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The Vampire Lestat

Anne Rice

3.99 AVERAGE


baffling yet thrilling read
adventurous informative mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love this guy so much we are kissing rn on his pretty mouth, beautifully written. anne rice stole a part of my soul

I can distinctly remember the day I discovered that Interview With the Vampire wasn't just a standalone novel. It was a joyous day, filled with much combing of Amazon to find the absolute lowest priced copy I could that was still in "good" condition. And I was not disappointed, although Interview will probably always be my favorite of the series.

Lestat is the very definition of "little shit." He's rash, he's impulsive, he has the utmost confidence that he knows what he's doing (he doesn't). And he's incredibly obtuse about literally everything. Gabrielle and Armand being all, "This isn't a good idea, Lestat" basically gets a "Yes, but it's still an idea!" and Lestat doing the thing. He is the living embodiment of the Everyone: "Lestat, no!" Lestat: "Lestat, yes!" meme.

It makes for a great read, no lie, but Lestat's story is way more chaotic and ridiculous than Louis' sedate account in Interview.
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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
adventurous challenging dark funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kymobereads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

Not the reading style I want to read right now.

5 stars for that crazy ass epilogue alone

i want someone to love me the way anne rice loves lestat. you can tell he's her most beloved creation and she's so real for that!
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes