8.54k reviews for:

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice

3.76 AVERAGE

anpoto's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

macstiv's review against another edition

2.0

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I expected so much more from this book, I had seen the movie, ages ago, I had read the "sequels" and enjoyed them in a dark gothic way (i´m not sure how that was but everything seemed darker while I read them).
So, how were my expectations met? They were not, I was thoroughly bored by Louis.
Why would anyone love him? He is constantly whining and moaning and feeling miserable, I started wishing he'd die at some point.

cecedomingo96's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

frasersimons's review against another edition

4.0

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I had read this as a teenager and enjoyed it very much then as well. This go around, I probably enjoyed it more, understanding more of it. The voice is just perfectly crafted in my opinion, and the idea of vampires losing themselves through ages and eras passing, and what else there was to go into for the existentialism, I really still feel as fresh. I read plenty of fantasy and most vampire stories still aren’t nearly as compelling. And as a vehicle for queer - other experience, it was doing a lot for me.

My only gripe is that as beautiful as everything becomes because of the strong narrative, I really did want more theme and philosophy going on, in addition to the worldbuilding and plot. Though, the ending was pretty fantastic. I’ve also heard that future books in the series are better, which makes sense to me now. I certainly plan on continuing with it.

Also, I had the voice of Frank Muller in my ear for this, and was perfect. I highly recommend that audio experience. I had tried the sample of Simon Vance and was not at all convinced. Go for Muller or not at all, as far as I can tell.

madpark's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-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

geesegooseateclaude's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-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

katelinemma7's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

whatkotreads's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

coslo's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5 if halves were allowed. Don't know why I deducted .5 either. This book is fantastic. Gripping from the very first pages and beautifully written. Rice introduces you to characters you'll never forget. Can't wait to read the rest of this series.

noemie_vdb's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious 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