Lestat ha gozado de una existencia cómoda, su supremacía indiscutida en el mundo de la noche colmaba sus aspiraciones. Pero una duda le llevara a r...
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Feb 05, 2012
Frank
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The first Rice novel I ever read. I was in Bari, Italy, waiting for the ferry to take me to Corfu, Greece. I was reading a hideously boring Candadian novel, and the young lady in line next to me was reading The Tale of the Body Thief. We switched books. I had never heard of Anne Rice. I fell in love with the book. Soon after, when I was in Sorrento a few weeks later, I was searching for any Rice books I could find.
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Jan 22, 2012
Stephen
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3.5 stars. Another solid chapter in one of the most iconic vampire series of all time. It is amazing that even after all this time (and the endless series of vampire novels) that this series still shines as one of the better ones. Recommended!!!
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Jan 20, 2012
Sofia
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Esta obra é, sem dúvida, das melhores de Anne Rice. Pelo menos das que li até hoje. Lestat é uma personagem que ficará para sempre gravada na minha memória. Quando pensamos que ele já ultrapassou todos os limites que podia, enganamo-nos redondamente!
Lestat fartou-se de ser vampiro! E quando descobre a existência de um 'ladrão de corpos' não resiste à tentação de querer voltar a ser humano! De querer voltar a sentir a luz do sol no seu rosto, de sentir o sabor da comida e de fazer amo More...
Lestat fartou-se de ser vampiro! E quando descobre a existência de um 'ladrão de corpos' não resiste à tentação de querer voltar a ser humano! De querer voltar a sentir a luz do sol no seu rosto, de sentir o sabor da comida e de fazer amo More...
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Dec 08, 2008
Kami
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This one was took the series back up a notch for me. I was dissapointed in Queen of the Damned.
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Aug 25, 2011
Andrés
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Leer sobre vampiros no es una nueva moda. Los vampiros no nacieron como una explosión de hormonas adolescentes, ni mucho menos del cine (aunque sea este el que nos haya dado las imágenes más vivas y majestuosas de ellos). Seguramente no muchos estuvieron de acuerdo con el ahora cliché del vampiro refinado y elegante que creó Polidori en su célebre relato “El Vampiro”, que luego pareció afamarse con la obra de Bram Stoker “Drácula”, inspirada en parte en la historia del conde Vlad Tepes. Pero juz
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Jul 28, 2011
Jane
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I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. As an Anne Rice fan I was inclined to read this book (which I had previously entirely missed out in my reading) but I found that from the blurb on the back I was very disinterested and therefore it took me ages to get into it. Once I did however I found that it was exquisitely written and captivating much as I have come to expect of her novels.
This book focuses on Lestat and how he chose to face his undead existence until of course meeting with R More...
This book focuses on Lestat and how he chose to face his undead existence until of course meeting with R More...
May 21, 2011
Cyndy
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Once upon a time, Anne Rice had an excellent series called the Vampire Chronicles. It began with Interview with the Vampire, where her "main" vampire, Lestat, is introduced, and continued her focus on the various adventures and mishaps of Lestat through this novel, The Tale of the Body Thief.
::: Oh, That Silly Lestat. There He Goes Again :::
The Tale of the Body Thief begins with the age-old question of the existence of God. Lestat, as usual, begins the narration, an More...
::: Oh, That Silly Lestat. There He Goes Again :::
The Tale of the Body Thief begins with the age-old question of the existence of God. Lestat, as usual, begins the narration, an More...
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Jun 16, 2010
Chloe
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Why did I like this book so much? Why is Anne Rice simultaneously a literary genius and batshit insane?
I shouldn't have liked this book, anyway; there were a lot of little things that irked me while I was reading it - but in the end, there I was completely engrossed again. Raglan is a kickass weirdo of a character (and her descriptions of his movements in the fantastically creepy lead-up to his introduction have stuck with me for half a decade now); she's still obviously a liiiittle bit t More...
I shouldn't have liked this book, anyway; there were a lot of little things that irked me while I was reading it - but in the end, there I was completely engrossed again. Raglan is a kickass weirdo of a character (and her descriptions of his movements in the fantastically creepy lead-up to his introduction have stuck with me for half a decade now); she's still obviously a liiiittle bit t More...
Sep 25, 2009
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Nov 13, 2011
Abby
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Jun 07, 2008
Artemisa
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I guess i spent so many time look for this book that I end up a little disappointed.
It has little vampire action to my taste.
I think that in my conception of the Vampire Chronicles universe is easier to believe in vampires than in soul migration.
I cant imagine Lestat as other than this bond arrogant French-American (I see him as a true immigrant).
But in the end it was a Lestat kind of story and it wasn't to hard to read.
It has little vampire action to my taste.
I think that in my conception of the Vampire Chronicles universe is easier to believe in vampires than in soul migration.
I cant imagine Lestat as other than this bond arrogant French-American (I see him as a true immigrant).
But in the end it was a Lestat kind of story and it wasn't to hard to read.
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Oct 19, 2011
Vold
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El Ladrón de Cuerpos se desvía un poco del tema principal de los vampiros. Aún así, mantiene las pasiones carnales y esencialmente humanas de Lestat, el Vampiro (sí, con mayúscula) por excelencia.
El ansia de Lestat por volver de nuevo a la vida mortal y abrazar de nuevo las virtudes y las ventajas de un cuerpo perecedero vuelve este libro en algo tan vívido y tan bien descrito que hace al lector tomar conciencia de cada una de nuestras funciones principales. La narrativa de la experiencia m More...
El ansia de Lestat por volver de nuevo a la vida mortal y abrazar de nuevo las virtudes y las ventajas de un cuerpo perecedero vuelve este libro en algo tan vívido y tan bien descrito que hace al lector tomar conciencia de cada una de nuestras funciones principales. La narrativa de la experiencia m More...
Dec 27, 2011
Janet
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p. 38 Re: Rembrandt's paintings of people: "the undeniable evidence that human beings are wholly unlike any other animal in the cosmos -- they are a precious mingling of the flesh and immortal fire."
p. 39 Re Angels: "we look to his portraits when we would know the divine in man."
p. 68 LeStat: I suspect death is awful. You just stop and there's no more life, and no more chance to know anything at all.
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p. 39 Re Angels: "we look to his portraits when we would know the divine in man."
p. 68 LeStat: I suspect death is awful. You just stop and there's no more life, and no more chance to know anything at all.
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Mar 02, 2010
Tamcamry
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• I thought that this is by far Anne Rice’s best description of Lestat’s true character. Everything he did in this book was exactly what I would expect someone who is supposed to be so selfish and evil to do. Throughout the rest of the books Rice tries so hard to tell you that Lestat is really not good, that he can do evil things, and she tries desperately to make him into this anti-hero. This is the first book where I think she does a really good job of it. This makes me want to read more a
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May 07, 2011
Kari
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This was a reread, as I had the whole series at one point, yet I lent them out and never got them back. I love this series as it is a balance both of plot and character driven story telling, with a bit of the philosophical/spiritual thrown in, just to make you give pause and wait for the next great inspiration from within.
I find Lestat to be an emotionally charged, dashing devil, and all though he is impulsive, selfish and a right royal brat you cannot help but love him, cry both wit More...
I find Lestat to be an emotionally charged, dashing devil, and all though he is impulsive, selfish and a right royal brat you cannot help but love him, cry both wit More...
Jan 13, 2011
Austin
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I just finished "The Tale of the Body Thief," the fourth book in Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles." I liked this one better than the previous book, "The Queen of the Damned".
It was fast paced and had everything you would expect from an Anne Rice novel - sensual descriptions, a focus on aesthetic beauty, unconventional theological arguments, and some of the best anti-heroes in modern literature.
It was different from the other books because thi More...
It was fast paced and had everything you would expect from an Anne Rice novel - sensual descriptions, a focus on aesthetic beauty, unconventional theological arguments, and some of the best anti-heroes in modern literature.
It was different from the other books because thi More...
Sep 06, 2010
David
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Not a good book from a rather pathetic series.
What's the problem with the series?
Well, the stories themselves are good, if cliche now (the Romantic Gothic), but their execution is turgid, without humor, episodic, meandering, filled with discursive asides of superficial myth and philosophy....a personal search for meaning is evident in the series, and her other books as well, that culminated with her embrace of Catholicism.
But I want to finish the series in the same More...
What's the problem with the series?
Well, the stories themselves are good, if cliche now (the Romantic Gothic), but their execution is turgid, without humor, episodic, meandering, filled with discursive asides of superficial myth and philosophy....a personal search for meaning is evident in the series, and her other books as well, that culminated with her embrace of Catholicism.
But I want to finish the series in the same More...
Jan 07, 2011
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Nov 02, 2011
Raquel
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I absolutely loved the ending to Queen of the Damned. Now, I wonder if I should have stopped reading The Vampire Chronicles then.
The Tale of the Body Thief is told by The Vampire Lestat, Rice's famous "brat prince". After the events of the last novel the few remaining immortals have disbanded and he now wanders the earth alone, again. He has befriended David Talbot, of the Talamasca, and constantly offers the old man the Dark Gift, which he always refuses. Depressed, lonely, More...
The Tale of the Body Thief is told by The Vampire Lestat, Rice's famous "brat prince". After the events of the last novel the few remaining immortals have disbanded and he now wanders the earth alone, again. He has befriended David Talbot, of the Talamasca, and constantly offers the old man the Dark Gift, which he always refuses. Depressed, lonely, More...
Aug 20, 2008
Wendy
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Lestat got in trouble, and became HUMAN! And wanted his Vampire body back! What a neat twist and insight into the character of this impulsive Lestat! Great read, and continuation of the vampire series, but different direction. Excellent read.
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Sep 12, 2010
Oscar
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This book was... mind BLOWING. So first of the book starts with the best and most interesting character in the series Lestat DiLioncourt come on even his name is cool. Then it dives into rumors of a body thief David of course is telling Lestat to be wary of him yet if he had listen Lestat wouldn't be Lestat now would he? So enticed by his curiosity and wish to be human again he trades body with a terrible criminal who simply put steals a powerful vampire body and goes on a rampage. Yet the story
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Apr 20, 2010
Catherine
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Aug 27, 2009
Jenny
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Lestat, Lestat, Lestat...you little devil, you. I liked this one even though I think I may need to take a little break from Ms. Rice because I did find that Lestat would go on and on. My husband swears that's the way it's been in every book but it never bothered me until this one. Well..I don't know if bothered is the right word...just a feeling of, ok...that's nice about the monkeys and all but really...can we get on with the story?? I really like the way she writes and felt the premise of
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Aug 12, 2011
Sarah
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This is the slowest of any book in this series so far. It was obvious from the beginning that Lestat was going to take the deal with Raglan. So the fifty or so pages of philosophical pondering on the matter seemed a bit redundant. And once he traded, it was fairly obvious what the outcome was going to be – after all, Raglan is a klepto. In fact, with the exception of possibly 100 pages, this whole book seemed to be superfluous and obvious. We knew that Lestat would take the deal, we knew the dea
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Jun 26, 2008
Gary
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She's way too in love with her own writing at this point. Takes ten pages to describe the front of a mansion. In the words of the great Casey Kasem: Ponderous man, f'ing ponderous.
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Jul 30, 2011
Håvard
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Dette er fjerde bok i Anne Rice sin vampyrserie og den første som ikke er oversatt til norsk, en vurdering jeg ser som forståelig. Selv om denne boka er underholdende og spennende synes jeg den mangler intensiteten fra de tre første bøkene, hvorav den filmatiserte "en vampyrs bekjennelser" er den mest kjente. "The tale of the body thief" virker rett og slett litt for lang i forhold til den litterære kvaliteten, hvilket gjør at jeg som leser mer enn en gang tenker: -ferdig sna
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Aug 05, 2009
Mazel
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Vampire impie, ne croyant ni en Dieu, ni au diable, ivre d'amour et de sensualité, Lestat a été pendant des siècles un prince courtisé dans le monde ténébreux et flamboyant des morts vivants.
Mais aujourd'hui, à l'aube d'un nouveau millénaire, au cœur des jungles de néons de l'Amérique contemporaine ou dans l'immensité désolée du désert de Gobi, le doute le ronge, une obsession le tenaille : redevenir mortel.
Regarder le soleil en face. Regarder la mort en face. Impossibl More...
Mais aujourd'hui, à l'aube d'un nouveau millénaire, au cœur des jungles de néons de l'Amérique contemporaine ou dans l'immensité désolée du désert de Gobi, le doute le ronge, une obsession le tenaille : redevenir mortel.
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Dec 30, 2010
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Feb 02, 2011
Dev
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Rice has boxed herself into a corner w/a character that's just far too powerful to feel threatened(i.e the problem w/Superman). Like the Man of Steel she hits upon the idea to make him human(i.e Superman II, the one w/General Zod). Discomfort and a little comedy ensue for Lestat, but there is far too little dramatic tension and far too much existential twaddle. This bloviating philosophy is tiresome in humans; it becomes far more pathetic in a being that can leap tall buildings in a single bo
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Oct 27, 2009
Judith
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This was a recent Goodreads recommendation and since I really liked other works by Anne Rice, and since the vampire craze has resurfaced, I thought I would enjoy a return to the genre. Maybe the movie "Twilight" has spoiled me for the old vampire stories or maybe the classic "Interview with a Vampire" just cannot be surpassed. I am not disparaging the author because I really admire her ability to write so beautifully ranging from erotica to Christianity with the old vampire
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