Joe’s Reviews > The Vampire Lestat > Status Update

Lestat, the wealthy undead. And soon with Gabriella to join him.

I see Nicki in Louis now, having read these five or six times now. Even their religious convictions and the death of them is integral to both. It makes you see why Louis was chosen. It’s like Nicki was born again.

I forgot the emotional incest starts this early between Gabrielle and Lestat, jesus.

‘We’re going to die and not even know. We’ll never know, and all this meaninglessness will just go on and on and on. And we won’t any longer be witness to it. We won’t have even a little bit of power to give meaning to it in our minds. We’ll just be gone, dead, dead, dead, without ever knowing!’ Banger.

I forgot how fascinating a character Nicki is. Makes his fate all the more depressing. Alas.

Im surprised Lestat is so chummy even after the lies Louis told. But I suppose love was always easier for him

I am the Vampire Lestat. Banger opening line.

So Louis’ a bit of a liar, ah well, a little embellishment here or there doesn’t hurt. But yeah, Akasha is awake and has her new king. Overall, this book is just as good as the first, perhaps better. Lestat is such a mouthy charismatic brat you can’t hate him. And all the other characters, Marius, Gabrielle, even that twat Armand, all great characters in their own right. Onto Queen of the Damned.

The entire mythos Anne Rice created for her vampires is fascinating. It’s a real shame she never wrote a novel in the time of Akasha and Enkil or perhaps even a novel from Enkil’s perspective. We know Akasha from Queen of the Damned but Enkil? He’s just her eternal stone guardian with no personality of his own. And *SPOILERS*
Akasha slays him at the end of this very book. Ah dreams.

It’s sad to see Gabrielle go, but she was always a wild creature. Not one to pretend like Lestat, but still bittersweet nonetheless. But Marius is here now and some interesting stuff is coming