A review by notesbynnenna
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

3.0

​I've seen bits and pieces of the movie and then a friend recommended the book to me, so I decided to pick it up. I'm definitely interested in vampire stories so I was curious about this popular series. I didn't expect it to be so philosophical though. Louis is basically miserable the entire time and grapples with his code of ethics and his purpose in life. ​Also, the relationship between Louis and Claudia made me uncomfortable, although I suppose it was meant to. They turned down the creepiness in the movie (which I watched in full after finishing the book), although it's still creepy because now you have a mental image. The idea of a child vampire is both titillating/terrifying. When it describes how Claudia would lure in her victims, I thought "Ackk!" but also, that's entertaining stuff. I didn't love this, but it considers some interesting questions and for pop culture reasons, I feel like it's one of the important vampire books to read.