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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Vampire series with vampires that are not friendly and will eat you in a heartbeat. They don't have extra special powers and they don't sparkle.
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was an absolute vibe. It’s a reread for me, but since I’d forgotten most of it, it felt like stepping into it for the first time again. One thing that hasn’t changed? My love for these characters. They’re iconic, timeless, and just a little extra in all the best ways.
The settings, characters, and plot are all dripping with quality. Standout moments for me? The eerie yet flamboyant Vampire Theater (that place was giving full camp), Louis’s angst and moral dilemmas, and, of course, Claudia’s brilliance. Those are what will stick with me when I think back on this book.
One thing I loved was how Rice approached the angst and romance. The blood and killing those intense moments of intimacy become their own kind of sensuality, a connection deeper than your typical smut. It’s like romance, but elevated and stripped down to raw desire.
I do have to mention the writing style, though it’s lush, almost too lush at times. For me, that made it a bit harder to stay fully engaged. I’d get so caught up in the poetic descriptions that I’d miss key details and have to backtrack. But I think that’s more of a me problem than a fault though.
The settings, characters, and plot are all dripping with quality. Standout moments for me? The eerie yet flamboyant Vampire Theater (that place was giving full camp), Louis’s angst and moral dilemmas, and, of course, Claudia’s brilliance. Those are what will stick with me when I think back on this book.
One thing I loved was how Rice approached the angst and romance. The blood and killing those intense moments of intimacy become their own kind of sensuality, a connection deeper than your typical smut. It’s like romance, but elevated and stripped down to raw desire.
I do have to mention the writing style, though it’s lush, almost too lush at times. For me, that made it a bit harder to stay fully engaged. I’d get so caught up in the poetic descriptions that I’d miss key details and have to backtrack. But I think that’s more of a me problem than a fault though.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
fast-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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Jesus, what a slow drag of a story.
And why is it written to be supposedly an interview when Anne Rice so clearly wants to interject her own flowery narration? I myself am a long-winded, rambling sonuvabitch when it comes to recounting stories to others and the whole time I’m like, “OK, get to the point, dude, and who the hell talks like this, with all that description?” Its navel-gazing writing is beautiful, I guess, but the pacing is god awful.
The characters are despicable, and that’s probably the point, but it’s not fun to read.
I can see where Twilight gets its inspiration. This book makes me appreciate it more and actually think it gets way more flack than it deserves. Get over yourselves, Anne Rice fans, Louis has just as little agency and as much misplaced priorities as Bella, and he’s an adult-turned-immortal vampire.
And why is it written to be supposedly an interview when Anne Rice so clearly wants to interject her own flowery narration? I myself am a long-winded, rambling sonuvabitch when it comes to recounting stories to others and the whole time I’m like, “OK, get to the point, dude, and who the hell talks like this, with all that description?” Its navel-gazing writing is beautiful, I guess, but the pacing is god awful.
The characters are despicable, and that’s probably the point, but it’s not fun to read.
I can see where Twilight gets its inspiration. This book makes me appreciate it more and actually think it gets way more flack than it deserves. Get over yourselves, Anne Rice fans, Louis has just as little agency and as much misplaced priorities as Bella, and he’s an adult-turned-immortal vampire.
This is definitely a classic (in my opinion) for a reason. It’s fast paced and you can picture every moment perfectly in your mind.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
achei incrivel esse livro, louis e lestat sao personagens absurdamente complexos que no fim vc percebe que estao os dois perdidos. os dialogos e reflexões do louis trazem reflexões próprias pra todo mundo que le e a batalha dele com a religião é inacreditávelmente verdadeira e acredito que pra pessoas religiosas deve bater mais fundo ainda. o final de todos os personagens foi digno do que eles mereciam e condizente com a construção dos mesmos. tirei 0.25 pela sinopse do prox livro q se for verdade vai cagar c a historia todinha