Advantages: beautiful gothic masterpiece Disadvantages: can be long winded
i love AnneRice her expression of beauty of the way she paints her scenes so when you imagine her scenes she has already painted the picture for you. I love her characters too even the cruel but somehow loveable Lestat i love Louis but his self lothing did begin to grind alittle.
The only problem i have with AnneRice is that she over explain everything from a flower to a room i once counted over 40 pages of a situation that could have been sorted in 10 pages but that is the beauty of Rice too. I love finishing her books because it feels i've conquered something impossible as i have a short attention span. I feel if you want to read beauty, romance and a good splash of New Orleans then read this gothic masterpiece stick with it it'll be worth it in the end
This is Louis jouney on finding a peace he has not known still his wife ...
Advantages: Brilliant combination of suspense and philosophy Disadvantages: There really aren't any
I’m not sure what my fascination is with AnneRice.
Before reading Interview with the Vampire, the only other horror novels I’d read were Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I’ve never even read a page of a Stephen King novel!
Shocked?
Well, I am.
I have an innate desire for horror of this kind: realism and humility. Not the bad monster-type that relies heavily on a ‘science fantasy’ imagination, but AnneRice’s type that interlinks with society, religion and that the vampires of Rice’s novels live with us.
Chilling concept: that vampires exist?
No, no. That isn’t what I mean. Rice’s vampires have personalities, they differ: they suffer, they ‘live’, they philosophise, they’re kind, they’re greedy: they epitomise ...
Advantages: Great premise, brilliant action pieces (when included), engrossing story Disadvantages: Too 'talky' in places, tends to retread the same ground
Interview With the Vampire is a dark, brooding and rather introspective piece, and fully deserves it's classic status.
It starts with an interesting premise; what if a vampire agreed to give an interview to a human, as he is so desperate to have his amazing life story heard?
The book starts off very promisingly, with the story of Louis's life before his transformation into a vampire, and his new life under the watch of the charasmatic Lestat. However, sometimes the narrative can get bogged down in Louis' introspective musings on the morality of his new persona, while the action gets left behind.
Overall, a fantastic story, beautifully executed, but possibly too 'talky' for this reader's tastes. However, other readers, especially AnneRice fans, will probably find it perfect. ...
