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5.0

This one is so hard to read, because Lestat is suffering so badly and the self-destructive (and also destructive) path he walks in this is really heartbreaking. I was so frustrated with him, but it was also clear that he was hurting real bad and that he was in such a bad state of mind that all he wanted, truly, was a chance to let go and die. Well fuck. The way his priorities and his thoughts, everything changes once he's in a human body was so fascinating to me. This book is such a fundamental one for understanding how becoming a vampire changes someone and for understanding Lestat as a character.

Also: Lestat and Daniel on a cruise ship shenanigans will never not be funny to me.

The quiet domesticity of Lestat and Louis returning to each other at the end yet again is such a beautiful theme in the Chronicles. How complicated and wonderful their love for each other is.