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This is the first book in Rice's famous Vampire Chronicles series. It is basically the story of Louis's life as a vampire. And to be honest, that isn't really interesting.
The story starts off fine. Louis gets introduced, Lestat makes a grand entrance and the vampire is made. Then you get the Louis is very different blahblahblah, and then he starts to hate Lestat. That's fine. But then he starts to think that he is evil, vampires are evil, they might be children of the devil, and that really gets ...more
The story starts off fine. Louis gets introduced, Lestat makes a grand entrance and the vampire is made. Then you get the Louis is very different blahblahblah, and then he starts to hate Lestat. That's fine. But then he starts to think that he is evil, vampires are evil, they might be children of the devil, and that really gets ...more
This book started my obsession with Vampires. I adored all of Rice's characters. Still one of my fave books. Its sad that she's decided she can't write this genre anymore. I might have to read it again this year. Its been awhile.
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I liked this book for the most part. First I will give what I did not like: The characters were rather dull (with the exception of Lewis) and the plot was extremely anticlimactic. For every one exciting thing that happened or one interesting thing that you learn about vampires there are many, many pages of useless information and nothing really happening. I'm not even mentioning the parts where the vampires are lamenting their immortality and their lives of killing. Don't get me wrong, I'm not b
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Sep 27, 2010
Lisa (Harmonybites)
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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
Quite a different take on the vampire theme than what is popular these days. Rice's style and characters aren't my favorite, but I do appreciate the ultimate message ... That the undead who are no longer human (and who regularly kill humans) can't live a normal human life with love, companionship and goodness.
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Vampires have definitely undergone many makeovers through the years. The most recent incarnations can probably trace much of their qualities to this book. I remember falling in love with this book in high school. Now, I see it as a definite cut above most other current vampire books. More philosophical and more original. But, wow, Louis is an annoying whiner.
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