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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
The gathering of all the characters was great but I didn't care too much about the queen story line.
After all I heard about Lestat and Louis, and even Armand and Marius, I was NOT expecting to come out of this series (because I won’t be continuing these books anytime soon, if ever) shipping Armand and Daniel, of all people? It’s the only relationship that’s not creepy. Physically, Armand is 17 and Daniel is 32, I believe. But they first met twelve years prior, and the difference between 17 and 20 isn’t a big deal at all. Besides, Armand is mentally wayyyyy older than Daniel anyway. And once again, they’ve known each other for TWELVE YEARS. Talk about slow burn. They actually know each other, it’s not just weird insta-codependency like most of the other relationships. And they’re not related, which I hate is something I need to specify.
Anyway, onto the main book. It was nice to finally stick to the present day. Anne Rice’s writing style reflects the time period, and reading about the 80’s in the style of the 80’s is way less boring than reading about the 18th century *in the style of the 18th century.* And there were more varied and interesting characters too.
The fully fleshed out backstory of Maharet, Mekare, Khayman, Akasha, and Enkil was incredibly fascinating, and was probably the best part of the book, even though it was also horribly depressing. The way that history and religion were blended with the mythology of vampirism was, I’ll admit, incredibly cool.
Anyway, onto the main book. It was nice to finally stick to the present day. Anne Rice’s writing style reflects the time period, and reading about the 80’s in the style of the 80’s is way less boring than reading about the 18th century *in the style of the 18th century.* And there were more varied and interesting characters too.
The fully fleshed out backstory of Maharet, Mekare, Khayman, Akasha, and Enkil was incredibly fascinating, and was probably the best part of the book, even though it was also horribly depressing. The way that history and religion were blended with the mythology of vampirism was, I’ll admit, incredibly cool.
Hate to say, cause usually the book is better than the movie, but i did enjoy the movie more. I liked the book, but sometimes wished it would hurry up.
Probably my second favorite Anne Rice book. I was happy to see less of Louis, as his punkassedness content is too high (in the book... in the movie Brad Pitt as Louis should get as much screen time as possible), and really enjoyed the egyption flavor.
I’m going to make a confession, while I realize Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire was groundbreaking and had a major impact on fiction, I found it a bit dull and something of a slog to get through. The ideas were neat but sometimes the style was needlessly dense and Louis was a terribly annoying protagonist to spend the whole book with.
In my opinion Anne Rice’s books get better after Interview, I think she got better as a writer with time. The Vampire Lestat was pretty engaging and The Queen of the Dammed even more so. It feels like Rice really came into her own and started fleshing out the complex and intriguing mythology she began with her other books.
In my opinion Anne Rice’s books get better after Interview, I think she got better as a writer with time. The Vampire Lestat was pretty engaging and The Queen of the Dammed even more so. It feels like Rice really came into her own and started fleshing out the complex and intriguing mythology she began with her other books.