The Vampire Armand - Anne Rice > Reviews

Advantages: Rice's tendency to dwell on detail and beauty come to the fore, and works surprisingly well when explored through an appropriate narrator.
Disadvantages: if you really hate all that detail and beauty, this novel could be a torment for you.

More from the pen of populist Goth mistress Anne Rice. I'm sure a good number of you will be familiar with 'Interview With the Vampire', the novel which launched Rice into literary mega-stardom. Those who haven't read the book might even have come across the film, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. It's during that story that we first meet the enigmatic boy vampire Armand. Bizarrely, this 'boy' was played by the definitively manly Antonio Banderas ... Read review

Advantages: A must for Anne Rice fans, better than previous 2 books, one of the vampire chronicles
Disadvantages: Nothing really

...Vampire Chronicles, and this is the latest book that I have just finished reading. The last two books were a bit boring in places, but this one I enjoyed immensely. It tells the story of the vampire Armand. If you have seen the film ‘Interview with the Vampire’, he was the vampire that lead the Theatre of Vampires in Paris. Portrayed by Antonio Banderas, he did not look anything like the character that Anne Rice describes in her books. ... Read review

Advantages: Ane Rice has a gift to make us fall in love with her vampires through words with great detail .
Disadvantages: If you hate detail, beauty and history you might wanna try another book!

The Vampire Armand, first appeared in his dark glory in Interview with a Vampire, Now in his own words we go across the centuries to the Kiev Rus of his boyhood, a ruined city under Mongol Dominion and to ancient Constantinople, where he is sold into slavery, in a magnificent palazzo in venice we see him emotionally and intellectually in thrall to the great vampire Marius, who masquerades among humankind as a mysterious, reclusive painter and who ... Read review

Advantages: Continued Tales of the Vampires!
Disadvantages: Long, drawn discriptions can be hard for some to read.

...meet Armand in Interview With the Vampire, his character is for supporting the main characters. Now we get to hear his complete story, in great, flowing, beautifully described detail. If you love all this detailed background and imagery, this book is a must read for vampire fans. If Interview was a great read to you, then you will LOVE this book also. However, if you found Interview to be too long and descriptive for your tastes, then this book will ... Read review