't be up to much.
You keep reading.
Why this way?
You read, wondering why.
It seems pointless.
You are bored, your mind wanders.
You keep reading.
You cannot stop.
It is dark.
So dark.
The atmosphere.
Dark. Macabre. Gothic. Haunting.
Erotic.
You are trapped.
Trapped in someone's twisted fantasy.
Kinky.
Until pain and suffering and anguish and loneliness are beautiful.
Alluring.
Seduct ...more

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Feb 10, 2008 Ren rated it liked it

I first read this book in High School and my sad gothic self immediately fell in love with its beautiful, damaged characters. For years this book haunted me. The rest of the Vampires books were pulpy fun but this book really had something. She captured something here and her almost baroque prose really carries the story.

Later in life, I came to realize that Interview is a kind of Catcher In The Rye for goths. Louis is turned into a vampire and continues his search for the answers: who he is, wh ...more

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Dec 21, 2013 Antonio rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sagas, inicios, electrónicos, sobrenatural, horror-terror, prosa-prosa-tan-maravillosa

He caminado por las calles de Nueva Orleans como el Segador Maldito y me he alimentado de vida humana para mantener mi propia existencia. No soy un mortal, padre; soy inmortal y condenado, como los ángeles puestos en el infierno por Dios. Soy un vampiro.

Hacía tiempo que no leía sobre vampiros, y quería darle una oportunidad a los famosos vampiros de Rice, conocidos por algunos (como yo) por la icónica película de “Entrevista con el vampiro” que lleva el mismo nombre del primer libro de la sa

He caminado por las calles de Nueva Orleans como el Segador Maldito y me he alimentado de vida humana para mantener mi propia existencia. No soy un mortal, padre; soy inmortal y condenado, como los ángeles puestos en el infierno por Dios. Soy un vampiro.

Hacía tiempo que no leía sobre vampiros, y quería darle una oportunidad a los famosos vampiros de Rice, conocidos por algunos (como yo) por la icónica película de “Entrevista con el vampiro” que lleva el mismo nombre del primer libro de la saga.

A diferencia de otros libros de vampiros que he leído, acá, la historia está totalmente centrada en los inmortales, se nos presentan tres vampiros que van a formar una especie de familia moderna conviviendo gran parte de la historia, cada vampiro tiene una personalidad muy marcada, tenemos a Louis el protagonista, él es quien nos narrara su vida, su muerte y su inmortalidad.

Louis representa la melancolía, la tristeza y autocondenación, él se odia a si mismo por ser vampiro, desprecia el tener que matar para sobrevivir, y tiene una búsqueda personal de lo sobrenatural y lo ético, ¿existe Dios? ¿Existe Satán? ¿Existe el bien? ¿Existe el mal? ¿Por qué soy inmortal? ¿Existe la salvación o todos estamos condenados? Son preguntas que lo atormentaran toda su existencia

¿Qué significa morir cuando puedes vivir hasta el fin del mundo? ¿Y qué es "el fin del mundo" salvo una frase?; porque ¿quién sabe siquiera lo que es el mundo? Yo ya he vivido dos siglos, he visto las ilusiones de uno hechas trizas por otro, he sido eternamente joven y eternamente viejo, carente de ilusiones, viviendo de momento a momento de una manera que me hizo imaginar un reloj de plata repiqueteando en el vacío; con la superficie pintada, las manecillas delicadamente talladas sin que nadie las mirara, iluminado por una luz que no era luz, como la luz con la que Dios creó al mundo antes de que creara la luz. Latiendo, latiendo, latiendo, con la precisión del reloj, en una habitación tan vasta como el universo.

En contraparte tenemos a Lestat, opuesto totalmente en personalidad a Louis aparentemente, para él la muerte es un placer, la disfruta, es su pasión, no se cuestiona demasiado, su ética es más simple,

—El mal es un punto de vista —me susurró ahora—. Somos inmortales. Y lo que tenemos ante nosotros son las fiestas suntuosas que la conciencia no puede apreciar y que los seres humanos no pueden conocer sin arrepentirse. Dios asesina y nosotros también; indiscriminadamente. El arrasa a ricos y pobres y nosotros hacemos lo mismo; porque ninguna criatura es igual a nosotros, ninguna tan parecida a Él como nosotros, ángeles oscuros no confiados a los límites hediondos del infierno sino paseando por Su tierra y todos Sus reinos.

Y luego tenemos a Claudia, la artimaña de Lestat, que se robó de todas las mujeres taimadas de la historia ¿qué hacer para conservar un hombre en tu vida? Respuesta: dale un hijo, en este caso una hija, una hija inmortal, eternamente niña, preciosa pero terrible, para ella la muerte no hay que razonarla o cuestionarla, es solo el simple acto de alimentarse, así como la Mona Lisa, sin risa ni llanto, debo decir que de los vampiros de la historia ella me parece la más temible.

si crees que Dios creó a Satán, debes percatarte de que todo el poder de Satán proviene de Dios, y que Satán es simplemente una criatura de Dios, por lo que nosotros también somos criaturas de Dios. En realidad, no existen las criaturas de Satán.

En general el libro me ha encantado, la pluma de Rice es envidiable para cualquier autor, debate temas profundos, como los ya mencionados el bien y el mal, lo sobrenatural, la existencia de Dios, (las conversaciones de Armand y Louis son las más importantes sobre esto), y el amor, si el amor, siendo acá bastante particular, el amor para los vampiros va más allá de lo físico, si bien es cierto que se habla mucho de la belleza, para ellos tiene que ver más con el apego y la convivencia, con la personalidad y con los sentimientos que otros vampiros (a veces humanos) despiertan en ellos, se ven amores de padres, amores fraternos, amores de parejas, amores de camaradería, amores de maestro y aprendiz, el amor es libre, sin importar género o edad, lo que me lleva a decir que si no tienes una mente abierta quizás este no sea un libro para ti.

Desde luego pienso seguir leyendo sobre estos vampiros filosóficos, e invito a todos a leer a Rice, si les gustan las obras de horror que son más que solo monstruos , así como Frankenstein de Mary Shelley o El retrato de Dorian Gray de Oscar Wilde, de seguro les gustara la Entrevista con el vampiro de Anne Rice

La gente que deja de creer en Dios, o en la bondad, sigue creyendo en el demonio. No sé por qué. No; sé muy bien por qué. El mal siempre es posible. Y la bondad es eternamente difícil.

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Feb 23, 2012 Madeline rated it it was ok

Shelves: no-judgements, the-movie-is-better, the-list

Damn you straight to hell, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, for what you made me do. You made me read a goddamn vampire book. Not only that, you made me read a vampire book with a cover made entirely of shiny ostentatious material that shouted to everyone in the library as I checked this out, "Look everyone! Madeline is reading a book about vampires! SHINY SHINY SHINY LOOK AT ME! I CONTAIN SEXY BROODING VAMPIRES AND I AM SO EFFING SHINY."

(I cannot stress how shiny-gold this cover is. Li Damn you straight to hell, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, for what you made me do. You made me read a goddamn vampire book. Not only that, you made me read a vampire book with a cover made entirely of shiny ostentatious material that shouted to everyone in the library as I checked this out, "Look everyone! Madeline is reading a book about vampires! SHINY SHINY SHINY LOOK AT ME! I CONTAIN SEXY BROODING VAMPIRES AND I AM SO EFFING SHINY."

(I cannot stress how shiny-gold this cover is. Like, the ancient Egyptians would look at this cover and say, "That's a bit much." It was awful.)

Okay, so the book itself isn't bad, really - hence my rating of two stars, which Goodreads classifies as "it was ok." That's what the book is: just okay. Maybe I would have been more thrilled by the story if I hadn't seen the movie - even though there's stuff in the book that didn't make it into the movie, none of it is particularly thrilling. At least the movie made the wise decision to keep the blatant, in-your-face-but-unacknowledged homoeroticism (seriously, this book is, and I mean this in the most literal way possible, the gayest thing I've ever read) but changed the fact that a) Claudia is only five years old in the book and b) she and Louis do everything except actually have sex with each other. They're always kissing and caressing each other and Louis is calling her his lover and his paramour and it is so fucking creepy.

But, lest we forget, vampire books are supposed to be creepy. In these post-Twilight days, it's easy to forget that there was once a time where vampires fucked and killed and were a general amoral all-around good time, and if one of them chose to be all broody and sad about being a vampire he was the weird one that no one else wanted to hang out with. God, I miss those days - to the point where I considered giving this an extra star, just because I was so grateful to read a story about vampires who do actual vampire stuff and it's sexy and scary instead of boring and schmoopy.

Also good was how in-depth Rice goes into the psychology of vampires, and I loved her explanation for why they haven't overrun the planet: most vampires are miserable, and end up killing themselves. Explains Armand, who I will continue to picture as Antonio Banderas and you can't stop me:

"How many vampires do you think have the stamina for immortality? They have the most dismal notions of immortality to begin with. For in becoming immortal they want all the forms of their life to be fixed as they are and incorruptible...When, in fact, all things change except the vampire himself; everything except the vampire is subject to constant corruption and distortion. Soon, with an inflexible mind, and often even with the most flexible mind, this immortality becomes a penitential sentence in a madhouse of figures and forms that are hopelessly unintelligible and without value. One evening a vampire rises and realizes what he has feared perhaps for decades, that he simply wants no more of life at any cost."

That part was pretty cool. But as for the rest, I'll just watch the movie, thanks. Or not, because if we're going to be honest I don't even like the movie that much. It's probably time to admit to myself that I have no interest in reading about/watching any vampires not created by Joss Whedon. Sorry, Ms. Rice, but if my vampires must be broody, I at least want them to be funny and charming too. (or Alexander Skarsgard, because god damn) ...more

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Jul 20, 2011 Shovelmonkey1 rated it liked it

Recommends it for: people who think that the history of Vampirism starts and ends with edward cullen

Recommended to Shovelmonkey1 by: 1001 books list

Shelves: 1001-books, read-in-2010, murder-most-horrid

Poor vampires. Such a bad press over the years what with all the blood sucking, neck snapping and general ravaging of virgins, maidens and anyone with a taste for Gothic-style bedroom furniture and an open window.

Still, now that Edward Cullen and his pan-faced fan base of moody teens have infiltrated popular culture, replacing the stereotypical images of pale, foppish young men in lacy cuffs and brocaded velvet jackets with a utilitarian Gap-Style wardrobe of urban wear (and a slightly sulky lo Poor vampires. Such a bad press over the years what with all the blood sucking, neck snapping and general ravaging of virgins, maidens and anyone with a taste for Gothic-style bedroom furniture and an open window.

Still, now that Edward Cullen and his pan-faced fan base of moody teens have infiltrated popular culture, replacing the stereotypical images of pale, foppish young men in lacy cuffs and brocaded velvet jackets with a utilitarian Gap-Style wardrobe of urban wear (and a slightly sulky look), we seem to be moving further away from the more traditional imagery. That said, R-Patz (see I know the lingo, I listen to the kids) appears to be dead from the eyeballs down in many scenes and is probably as wooden as the stake which should be used to pin him back into his eternal resting place, so not all elements of the vampire legend have been entirely done away with.

Interview with the Vampire was almost solely responsible (see Lost Boys for its partner in crime) for spawning the epidemic known as the great vampire obsession of the late 20th century or at the very least a huge resurgence in the interest in vampire myth and lore. Ok, ok Bram Stoker deserves a big old nod for originally bringing us the whole idea of wing-ed blood suckers who like nothing more than a snooze in a wooden box and a brisk sea journey to the north-east coast of England. Or if you like we can go a bit further back and point the sharp end of the stake at Sheridan Le Fanu for his sapphic vampires which featured in his collection of short stories "In a Glass Darkly". Whoever you'd like to blame for it, you have to admit they were onto a good wheeze. The romance of immortality fuelled by the go-juice of another human being (it goes down easier if you just think of it as a sort of clotted Slim-Fast meal) seems to have had a weirdly kinky appeal which has garnered it a fan base of millions. Lets break it down and see what there really is to like about being a vampire.

Eternal life - obviously gets a big tick but then it does depend who you get stuck with. If you end like Louis, locked in a bitter battle of wills with the sadistic Lestat, then eternity is going to seem like, well.... an eternity.

Drinking blood - readily available, free (therefore credit crunch chic), nutritious and virtually calorie free. It's simple: Live fast, die young, drink blood and have a good looking and upwardly mobile corpse. (WARNING: don't try this at home- this review is not suggesting that a diet of blood will ever do you any favours, nor is it condoning "borrowing" the blood of people who are not you). Alternatively, forever is a long time to go without a solid meal and you know you'll eventually start complaining that dinner always tastes the same.

Flight/ surprisingly speedy turns of movement - being super fast is a handy skill to have if you need to face the pacey modern lifestyle of the 21st century. Queue jumping, being first in the door at the Harvey Nichols January Sales and avoiding having to sit in economy class during flights are all things which would improve my life.

Sleeping in a coffin - compact and bijoux if you live in a tiny inner city apartment where you're kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom are all practically the same room. Why not drape your coffin with an attractive throw and turn it into a table for night-time use? On the downside no one ever said eternal rest would be a comfortable one.

Interview with the Vampire takes itself pretty seriously (a lot more seriously than this review), and despite the fact Louis' hand wringing and tortured immortal soul act did start to grate on me towards the end, overall I enjoyed this and was able to stop raising my eye brows long enough to appreciate the detail and originality of the story. Fangs for the great story Anne! ...more

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Aug 29, 2009 Gaijinmama rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, re-read, paranormal, favorites

I am going to confess that I didn't read this book until 1993, after I'd seen the movie. I couldn't handle horror movies or scary books at the time, but Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and a surprisingly good Tom Cruise really got my attention.
Now I'm a bona fide fan. I'm working toward reading everything Rice has written, and now I enjoy many other authors who write about vampires.
It wasn't just that the vampire dudes were soooo totally hot in the movie. As is usually the case, the book turned ou ...more

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Oct 02, 2014 Karly *The Vampire Ninja, Luminescent Monster & Wendigo Nerd Goddess of Canada (according to The Hulk)* rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dig-your-teeth-in

3 Stars

I hereby dub Louis “Sir Broods-A lot”!

*snores*

My biggest problems with this story stem from timing – mine! Had I read Interview with the Vampire back when it first came out, or in some close approximation thereafter, I would probably have truly enjoyed it. As it stands I have been exposed to far too many broody, I-am-a-monster-look-at-me-punish-myself vampires to feel much of anything for Louis. This breed of vampire is overdone for me, entirely. And to be fair, they never held much int ...more

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May 02, 2014 Vessey rated it it was amazing

Recommended to Vessey by: The movie

Shelves: owned, vampires, romance, 5-stars, fantasy, horror, dark, deep-and-challenging, erotica

I admit that I couldn't get through the rest of "The Vampire Chronicles", but this one stays a favourite.

Why do you like it so, oh, vampire crazy Vessey? Really, I do like vampires. Even though I'm not a "Twilight" fan. I even have my own set of teeth. A real goth girl inhabits my body and she hungers for dark adventures. I'm a sinister person, I know. :)

First, I really like Anne Rice's prose. It is so beautiful and enchanting. The whole story comes along with a good measure of dark sensuality,
I admit that I couldn't get through the rest of "The Vampire Chronicles", but this one stays a favourite.

Why do you like it so, oh, vampire crazy Vessey? Really, I do like vampires. Even though I'm not a "Twilight" fan. I even have my own set of teeth. A real goth girl inhabits my body and she hungers for dark adventures. I'm a sinister person, I know. :)

First, I really like Anne Rice's prose. It is so beautiful and enchanting. The whole story comes along with a good measure of dark sensuality, which I particularly like. What is more important to me, though, is that it presents, in a very captivating way, problems which have been haunting humanity since for ever. How many people in reality live tortured by guilt and loneliness and feel different than everybody else the way Louis does? Or how many people are tormented by the thought that their looks do not show their true self and that the others are unable to see past the surface? (Claudia). Or how many people are forced to live and suffer with someone they can never quite connect to, out of necessity, loneliness, because they love them despite all, or all three at once? I think many people can relate to the heroes (I should say anti-heroes, really) of this dark tale.

What is loneliness? What is the world? What is eternity? What does it mean to be immortal? What is the nature of existence? Is there God? What does it mean to be good? What does it mean to be evil? And which is the bigger evil - to be the actual committer of a crime or to allow it? What is life, what is death? It speaks not only of, and the value of, life and death of humans as individuals, but of the life and death of beliefs, values, possibilities.

It is told through the POV of one narrator, but it has a really big scope. Anne Rice shows an amazing skill in reflecting people's feelings and struggles. What is fiction if not a mirror to reality? Two opposite concepts which are not that opposite, after all. Every creation of art is a message born out of its creator's experience and inner world.

Read count: 4
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Oct 22, 2014 JaHy☝Hold the Fairy Dust rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m-melt-worthy-candy, luv-me-some-broken-man-meat, taboo-boo-boo

*** 4.5 'Shut Up,Louis' Stars ***

. .. . . Okay, okay, I haven't actually read the twilight series but you have to admit Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt make a much hotter couple than Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart. . . Or not. ** liars!**

To those who haven't read Interview with the Vampire ( 'the' ?.. . all this time I thought it was "Interview with a Vampire") because you've already watched the film---> READ IT. While Hollywood managed to capture the essence of the story to a cinematic deg ...more

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Jul 09, 2007 Jason Pettus rated it really liked it

Okay, I confess, I've actually read the first three of the novels in this fantastical series; but that they declined in quality so rapidly and profoundly that I just couldn't continue after that. Still, though, this first book of the series continues to be surprisingly strong, even if it single-handedly brought about an entire "goth industry" that threatens to turn all of Rice's original material into parodies of itself. A sprawling epic that is as much a vivid fictional history of the multicult ...more

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Sep 19, 2008 Joelle rated it did not like it

I thought it was slow, difficult to read. I finished it only by sheer determination, not out of pleasure.

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Dec 29, 2016 Heidi The Hippie Librarian rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy-and-sci-fi

Halfway through reading this one, it occurred to me that I read Interview with a Vampire in high school, but it left so little impression that I promptly forgot about it until 16 or so years later when, as I was reading it again, I began to recall some of it as I went along. This is a cerebral treatment of the vampire genre, an examination of good vs evil, what immortality really means, the first of its kind in "vampire books" and an allegory of the soul itself. It is all of those things, but it Halfway through reading this one, it occurred to me that I read Interview with a Vampire in high school, but it left so little impression that I promptly forgot about it until 16 or so years later when, as I was reading it again, I began to recall some of it as I went along. This is a cerebral treatment of the vampire genre, an examination of good vs evil, what immortality really means, the first of its kind in "vampire books" and an allegory of the soul itself. It is all of those things, but it's not very fun to read. The pace drags along and, for being a horror novel, it's not horrific, mainly dull.

Now, as back in high school, I wanted more information about what happened to Louis's brother at the very start. Rice hints at paranormal interference on the stairs and in the brother's religious vision, but the truth is never revealed. Maybe I have to dig through subsequent novels to find out what happened. That is the start of Louis' troubles, the lynch pin of the whole book and Rice just glosses over it. (view spoiler)

I also was unimpressed by Louis's self professed "sensitivity" to life. It all combined to make him into an unending complainer. "People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don't know why. No, I do indeed know why. Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult." pg 14, ebook. He monologues like that a lot as the book is set up as an interview, which I didn't mind too much, but I could have done without for the last third. I mean, at that point, we know the kid with the tape recorder is there. I wanted to get lost in the story but we're never really allowed to because we're always flashing back and forth.

It's difficult to enjoy a book when you don't really like the main character. "I lived like a man who wanted to die but who had no courage to do it himself. I walked black streets and alleys alone; I passed out in cabarets. ... And then I was attacked. It might have been anyone- and my invitation was open to sailors, thieves, maniacs, anyone. But it was a vampire." pg 13, ebook. Interview with the Maniac just doesn't have the same ring, does it. And yet, I might read it. :)

Rice's vampires are emotionless, except for Louis who is seemingly exploding with sensitivity and angst: "By morning, I realized that I was his complete superior and I had been sadly cheated in having him for a teacher. ... I felt cold towards him. I had no contempt in superiority. Only a hunger for new experience ... Lestat was of no use." pg 29, ebook. Or later with Claudia: "I even conceived a savage jealousy of the dollmaker to whom she'd confided her request for that tinkling diminutive lady, because that dollmaker had for a moment given her something which she held close to herself in my presence as if I were not there at all." pg 176, ebook. On and on it goes. Lestat doesn't understand him. Lestat's a boor. Lestat this, Lestat that. Claudia's out of control. Claudia too much like Lestat, Claudia's too much like him.... Louis has eternity to explore the world and everything in it, and he chooses to hang out with the two people who makes him nuts. But, I hear you say, Lestat created him so he had control over him and he couldn't leave Claudia because she was like an eternal child, wasn't she? etc. (view spoiler) So, separation was possible. Louis was simply too "sensitive" to do what was necessary.

Anyway, between the whining, the incomplete background information, and black/white view of good and evil, I did not enjoy Interview with the Vampire nearly as much as I had hoped I would. Perhaps I will revise my view if I read the rest of the series, but just thinking about digging into it makes me feel tired so I'm not sure that I'll ever get that. Maybe I was ruined on this book by reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels, which I surprisingly loved (until the painfully awful final ones, skip those). Jump into Charlaine Harris' novels for some vampire brain candy, save Anne Rice for the more serious, contemplative mood as it is considered a classic and beloved by many- just not me. ...more

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Jul 16, 2015 Bookworm Sean rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, horror-gothic, 2-star-reads

I really regret seeing the movie version of this prior to reading it because it spoiled the ending of the book. Anne Rice has Louis tell his entire life story to some idiot journalist that reflects the reader's supposed ignorance to the world of the vampire. This device worked to an extent, but I just knew how it was going to end so a lot of the magic was wasted on me. I sincerely regret watching the movie because it hindered my enjoyment of the novel. That being said though, the ending was as b I really regret seeing the movie version of this prior to reading it because it spoiled the ending of the book. Anne Rice has Louis tell his entire life story to some idiot journalist that reflects the reader's supposed ignorance to the world of the vampire. This device worked to an extent, but I just knew how it was going to end so a lot of the magic was wasted on me. I sincerely regret watching the movie because it hindered my enjoyment of the novel. That being said though, the ending was as bad as the movie’s.

An absorbing, yet disappointing, story

The novel is the kind you storm through to reach the end. I still felt the pull even though I knew the outcome. The journalist quizzes Louis on certain aspects of his story, which were supposed reflections of what the reader was thinking. It’s like the author new the questions that would be born and intercepted them before they could be asked. But, some of them were far too naïve and far to0 predictable. Overall though, it creates a show rather than tell fell; there is no narrator giving us awkward amounts of knowledge on the complexities of vampirism. Instead there is Louis telling us his life story in a conversational, and confiding, manner to an idiot journalist who barely understands it as signified by the ending. I wanted to slap the guy with the predictable response he gave at the end.

Moreover, the life Louis has lived is complicated by his duality of nature. Inside him there is a war going on between his vampire body and his human soul. He is a vampire that loathes killing and wishes that he could teach his creator, Lestat, to be more like himself. He looks back on his life in a retrospective tone and understands the decisions he made with more wisdom and experience. He can see his creator for the bloodthirsty killer he is, but more importantly he can also see him for what he isn’t. This was a good dynamic but, again, the ending let me down.

A manipulative creator, and a weak protagonist

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Lestat fears losing Louis, for all his coldness he still feels one human emotion: loneliness. He will bind Louis to him anyway he can, with whoever he can. So, together the pair ends up making a vampire out of a little girl. There is no denying Louis interesting life, but the man lacks any form of a backbone. He is so easily led first by Lestat and then by a little girl. He just doesn’t stand up for himself in anyway. I think he is a very weak vampire, not because of his human soul but because of his lack of courage. He should have left Lestat very early on or stayed with him forever. Claudia was braver than Louis could ever be.

“I lived like a man who wanted to die but who had no courage to do it himself.”

Despite knowing the ending in advance, and still being excited to reach it, the final payoff was as disappointing as the movie version. I was hoping the book ending would be stronger. I think the author spent too much time trying to work up room for a sequel than closing this book in a memorable way. The ending was just rather poor, and made me decide not to pick up another book in this series. I enjoyed this book to an extent, but I know I wouldn’t enjoy the next. I think this is one of those very, very, rare cases when the movie is actually better than the book.

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Mar 28, 2008 Brad rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Ruzz and anyone who wants to feel the world more intensely

Recommended to Brad by: Pat Gulmick

Shelves: faves, horror, vampire

Twenty winters ago I read Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire for the first time. I read it again just before Neil Jordan's film version came out, and then I let it slip into the recesses of my personal mythology, only letting the memory of it pop out once in a while for some wistful nostalgia and a vow to read it again.

This year's glut of filmed Vampire adaptations -- HBO's True Blood, based on Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse books, and Stephanie Meyer's Twilight -- got me longing for ...more

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Oct 16, 2009 Becky rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, historical-fiction, religion-y, mystery-and-thrillers, vampires, reviewed, fantasy, audiobook, disappointing, made-my-eyes-bleed, 2011

Oy... Can a book be disappointing if I expected not to like it? Or, rather, can I be disappointed in it?

Yep.

This was seriously boring. And repetitive. And boringly repetitive. And unexciting and also it rehashed the same things over and over. And over. Did I mention it was boring? Because it was. Even more than I expected. At about 100 pages in, I was like "OK, this isn't terrible, that's good." And then... It just stayed right there. At "Not Terrible" level. Nothing interesting happened, noth Oy... Can a book be disappointing if I expected not to like it? Or, rather, can I be disappointed in it?

Yep.

This was seriously boring. And repetitive. And boringly repetitive. And unexciting and also it rehashed the same things over and over. And over. Did I mention it was boring? Because it was. Even more than I expected. At about 100 pages in, I was like "OK, this isn't terrible, that's good." And then... It just stayed right there. At "Not Terrible" level. Nothing interesting happened, nothing exciting, nothing to make me want to find out what happens. I finished this simply because I was knitting stuff and running errands, and I might as well listen to something while I did that, but mostly I just zoned out, especially towards the end. Impressive endorsement, eh?

So, OK, here's the book, Cliffs Notes version:
There is a vampire giving an interview to a mortal "boy", telling his life story. (By the way, aside from the novelty of finding out that there ARE actually vampires, I have no idea why this boy sat all night listening to this vampire. He seemed interested... but by what?) Anyway, so, this vampire tells his life (or undead) story: A vampire met him, coveted his property, turned him, moved in, manipulated him and was a general, all around jerkface. Our narrator vamp, Louis, whines a lot. Gets all existential-y a lot. Whines some more about existential stuff. Questions everything: Where do I come from? What is my purpose? Why do we need to kill to feed? Who made vampires? God? Satan? Bob the Builder? Are there more of us? Why is killing PEOPLE so much awesomer than killing animals? Why is killing some people (read: pretty ones) awesomer still than killing some other (read: not pretty ones) people? Why do I ask so many questions?

OK, I threw that last one in there. He should have asked it, though. I mean holy crap on a stick, he's got The Life™: he's rich, and smart about investing so will likely remain that way, handsome, and immortal, which all amounts to him being able to do whatever the hell he wants to for as long as he wants to. Yet all he does is WHINE and ponder the meaning of life... or undeath. Because, you know, humans have it all figured out. /snark.

Anyway, plot summary continued:
Lestat continues being a jerk, and adds a 3rd to their happy family, a child. Who will remain a child forever and ever and ever... except in her mind. (Oh the bitterness and anger and existentialism and questions... They never end!!) The two turnees don't like Lestat (because he's a jerkface, remember?) and so they plot their method of getting him out of the way and going on their merry way to find their own answers. They travel around and find zombie vampires, ask some more questions about them... travel more, and then they find more vampires! Wooo! Finally, something like progress! Only... these vampires are also boring fucking paper wastes. They are all existential-y too, only their subject of choice is technically death rather than existence. So, again, a rehash of What It All Means™... You get the point by now, right? I mean MY point, because I still don't think the book has one.

Frank Muller reading the audio helped me to get through this. Anne Rice has diarrhea of the pen when it comes to detail, and her pen only writes in one color: Purple.

Her purple pen has put me off of quite a few of her other books, and would have put me off this one too, had I not been able to find something shiny and zone out for a good 20 minutes at a time while she described a door, or moon reflection on the water, or the texture of the smell of velvet or some such. Shiny thing, you saved my sanity. Thank you.

Anyway... I don't know why I continue to attempt Anne Rice. I think it's because so many people love her books, and there are so many of them, that I rationalize that the next one will probably be better. Except... no. It's not. Or maybe it's just ME, and I just don't like her. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. I think this will be my last attempt though. At some point, one just has to admit defeat and move on.

I've finished two of Rice's books, ever, out of a combined 7 or 8 or so attempts, if I remember correctly, and I didn't like either of them. Fail.

Halloween October 2011: #9 ...more

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Jun 28, 2015 Sh3lly ✨ Bring on the Weird ✨ rated it liked it

Shelves: vampires, read-more-than-once, fantasy, read-2015

Anne Rice's vampire chronicles made me love reading books. I mean, it didn't exactly start there. I can go back further in my childhood to other books, but as a "young adult" in my late teens, this series nailed it for me. I was captivated. They stayed with me and I thought about them for DAYS, weeks even. In retrospect, it was probably my first experience of "book depression." I wanted Lestat to turn me into a vampire. I think he was my first book boyfriend.

This is my first re-read since the 90 ...more

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Jul 11, 2010 Crystal Starr Light rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, audiobook, book-to-movie

“The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us.”

Louis approaches a young reporter and begins to tell the boy his tale - how he became a vampire, back in the 18th century by the hands of Lestat, his growing love for Claudia, a vampire woman stuck in a 5 year old body, and his desire to learn more about the beast he had become.

This is one of those modern classic vampire tales, one that I've been meaning to read ever since I got interested in vampires back with "Twilight". But “The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us.”

Louis approaches a young reporter and begins to tell the boy his tale - how he became a vampire, back in the 18th century by the hands of Lestat, his growing love for Claudia, a vampire woman stuck in a 5 year old body, and his desire to learn more about the beast he had become.

This is one of those modern classic vampire tales, one that I've been meaning to read ever since I got interested in vampires back with "Twilight". But after reading the Anita Blake series and finding that I really didn't care for most of them, I was honestly afraid with this book. I tried to read a paperback version - and I just couldn't get into it. I tried to listen to an audiobook version - but I had an abridged copy. So I made one final effort to get into this series. And boy, I'm glad I made that one final effort! This book was freaking amazing! I adored it!

I really liked the time and effort Rice put into her characters. Louis, Lestat, Claudia, Armand, even minor ones like Babette and Madeleine were well-developed. My favorites were Lestat and Claudia. Lestat was completely manic, the vampire who absolutely adores what he does and doesn't spend a moment considering the consequences. I just really liked how cavalier he was; he made jokes with corpses that were just disturbing - and yet I found myself laughing! (May I just add that Tom Cruise, not necessarily my favorite actor of all time, did a supreme job at playing Lestat in the movie?) And Claudia! I had seen the movie, in which Kirsten Dunst does a great job portraying a 100 year old vampire stuck in a child's body, so I kinda knew what to expect, but the book expands on that, really gives it depth. You feel sorrow, knowing that this grown woman will never have the body that she is on the inside. That she will always be seen as a child, a little girl. The complicated relationship she and Louis have - part lover (don't worry, there is no sex, but there is eroticism), part father-daughter, part creator-creation - just accents this conundrum.

I'll be honest; Louis, our main character, really got to be annoying and whiny. But you know, I've always said that I don't have to like a main character to get behind him and be interested in his story, and Louis is definitely that sort of character for me. Sure, I think he's a whiner and a loser and under-motivated, but I was always interested in his story and eager to hear more.

The story itself is more of a biography than your typical "beginning-middle-end". There is Louis' desire to understand what he is, his love for Claudia, his guilt for killing so many to feed his body, but mostly, the story is just watching him through time. His interactions with Lestat. His love for Claudia. His journey to Europe to discover what he is. Exploring Transylvania and finally meeting others of his kind in Armand.

The writing kinda stumped me when I tried to read the paperback, but the audiobook made it easy to breeze past the rough introduction. It's a bit hard to read a book that's basically one character telling another character a story, but honestly, I've encountered worse. Rice does a good job; the audiobook made it easier for me to imagine that Louis was telling me this story - and I think that is what REALLY helped me "get" this book.

There is no doubt I will be checking out "The Vampire Lestat". I absolutely have to get more of Lestat and find out more about this creative world. I can see why this is considered "must read" for lovers of vampire fiction. ...more

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Dec 05, 2008 Cecilia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: vampire lovers

Shelves: anne-rice, vampires

Este fue el libro que hizo que, durante varios años de mi vida, anne rice fuera una de las escritoras que más leía. Y no tenía nada que ver con ser "gótico", si no que, simplemente sus personajes me parecían sumamente reales. La soledad, la miseria, el odio y el amor, son emociones humanas, no vampíricas, por lo tanto, no es difícil comprender por qué tantas personas se "enamoraron" de sus vampiros y siguieron toda la saga de novelas vampíricas que esta mujer creo. Otro de los puntos importantes ...more

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Jun 04, 2012 Marvin rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror

You need to get here right away. This whole event has a Lovecraftian feel. But when you get here it will have an Anne Rice feel. Because you're gay.

The above quote, which is recited as well I can remember it, is from John Dies at the End by David Wong. I quote it in this review of Interview With the Vampire because it evokes a certain atmosphere that Rice has created in her version of vampire lore. Not that I think Louis, Lestat or anyone who reads Ann Rice is gay. Well, I always wondered about ...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Olivier Delaye rated it it was amazing

A masterpiece of gothic literature. Well worth reading and re-reading.

OLIVIER DELAYE
Author of the SEBASTEN OF ATLANTIS series

The Forgotten Goddess (Sebasten of Atlantis, #1) by Olivier Delaye

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Dec 16, 2007 Christina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, 1001-books-2006-edition, 2008, 1001-books-2008-edition, 1001-books-2010-edition, 1001-books-combined-edition

This is my first Anne Rice novel and her writing reminds me of Stephen King - they both drag you into their worlds and keep you there, making you race though it to the end as fast as possible to find out what happens.
Interview with the Vampire is the story of Louis mostly, how he became a vampire at the hands of Lestat, how they together made the child vampire Claudia, how Claudia and Louis parted ways with Lestat and went out into the world to search for other vampires and finally found what t This is my first Anne Rice novel and her writing reminds me of Stephen King - they both drag you into their worlds and keep you there, making you race though it to the end as fast as possible to find out what happens.
Interview with the Vampire is the story of Louis mostly, how he became a vampire at the hands of Lestat, how they together made the child vampire Claudia, how Claudia and Louis parted ways with Lestat and went out into the world to search for other vampires and finally found what they were searching for and more in Paris, at the Théâtre des Vampires.
But it is also a story of being who you are and accepting your nature. This is especially evident because of the fact that Louis tells his life story to a boy and tells about the fight he has continued to fight over the centuries - the fight between good and evil. Louis sees the kill (of humans, at least) as evil - but at the same time some kind of kill is necessary to keep him alive. And even though Louis thinks the boy should be scared of him, he has no intention of killing him.
I liked Rice's take on the vampire legends. Having grown up on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I have most of my vampire knowledge from that tv show and Rice has another take on the vampire myth altogether. In her world, garlic and crosses are not capable of hurting a vampire - only fire, beheading and sunlight are deadly to them, otherwise they are immortal. This also makes the struggle between good and evil more interesting because normally, the fact that the cross (and holy water) hurts vampires is a easy way of showing that they are evil but without this part of the myth, their being evil is more of a question and therefore more interesting.
For me, the most interesting part was Claudia - Claudia can be seen as an example of what would have happened to Peter Pan if he had been allowed to never grow up. Imagine living century after century as a small child - at some points, dolls and toys are not enough to satisfy you, you want more, but how are you going to get it, being pint size and all? ...more

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Nov 15, 2008 Anne rated it did not like it

Shelves: paranormal, horror

It's hard to admit that a movie with Tom Cruise in it could actually be less boring than a book.
But there you go.
I read this when I was a teen, and I had a much higher tolerance for meandering bullshit plots than I do now, so my review was originally 3 stars. However, on reflection...
Yeah. This was pretty much crap.
Sorry if this offends any Rice fanatics.
Hmmm. No, on reflection I really don't care who it offends.

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Nov 17, 2007 Paul Bryant rated it really liked it

Shelves: spooky-ookums, novels

Oh God, I'm going to have to do this. Oh well, here I go. Hmm – he looks a bit fierce.

"Bless me, Father, for I have sinned."

Silence… erm – now what am i supposed to say ? oh yes…

"I confess to God almighty, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to all the Saints, and to you Father, that I have sinned very much in thought, word, deed and omission, by my fault, my fault, my most grievous fault. Especially since my last confession which was ....... approximately 23 years and several months ago. Er. Hmm. I ...more

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Nov 17, 2008 Tracy rated it it was ok

Recommends it for: Anyone who tends to read a little slower

This book was a slow read, and I didn't find it very interesting. The narrative drifts in and out of metaphorical prose, making it difficult to understand what was really happening and what was artistic expression. The author became so caught up in the love of her own prose that she afflicted the reader with the mental haze of her storyteller. I tend to read at a faster pace, and many passages required re-reading to grasp what really was going on. If this was the only problem with the book, I mi ...more

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Mar 18, 2012 Daniel Marcos rated it did not like it

Shelves: did-not-finish, vampires

I really wanted lo like this book, my hopes where high, because I LOVE vampire books and this is one of the most important, and it is without a doubt, the most boring one.

I hate Anne Rice's writing, it makes me want to cut my veins.

Let me give you an example:

My keyboard is very beatiful, I like how the "Q" feels underneath my finger when I press the button to type the letter "Q" I also like how the "E" feels underneath my finger when I press the button to type the letter "E" I also like how the ...more

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Sep 02, 2009 Rumi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Rumi by: Vennie

"Interview with the Vampire" is a truly remarkable book. Without claiming to be a fantasy know-it-all, I'd like to say that the characters in this book are probably some of the most well-developed fantasy creatures out there. Each one has their own doubts, fears, hopes, and a whole system of values. They might not always act as expected from them, but then again, do they have to be perfect, all-knowing, wise and so very distant from humans every single time? What Anne Rice has created is not onl "Interview with the Vampire" is a truly remarkable book. Without claiming to be a fantasy know-it-all, I'd like to say that the characters in this book are probably some of the most well-developed fantasy creatures out there. Each one has their own doubts, fears, hopes, and a whole system of values. They might not always act as expected from them, but then again, do they have to be perfect, all-knowing, wise and so very distant from humans every single time? What Anne Rice has created is not only a work of fiction, but also a study of psychology.

I have never read a book which goes so deeply into vampire nature, telling us a whole new story of insecurity, where dark thoughts battle with the constant fascination by the world; where the need to be together with somebody of your own kind overcomes all obstacles, even your own hatred; where the struggle for knowledge fights for its existence with the fear that there might be nothing to know; where cold comfort meets change. And all this is so stylish, so dark and dangerous, that nobody dares to think these vampires are funny or stupid.

Isn't it paradoxical that the book's approach to fantastic creatures is so logical, yet so rarely used in modern-day fantasy literature? After all, some of them have been humans before their transformation, right? Why does no one pay attention to their struggle after becoming vampires for example? Where does the presumption that they suddenly become encyclopedias come from?! I'm not saying the human psychological approach towards them doesn't exist, such a thing I cannot claim, but it still is an uncommon concept. Perhaps it's harder to think before writing, to analyze the options and get to know your own characters, to predict their every move. All too often, modern-day authors just find in fantasy an easy way to escape all logic and write whatever comes out from under their fingers. That is why, I fear, literature teachers will always retain their negative attitude towards fantasy. Which is a shame. ...more

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Nov 09, 2013 Maxine (Booklover Catlady) rated it really liked it

Shelves: creepy-books, books-in-a-series, paranormal-supernatural, horror-books-read, angels-demons-monsters-creatures, 2015-reading-challenge, vampires-and-victims

I'm going to keep this simple. I state adamantly that I don't read Vampire novels...

Except for this series.

Drawn in by the historical setting, the dark alleyways and the handsome yet deadly Vampires that abounded. Women offered their powdered milk-white necks to be taken, it was better than an orgasm it seemed to be taken with the force and bloodlust of a vampire.

This to me is true vampire fiction, it's dark, there are no sparkly pretty boy nice vampires in sight. These ones go for the jugular. ...more

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Aug 16, 2013 Argona rated it it was amazing

Shelves: vampire-tales, paranormal, urban-fantasy, horror, shounen-ai, historical-fiction, fantasy, reviewed, dark, all-time-favorites, gothic, bromance, gay-fiction

I was expecting to read something amazing when I started to read this series and I wasn't disappointed. There are amazing vampires in this series that have well-thought backgrounds and unique personalities.

This book is told through Louis's eyes, the most human vampire among the old ones. Obviously the story focuses on his tragic life. Poor Louis suffers quite a tragedy as a human and something forever dies in him before he is even turned to a vampire. It is interesting that as a vampire, he begi I was expecting to read something amazing when I started to read this series and I wasn't disappointed. There are amazing vampires in this series that have well-thought backgrounds and unique personalities.

This book is told through Louis's eyes, the most human vampire among the old ones. Obviously the story focuses on his tragic life. Poor Louis suffers quite a tragedy as a human and something forever dies in him before he is even turned to a vampire. It is interesting that as a vampire, he begins a struggle to find his inner core and regain some kind of a purpose. In addition to Louis, we have Lestat! The prince of darkness who indeed deserves his title!XD It's very hard to describe his personality. You have to discover this brat by yourselves!

Louis with his guilty conscious and morality and Lestat with his lack of inhibitions and unique attitude are simply perfect companions for each other. They happen to be my favorite couple in this series.

I fell in love with Louis right away and that played an important role in making me really love this book. Yes, Louis can be whiny and self-centered and he is seriously depressed but he is also beautiful, strong, intelligent and kind. Lestat named him well when he called him "Merciful death". If you end up not liking Louis, you might not enjoy this book. It's really hard to enjoy a book when all one wants to do is shoot him!

I know that some people may find certain parts of this book too long and even boring. I myself had to skip a few sentences here and there when Louis was extremely busy describing the world through his vampire eyes but I also understood his fascination and his need to talk about it. When alive, he was an intelligent human being with a thirst for knowledge. Of course, as a vampire, he focuses on all the new colors and new details that are suddenly in front of his eyes and needs to share every single detail with his readers. In my opinion, Louis chose Vampirism as a way to live again, that's why at his rebirth, he was so excited to see the new world. He wanted to find new roots, to be something else entirely! But he ended up realizing that the core soul hasn't really changed. He ended up being the vampire who fights his own nature, the vampire that weeps for the mortals and loves them. And in his disappointment, he ended up blaming Lestat, who was in no way innocent and guilt-free! There is something in Louis that attracts the old ones to him and makes them crave his company. I think it's this humanity of his. He is simply a beautiful soul. One that sometimes worries too much and ends up being a little whiny! Louis is not the perfect hero. Far from that! He jumps into conclusions, misjudges people and gets manipulated. In his defense, he is quite young at the beginning, feels guilty and responsible for Claudia and Lestat is in serious need of a SLAP every once in a while!

It is obvious that pieces are missing from the puzzle that Louis puts together. The next book reveals Lestat's true mind and heart, so I won't get into his intentions but I think Lestat truly is a perfect example of a vampire. He was extraordinary even as a human! Unfortunately we first see him through Louis's eyes and his his loved ones misunderstand him a lot. As I said before, it's his fault too! He acts like such a moron sometimes and commits many many mistakes. We get to learn that Lestat has his own reasons for his actions, but how can poor Louis know that? They stay together for many years and Lestat never really reveals his true self to Louis. Therefore Louis ends up making very bad decisions.

Claudia, bless her little black heart, perfectly shows why children are supposed to grow up! Least of all, they end up being very creepy!

I love Louis despite his flaws, not that the other vampires in this chronicle are perfect. Lestat is a king when it comes to flaws! But that's the beauty of these vampires. They are human-beings who turn into vampires and carry their own weak points and unique strengths. I came to love every single one when I learned their story and background. Thinks about it. They are immortals! Of course they carry a lot of baggage! It's a very annoying when vampires act like 18 years old teenagers and don't suffer from any mental trauma. How is that even possible after existing for so long? Frankly, a little madness is almost a given!

This book tries to look at Vampirism realistically, something that isn't achieved in many books of this genre. This book is about the burden of immortality, a sentient being's need to have love, escape loneliness and have a purpose during many many years.

This book goes beyond normal human sexuality. This book is about companionship through centuries, a very unique relationship that only forms with passage of time, something much stronger than what many people refer to as love. I find that very beautiful. When ones lives for centuries and wakes up in a completely unknown world, even enemies are a comfort!

I WAS a little disappointed when I realized sexuality means very little to these vampires but I quickly realized that their identities simply foes beyond their genders and their love for each other surpasses the limits that exist for human love.

I also admit that these novels aren't suitable for everyone. Many might lose patience or feel like murdering Louis and strangling Lestat. There might not be enough action, critical events or twists to keep many interested. But I like my vampires to be a at least a little realistic and therefore I am willing to be patient and take my time when reading about them. These vampire are dark, evil and mysterious but they aren't completely black either. There is also good in them. I can actually relate to them, understand their actions and forgive their wrong decisions. They are simply a different being. A vampire! A good vampire can't be the same as a good human. He ends up turning into dust very quickly or he ends up sparkling. I don't have anything against sparkling, I just like my vampires burning and smoking. Vampires are supposed to act like a being with many years of experience, they aren't supposed to make the same mistakes as a young human and lose patience quickly. They are supposed to have an identity of their own and take their time when making a decision, they are not supposed to hang around, waiting for a mortal to come along and save them.

Anne Rice, has THOUGHT about her vampires before starting this series. She has done a lot of RESEARCH before writing these stories that take place in very different historical frames and she is NOT imitating anyone. She is telling her own stories and I find these stories well-written, deep, beautiful and with quite amount of originality. This series is world-wide famous for very good reasons. I recommend this series if you are seriously fascinated with immortal creatures and want to take a deep look at their existence. ...more

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