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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
slow-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
writers pls invest in diaries instead of writing books that rip me apart
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The structure of the story is interesting as a concept (the entire book being a recollection & acknowledging that’s what it is). At times the story would be so immersed in emotions of Louis that it was jarring to be back in scene with the other characters. Some sections felt like they existed only to have a reveal later in the story. Strange moments of child/adult interactions; it’s not quite pedophilia, not quite incest, but an a weird & creepy in between. Overall it’s a solid book & interesting take on vampires.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation
Minor: Excrement, Vomit
challenging
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Apparently, I read this novel years ago and didn’t remember a thing. The novel is far more complicated than the movie or the TV show. Reading this novel (again) also cured me of my vampire fetish. It reads as a miserable, lonely existence that ends in inevitable despair.
I'm late to the Anne Rice bandwagon, but I'm now fully on board.
Typically I am fully against seeing a movie before reading the book, but I made an exception here and watched this movie earlier this year and loved it.
I immediately decided to read the book and I loved it even more.
Louis is an endearing, though not always likable, protagonist.
Rice's writing style is engaging and detailed - enchanting the reader into feeling like they're part of the story.
I so enjoyed this and I've already added more of Rice's works to my To-Read list!
Typically I am fully against seeing a movie before reading the book, but I made an exception here and watched this movie earlier this year and loved it.
I immediately decided to read the book and I loved it even more.
Louis is an endearing, though not always likable, protagonist.
Rice's writing style is engaging and detailed - enchanting the reader into feeling like they're part of the story.
I so enjoyed this and I've already added more of Rice's works to my To-Read list!