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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
sad
slow-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
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
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
2022 Review: Audio book. Well! I am very glad I gave this book another go. I really enjoyed the audio version. I think with certain books it is hard to get passed the idea we have of the story from seeing the film adaptation so many times. Sometimes, it is much better to have someone else narrating a story for you to really be able to appreciate it better.
2014 Review: I thought the story itself was good enough, however there were points where I felt like too much detail was being put I to little things and it was losing my interest. Other than that I thought it was good.
2014 Review: I thought the story itself was good enough, however there were points where I felt like too much detail was being put I to little things and it was losing my interest. Other than that I thought it was good.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I trust in any recommendations for books and a close family member had been encouraging that I read Anne Rice's "Interview with The Vampire". This was years ago. Finally in the summer of 2018 I have picked it up and decided to begin a journey like no other...and it certainly was a book I've never read before.
Louis Du Point Du Lac is just your average joe vampire who just so happens to begin an interview with an interviewer who stays anonymous in this novel. Louis begins to tell the story of his life, starting with him
grieving the death of his crazed brother and becoming so low in life that he excepts vampire Lestat Du Lioncourt or something or other average joe to let him become a vampire as well...and Louis completely regrets it. In fact Louis hates it so much he doesn't even enjoy the thrill of harmlessly biting into people's necks like his bloodthirsty friend Lestat.
Louis is forced to deal with Lestat more when he turns (adopts) a little girl named Claudia into their group. And Claudia. Claudia was a surprise for me as a reader. Probably one of the most complicated characters I've read, and that includes Humbert Humbert from "Lolita". She was probably my favorite character until she became ashes at the end (RIP Claudia, gone but never forgotten).
Overall I thought this book was very interesting and I loved how each vampire treated their 'symptoms' differently: Lestat the killer, Louis the remorseful, Claudia having a bit of both and never growing up physically, Armand who can't give all the answers though he's one of the oldest the reader meets in the book. Unfortunately the book dragged throughout, which took away from my experience, because I really loved Rices prose and her characters.
Also not a fan of the ending. It was just kind of meh. But it didn't ruin the book for me.
The movie is also very well adapted. Of course some things are different but overall it was a faithful adaptation and for me I really loved the ending in the movie much better than the book. There was something about Lestat appearing out of know where and surprising the interviewer that made me laugh but also made me intrigued. Kudos to the makers of the movie because I really enjoyed it. I almost liked the movie better than the book.
I know there's at least quite a few books in the series and this gal here is going to try to read as many as she can before they start coming out of my ears.
Louis Du Point Du Lac is just your average joe vampire who just so happens to begin an interview with an interviewer who stays anonymous in this novel. Louis begins to tell the story of his life, starting with him
grieving the death of his crazed brother and becoming so low in life that he excepts vampire Lestat Du Lioncourt or something or other average joe to let him become a vampire as well...and Louis completely regrets it. In fact Louis hates it so much he doesn't even enjoy the thrill of harmlessly biting into people's necks like his bloodthirsty friend Lestat.
Louis is forced to deal with Lestat more when he turns (adopts) a little girl named Claudia into their group. And Claudia. Claudia was a surprise for me as a reader. Probably one of the most complicated characters I've read, and that includes Humbert Humbert from "Lolita". She was probably my favorite character until she became ashes at the end (RIP Claudia, gone but never forgotten).
Overall I thought this book was very interesting and I loved how each vampire treated their 'symptoms' differently: Lestat the killer, Louis the remorseful, Claudia having a bit of both and never growing up physically, Armand who can't give all the answers though he's one of the oldest the reader meets in the book. Unfortunately the book dragged throughout, which took away from my experience, because I really loved Rices prose and her characters.
Also not a fan of the ending. It was just kind of meh. But it didn't ruin the book for me.
The movie is also very well adapted. Of course some things are different but overall it was a faithful adaptation and for me I really loved the ending in the movie much better than the book. There was something about Lestat appearing out of know where and surprising the interviewer that made me laugh but also made me intrigued. Kudos to the makers of the movie because I really enjoyed it. I almost liked the movie better than the book.
I know there's at least quite a few books in the series and this gal here is going to try to read as many as she can before they start coming out of my ears.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail