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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
6 stars. So, this is the origin story of emo soft boy Lestat in response to the other emo soft boy, Louis telling his story which is the book Interview With the Vampire but I preferred Lestat’s story a hundred percent more. My main gripe with book one is that I just have never found Louis to be an interesting character. Movie version played by Brad Pitt is fine but Lestat was always the more interesting of the two of them so to have a book all about him is amazing.
This was epic. And dense. So damn dense. Rice’s writing style is gorgeous and lush. She has one of the most unique voices in writing but it’s really heavy and dense so I would read it in chunks and then put it down. Even though these are books about vampires they read like literary fiction. Lestat is now my favorite vampire ever. Seriously, he is so well developed and complicated with all of his depth. I just adored him dearly. I will definitely be picking up book three soon since this one ended on a cliffhanger.
I’d highly recommend this because Lestat’s journey from human to vampire is quite the ride and I loved every single moment of it.
This was epic. And dense. So damn dense. Rice’s writing style is gorgeous and lush. She has one of the most unique voices in writing but it’s really heavy and dense so I would read it in chunks and then put it down. Even though these are books about vampires they read like literary fiction. Lestat is now my favorite vampire ever. Seriously, he is so well developed and complicated with all of his depth. I just adored him dearly. I will definitely be picking up book three soon since this one ended on a cliffhanger.
I’d highly recommend this because Lestat’s journey from human to vampire is quite the ride and I loved every single moment of it.
dark
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maybe you should tell your autistic husband that he is in fact your husband, that would probably make things a lot simpler for your relationship. It took Lestat 200 years to figure that out, but he got there in the end
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lestat is deeply conflicted, but the pinnacle of his struggles is that he tries to pursue his dream of going to Paris and star in a theater company, where he would be seen and praised by the public, but ended up transformed against his will into a vampire, a creature bound to hide and live in the shadows. Every bad decision (and oh boy, there were many!) Lestat ever made was seeking this unattainable desire to be loved and adored. Flawless character building!
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The high point of the book is the narrative. Lestat is seductive, funny, cynical, narcissistic, and often dramatic. He knows he’s evil and has no shame for it, as it is within his nature. Rice gives him the power of captivating the reader into one of the best first-person narratives I’ve ever read. It’s a completely character focused book, as it should be.
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As far as rep goes, most of Rice’s vampires are pansexual, which would be logical since her vampires’ relationships are about connection and blood, and have nothing to do with sex. However, even before he was a vampire Lestat had a relationship with his best friend Nicholas, showing he was already pansexual as a human. Let’s remember the book was published in 1985, making it an avant-garde piece for queer rep.
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The Vampire Lestat is a classic, and a must-read for anyone who likes dark fantasy, character-driven plots, villainous characters, and queer rep.
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The high point of the book is the narrative. Lestat is seductive, funny, cynical, narcissistic, and often dramatic. He knows he’s evil and has no shame for it, as it is within his nature. Rice gives him the power of captivating the reader into one of the best first-person narratives I’ve ever read. It’s a completely character focused book, as it should be.
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As far as rep goes, most of Rice’s vampires are pansexual, which would be logical since her vampires’ relationships are about connection and blood, and have nothing to do with sex. However, even before he was a vampire Lestat had a relationship with his best friend Nicholas, showing he was already pansexual as a human. Let’s remember the book was published in 1985, making it an avant-garde piece for queer rep.
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The Vampire Lestat is a classic, and a must-read for anyone who likes dark fantasy, character-driven plots, villainous characters, and queer rep.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(I'm still writing that essay about this series. It's getting stupidly long)