Anne Rice

Advantages: Completely captivating, skillfully written, enjoyable and thought-provoking.
Disadvantages: You may end up purchasing everything Rice ever wrote.

Anne Rice does not produce your average run-of-the-mill vampire story. Her work is carefully crafted and integrates several themes that directly affect the reader as a human being. She writes of conflict, of sexual desire, of lust and of beauty; she evokes the sense of longing with passionate skill, and her writing truly takes on a life of its own. I first began reading the works of Anne Rice when I was 13. I was a curious child, and having read ...
...unfamiliar with the works of Anne Rice, 'Interview' would be a good starting point. Reccurent themes in general seem to be sexuality, religion, the seeking of answers and to an extent, love. The books are well-written and sensual, as you can feel the smooth coldness of the vampires' skin, the clothes tharacters wear, and you can sympathise with characters, as Rice lets us see the world through a Vampire's eyes. The follow up to 'Interview' was 'Lestat', ... Read review

Advantages: She is an excellent writer, interacts with her fans, answers questions on website.
Disadvantages: None

...She is best known as Anne Rice , and of course for her gripping novels about Vampires, which she calls the Vampire Chronicles. In 1957, her family moved to Texas, and here she met her husband, Stan Rice, at High School. They were married in 1961, and a year later moved to San Francisco. In 1966, Anne gave birth to their first child, Michelle, but she died of leukaemia in 1972. Anne wrote her very first novel in 1973, Interview With The Vampire, ...
...novel was sold. In 1978, Anne gave birth to Christopher, a son, and then goes on to write the novel, The Feast of All Saints. Between 1983 and 1985, Anne writes under different pen names. These include: Anne Rampling (Exit to Eden and Belinda), and A.N Roquelaure (The Beauty novels). It wasn’t until 1985 that she finally wrote the sequel to Interview With The Vampire, calling it The Vampire Lestat. Since then she has written many more books ... Read review

Advantages: An excellent read, hard to put down and transports you to a different world
Disadvantages: You may neglect your family

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice will without doubt be one of the most memorable pieces of fiction in its genre this century. I originally read this book in the eighties, long before it became famous with the making of the film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, subsequently, I have read this many times. For those of you who don?t know the story, a brief synopsis: "It is more than a mere horror tale. This is the account of a man gifted with ...
...century Louisiana and New Orleans, Anne Rice describes plantation life and a historical period perfectly through her character's mannerisms, reminisces and lifestyles, of them and their victims. The ordeal of Claudia, the child vampire killed by Louis and 'made' by Lestat is heart-wrenching as her mind matures into womenhood trapped within a childs form. Claudia is strong and Louis is weak and when she exacts her revenge on Lestat, Louis cannot resist, ... Read review

Advantages: A truly excellent writer
Disadvantages: few

...delighted to find out that Anne had written a whole series portraying the ever ongoing tales of the Vampire Lestat and the many other new and previously introduced vampires. I decided to skip "Interview" being as i have seen the film , i didnt really see much point, so i went merrily onto "The Vampire Lestat" I have to say first impressions were of a supurbly written tale, with all the gothic splender of the film and yet far more detail into the ...
...problem with these books however, Anne seems to beleive that any male living before the turn of the 20th Century was a raving homosexual! now im not homophobic at all , however, i have read all of the books and i know of the sexuality envolved in the history of vampirism, but not a single hetero sexual relationship actully occurs with the living in these books ! Its a very strange concept, and im sure there must be a reason for it! It doesnt actually ... Read review

Advantages: Everything about her work
Disadvantages: none

...wanting more!! I've been an Anne Rice fan for several years now. I first read 'Interview with the Vampire' about 5 years ago, after seeing the film (incidentally one of my favourites, though very different from the novel) and loved it, but for some reason I never read any more. Then about 3 years ago I found 'The Witching Hour' in a second hand book shop in Majorca and was instantly hooked. Since then I have read every one of the Mayfair trilogy ...
...name's A. N. Roquelaure and Anne Rampling) creating an atmosphere and a tension that is largely beyond description. Her knowledge of and love for her home city, New Orleans, is extremely evident from her writing. The descriptions she gives are fantastic, she creates a city that seems an almost magical paradise, and the small details she gives serve only to make the images more vivid. She creates characters that are easy to identify with and to ... Read review