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I was drawn in from the first page. The conceit is that Louis, made a vampire by the sinister Lestat in 1791 New Orleans, is telling his life--or rather after-life story to an interviewer known only as "the boy."
One of the reasons I found this a riveting read is that Rice writes in a clean, transparent style, yet one lush with sensory detail--very atmospheric in ways that brought alive 18th century New Orleans and 19th Century France.
Another part of what makes this vampire story unusual is tha ...more
One of the reasons I found this a riveting read is that Rice writes in a clean, transparent style, yet one lush with sensory detail--very atmospheric in ways that brought alive 18th century New Orleans and 19th Century France.
Another part of what makes this vampire story unusual is tha ...more
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