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Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

59 reviews

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Interview With the Vampire was not what I expected. For whatever reason I thought it's be suave and golden, when really it was cold and sorrowful. I found the middle very much dragged for me, even up until the final 40 pages. A relationship between the protagonist and their closest friend is a strange one and I know it's supposed to be, but it toes a strange line. Don't get me wrong - Anne Rice can write some incredibly poetic lines. Every once in a while I caught glimpses of the heart of the matter and Rice's ruminations on eternity and love, but they were seen through the haze of conversations that circled around and lengthy traveling. 7/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gore

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

As a lover of vampire fiction in general it was really cool to go back to this and see all the different ways Interview's DNA has permeated the genre. That said, this was a book with a lot of highs and lows for me. On one hand, Rice's writing is beautiful, and the first half of the book was exactly the kind of gothic horror I like; however, the later half falls victim to melodrama that killed much of the atmosphere I loved and that brought to the forefront the many flaws in Rice's world building. As it stands, I don't know if I'll continue the series, but I am at least glad I finally gave this one a go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

meowster18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing read. First time reading the novel but I’ve seen the movie. Beautiful writing. Gripping story telling. Very imaginative. I found myself swooning when I could almost visualize Louis exploration of New Orleans, the viliages of Europe, and the city of Pairs. I felt his suffering, his longing, his love, his passion, and even his sense of wonder. I must contiune the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Stalking, and Death of parent

emmathebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I have no idea how to describe the things this book made me feel, but let’s just say I needed a moment when I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

stevienielson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, and Death of parent

phillyhufflepunk's review against another edition

There's only so much casual pedophilia I can take. I tried to finish just to finish. I can briefly tolerate  that Louie is an unreliable narrator and begrudgingly read through it even though he doesn't seem to show any character growth in the hundreds of years since he was a bored, unthinking plantation owner who cared more about capitalism than the humanity of the people who worked his land. I just couldnt do it for nearly 300 pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

velokei's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved this a lot! I think the writing is absolutely beautiful, it reminds me of the picture of Dorian Gray at times. I will say that I didn’t enjoy the portions about slavery and the fact that Louis was a slave owner, however it’s an important topic that I’m glad was discussed as it’s important not to forget what certain parts of history were for certain groups of people. 
I look forward to reading the sequels when I have the time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

eauderat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexism, Dementia, Death of parent, and Classism

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Abandonment, and Colonisation