Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this as a graphic novel adaptation, yes, but as a further explanation of Claudia not as much. When going into this I expected Witter to read between the lines a little more into Claudia’s psyche, where what I got was what I felt quite a surface level interpretation. For example, it is told to us in the book that Louis, Claudia, and Madeline have a bit of time together as vampires before the Theatre comes to capture them. I was excited to see how Witter interpreted that. It made sense to brush over it in Louis’s story, as that life with Madeline wasn’t exactly his idea. But to Claudia, that time was probably a bit of calm before the storm that would be her execution. She got to have a bit of that happiness she craved before the end. An adaptation like this gives the adapter the opportunity to do that sort of thing. There were some additions I did enjoy that made me wonder what Witter would have done with more creative liberty. I loved Claudia’s moment asking for a lady doll from Madeline. I enjoyed hearing a bit of her thought process in her plan to kill Lestat, as from what I remember she didn’t tell Louis anything at all before doing it. The little bits of her internal monologue felt like they just needed some more development, and maybe some more Claudia exclusive content we didn’t see from Louis. This is an adaptation, you can add your own creative license and still maintain the spirit (see AMC+). As a graphic novel though? This is gorgeous. The way the characters are drawn and the bright contrast of blood red against sepia tones and black feels perfect for this narrative. Witter’s art style fits perfectly into Anne Rice’s gothic world, and I think she does a fantastic job bringing the literary descriptions of characters and scenery to life. The last few pages of this book? With the yellow dress? DIABOLICAL in the best way! My main complaint here boils down to the lack of canon divergence. As much as I love this story (why else would I buy a spin off comic for it) I already read it once and have watched adaptations of it countless times. Give me something new! I want to see it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia
I put incest and pedophilia as moderate and not graphic because there is plausible deniability here with how it’s adapted. Claudia does refer to Louis as both “father” and “lover” but there is never any sexual interaction or discussion between them that could not be interpreted away as conversations between a guardian and child. There is only one on the mouth kiss, and it is altogether drawn very chaste. However, knowing how the book described their relationship I thought I would still include the warning. This could still be triggering to some.
I was just looking around my bookshelves when I found several books I still wanted to read, including this one!
So confession time first: I haven't read any of the Interview with the Vampire stories, so this one is my first, and I quite love it. I am not too sure if I will be reading more in this series, as I definitely wasn't a fan of Lestat. Maybe it is also due to the POV of Claudia that clouded my view on him and what he does.
I felt so sorry for Claudia. A child turned vampire, doomed to never really grow up, only in mind, stuck into a small body. Loving a man, who doesn't love her the same way. At times she was a bit annoying though, and at times her appearance quite ruined her speeches and her plans for me. You keep expecting a child, but instead you get an adult in a child's body. I did like that the artist of this graphic novel did show the change a bit clearly. In the beginning Claudia is clearly a child, but later on you do see adult features peeking through the child features.
What she did to Lestat? A bit too far going for me, but I guess I can imagine why she did those things. She wanted answers, she didn't get them. Lestat and her relationship broke, not to be mended or repaired.
Her travels with Louis were interesting, though also quite sad. Especially when another vampire makes an appearance and Claudia clearly sees that Louis loves her... but not in that way she wants. Not in a romantic feature. And yeah, I was kind of happy with that, because again, she looks like a child. I know she is decades old, but it didn't make it better.
The ending? I saw that coming, but still, it broke my heart.
The art was just gorgeous, I loved how the characters were drawn. Stately, truly like a vampire.
All in all, a fantastic book, and I flew through it. I am glad I found this book again and that I read it. I would recommend it, if you are like me and never read an Interview with a Vampire or if you are already a fan and you want more Lestat, Louis, or Claudia.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
So confession time first: I haven't read any of the Interview with the Vampire stories, so this one is my first, and I quite love it. I am not too sure if I will be reading more in this series, as I definitely wasn't a fan of Lestat. Maybe it is also due to the POV of Claudia that clouded my view on him and what he does.
I felt so sorry for Claudia. A child turned vampire, doomed to never really grow up, only in mind, stuck into a small body. Loving a man, who doesn't love her the same way. At times she was a bit annoying though, and at times her appearance quite ruined her speeches and her plans for me. You keep expecting a child, but instead you get an adult in a child's body. I did like that the artist of this graphic novel did show the change a bit clearly. In the beginning Claudia is clearly a child, but later on you do see adult features peeking through the child features.
What she did to Lestat? A bit too far going for me, but I guess I can imagine why she did those things. She wanted answers, she didn't get them. Lestat and her relationship broke, not to be mended or repaired.
Her travels with Louis were interesting, though also quite sad. Especially when another vampire makes an appearance and Claudia clearly sees that Louis loves her... but not in that way she wants. Not in a romantic feature. And yeah, I was kind of happy with that, because again, she looks like a child. I know she is decades old, but it didn't make it better.
The ending? I saw that coming, but still, it broke my heart.
The art was just gorgeous, I loved how the characters were drawn. Stately, truly like a vampire.
All in all, a fantastic book, and I flew through it. I am glad I found this book again and that I read it. I would recommend it, if you are like me and never read an Interview with a Vampire or if you are already a fan and you want more Lestat, Louis, or Claudia.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Stunning!! I absolutely love anything Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice so it was obvious that this was going to be a five star read for me! The art style was to die for too
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-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
Fine tegninger, men historia er litt wild. Et barn (omgjort av en fyr) er sammen med en annen vampyr i 60 år, men som barn? Litt for wild for meg