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iggydoane's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Incest and Injury/Injury detail
ariel_is_a_dreamer's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lestat must have been drinking from people on some heavy drugs.
And yet I love Anne Rice's writing. I basically read this books just for the writing at this point.
And yet I love Anne Rice's writing. I basically read this books just for the writing at this point.
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Death, Incest, Rape, and Slavery
super_panda's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Slavery and Incest
chiarara's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Incest
Minor: Cannibalism
mayastone's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book offers the vampire origin story, how some vampires have chosen to interpret their gift/curse, a different perspective to some of the events in the previous book, the formation of the Theatre of the Vampire, as well as an in-depth look at Lestat himself. As such a lot is packed in.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Incest, Murder, and Violence
meganpbennett's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It is always hard to rate Anne Rice books, and The Vampire Lestat is no exception. Like Interview, it starts out strong, with action-packed pages and a lovable anti-hero. And, like Interview, it gets to a point where Lestat decides that it's time to tell his story in incredible, intimate detail. And it's not just his story. It's Armand's story. It's Marius' story. It's the story of Those Who Must Be Kept. The middle of the story - from around the time Lestat is turned into a Vampire until he departs for New Orleans - is a bit of a slog. The stories told are amazing and fantastical, but they seem to drag on and on. But if you make it through those pages, the action picks up again, and the book ends in a cliffhanger, setting off the sequel, The Queen of the Damned.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Vomit, Grief, Incest, Slavery, and Terminal illness
laurajones's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
Minor: Slavery
caidyn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The whole time I read this, I had Tom Cruise in my head. Really not the image I wanted of him kissing his mother. But, oh well. Another good book. Not as erotic, which I didn't mind. More getting down with the lore of the vampires that Rice was trying to get out for the rest of her series. Really just tying it all together, and how Lestat comes into all of that stuff. I really love the Egyptian lore being thrown in. Since I was really little, I've loved Egypt and this is just bringing it all together, tying in the lore with what Rice wants for her vampires. I'm glad I've finally picked up this series to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
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