All I can say is... wow. This is an incredible book. Incredible!

If you read my review for the first book in the series, Interview with a Vampire, you know that I loved but didn't think it was the best in the series.

This one might be.

Cast aside any preconceptions you might have about Lestat after seeing the movie INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE. Both the book and the movie show us Lestat through Louis' eyes. The Vampire Lestat shows us Lestat through his own eyes, and what a complex, tortured view it is. Spanning hundreds of years and multiple continents, Rice takes us along for the ride as Lestat struggles to accept his place in the world - not just as a vampire but as a deeply complicated individual. Rice's prose is flawless - both lyrical and real - and the picture she paints of Lestat is one that I can totally relate to despite the fact that we are, obviously, worlds apart.

If you're looking for something to transport you to a totally different place and time, this is your book. Rich, Gothic, and very, very dark, it's now one of my favorite books of all time.