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Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

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trelina's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Louis is real whiny and kind of an asshole.

vicious_boy's review

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4.0

So i have loved the movie ever since i was a kid and decided to read the novel just to see for myself how much Anne had changed in the movie and i want to read all the novels in this series and i decided to start the day i did because of the passing of Anne Rice.

I have to say that i actually loved this novel. Was it the best masterpiece i've ever read before? No, but it wasn't that far off either in my opinion. It's hard to explain exactly what it was that captivated me when reading this book. I have to say that i was a bit surprised about how much the movie actually deviated from the original book, but it made me love it more.

The characters are very interesting, at times horrific, but at the same time so relatable. It's very fascinating, but at the same time heartbreaking when knowing what the inspiration for Claudia was. In my opinion this book is very beautiful and scenic, making me excited for reading the rest of them.

kristenhwrites's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

renbuecher's review against another edition

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funny

4.0

graveyardpansy's review against another edition

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4.0

listen, I didn’t WANT to like this book as much as I did, but here we are. I thought the descriptiveness was beautiful, the horror being not necessarily in the murder and blood but in the raw emotion.... yeah. It’s good. I LOVE that i felt sympathy with the vampires, I enjoyed the way the story was structured around the meta-story that’s the real bulk of the novel, and most of all I adored the way the horror is caught in questions of immortality, ethics, the pain of recognition and discovery. I guess it’s the year of me reading vamp fiction.

lurker_stalker's review

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4.0

I read this book many, many years ago and wondered if I'd enjoy it as much now as I did then. I mostly did. I was a bit disappointed with Simon Vance's narration, though. That surprised me. I've loved his work on several other books but not this one.

I'm glad I reread the book but have no desire to keep going with the series.

I gave it 3.5 on BookLikes.