The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 4)
by Anne Rice
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Read in February, 2008
This vamp has not only ascetic but an artistic strength that veils against prey. Compares victims of the vamp’s prey like the slaughter of animals - only less cruel, and though it has conflict. Vamp strength and twisted artistic killings skill and some ascetic powers are at work. The vamps in Anne rice’s book are going through a masculine change.
Lestate plays the main character. He is against all things that would stop his levigate. Its not the politics, it is the world that the vamps ar...more
Lestate plays the main character. He is against all things that would stop his levigate. Its not the politics, it is the world that the vamps ar...more
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Read in March, 2008
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I enjoyed Tale of the Body Thief more than any other installment of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles up to this point in the series. Unlike all of her other vampire novels, Rice doesn't spend half the book in flashbacks relating someone's history, and for that we are rewarded. More than ever before we are inside the mind of the vampire Lestat and can revel in his fiesty, pompous spirit and feel closer to him than ever before. I remember when reading The Queen of the Damned I was gett...more
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Read in January, 2006
Lestat takes a great leap of faith in this book. He resides in a mortal body, while his body is on loan and used for all kinds of nefairous deeds. He experiences all the human traits that we take for granted. The sunrise, the food, the smells and of course our weaknesses.
i loved how Mrs. Rice explained the differences of our vision to that of the vampires. She really paints an interesting picture of mortality in this novel.
But anywho, things take a turn for the worse when Lestat does n...more
i loved how Mrs. Rice explained the differences of our vision to that of the vampires. She really paints an interesting picture of mortality in this novel.
But anywho, things take a turn for the worse when Lestat does n...more
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Read in December, 2007
The fourth installment of the Interview with the Vampire Series. Lestat meets a man who gives him the opportunity to live life as he never thought he would again: as a mortal man. The two will swap bodies for 36 hours, then switch back. But when the man inside of Lestat's body refuses to return it, he must track the bastard down and take the body back with force. The other vampires, however, are angry at what Lestat has done and refuse to help him. He must go it without his preternatural powers,...more
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Vueeeelve el perro arrepentido...regesa el espadachín preferido de Rice y en esta oportunidad Lestat esta obsesionado con volver a ser humano y es capaz de cambiar su cuerpo con el de un extraño. La trama se complica cuando el ladrón de cuerpos decide no devolver el cuerpo vampírico a Lestat, de forma tal que este sin ningún poder ahora, tiene que recurrir a sus amigos vampiros en busca de ayuda.
La elección del cambio de cuerpos representa todo un conflicto moral encantador. Un relato...more
La elección del cambio de cuerpos representa todo un conflicto moral encantador. Un relato...more
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Read in May, 2008
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Fourth in the Vampire Chronicles.
Lestat, ever the angsty immortal, recieves an intriguing proposition from Raglan James, a con man who offers to switch bodies.
Lestat, who seldom looks before he leaps, gets in over his head once again. Despite many warning signs that there is more to Raglan's offer than meets the eye, Lestat agrees to the body switch and has mixed feelings about his recaptured humanity. He finds that being human is not exactly the way he remembers it. He keeps think...more
Lestat, ever the angsty immortal, recieves an intriguing proposition from Raglan James, a con man who offers to switch bodies.
Lestat, who seldom looks before he leaps, gets in over his head once again. Despite many warning signs that there is more to Raglan's offer than meets the eye, Lestat agrees to the body switch and has mixed feelings about his recaptured humanity. He finds that being human is not exactly the way he remembers it. He keeps think...more
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Read in July, 1998
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This book was a difficult read in the beginning. I was fading fast in all of the details Anne loves to write about. Lestat's constant whinning by this book was also trying my last nerve. So.. I tossed it to the side a picked it up on a cassette tape. I listened to it on a trip to Niagra falls. And on the trip back I was so excited about the thickening plot that I decided not to listen to it any longer and picked the book back up to finish it.
I give it a definte 2 thumbs up. One of her...more
I give it a definte 2 thumbs up. One of her...more
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Read in October, 2007
OK, it got a bit better about 1/2 way through, but Rose is right, it's not one of the best. Plus I found the ending frustrating and almost ridiculous -- I certainly would have been POd. But yeah, Rice blatantly describing sex scenes and also blatantly discussing the vamps' homosexuality [instead of veiling it in words of love and devotion only] was a nice change.
Trying Witching Hour next unless I can get to a library SOON and start working on the list of Booker Prize winners ...
Trying Witching Hour next unless I can get to a library SOON and start working on the list of Booker Prize winners ...
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Read in July, 1995
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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Read in January, 2006
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Devoted readers of the series.
Although still not worthy of the same praise as the first two novels in Rice's rich series, this one is still a beautiful story. For a change of pace, this one takes a sometimes humourous look at the folly of being mortal. Lestat switches bodies with a mortal man, and lives out part of a mortal life. The challenges he faces and his ending realization are surprising, but not something unexpected from Rice fans.
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Read in July, 2008
Our summer book-club selection: technically, this book is considered a "young adult" book, but I found it very enjoyable to read, and did not feel like I was reading a kids book. Much like Harry Potter and the Twilight series, this book has crossover appeal to the adult audience, too. WWII story from a young girl's perspective, it is well-written and not too heavy-handed in politics or the grim setting.
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By the time I read this book, I would have probably finish anything that Anne Rice wrote. I am a bit less enthusiastic about this one. While the detail and language are still first rate, the story line fell a bit flat. However, it is nice to see Lestat "get what he asked for..." Rice seems like maybe she is searching for a way to grow his character. How does the immortal change their soul?
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Read in January, 2008
Of the first four of the Vampire Chronicles I have read, I would say this was the weakest. While entertaining, I felt that I learned more about Rice's vampire world in her first three novels in the series. This was more of a day-in-the-life-of story of Lestat than any kind of real revelation. I am hoping that Memnoch returns more to origins of vampires like Queen of the Damned did.
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I'm really sad I read this, especially after the disappointment of Queen of the Damned, but I hoped it would redeem my love for the series. No such luck. It was interesting as a writing exercise in seeing the human body from an alien point of view...I would have done it for a creative writing exercise, for example. As far as the story goes, though, it was pretty pointless.
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One of my very favorite Anne Rice Books. It is such an original story and I loved it. I wish she would further the story of David Talbot. He's a character I always liked and his relationship with Lestat was interesting. And, I love Lestat! Given that she's given up the vampire stories....I guess that won't happen, I guess I can only speculate.
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For me, The Vampire Chronicles are the be-all-end-all of vampire novels. And while I have my favorites within the series, I find myself comparing every other vampire novel I read to the entire set. So, if you want to discuss them, go ahead and send me a note. And if you're new to the vampire genre, you can't go wrong with Anne Rice.
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Read in October, 2007
The most erotic of all the Vampire Chronicles (so far). The endless passion between David and Lestat kept me reading more than anything else. She handled their relationship beautifully. I don't know if I can pick a favorite of all the books I've read of her's so far, but I know I love this one just as much as the first three.
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Read in January, 1990
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Vampire Addicts
This was not a great book, but the story was engaging. The strongest impression I have is of the visceral description of the main character waking up in a body not his own, which seems to have felt like being inside a mattress. I also have a very strong memory of the scene when he first moves his bowels - it slayed me!
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Read in January, 2003
This book I another Lestat tale. In this book he gets his wish to once agan become human. This experience not only allows for a deeper view of mortality but allows the readers of the series to truly appreciate the differences between vampires and humans. It also includes alot of speculation as to the soul and heaven.
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