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Summary: Should be around forever!
Review: i thought this book was great! Reading R.L. Stine's books, i wasnt scared at all but only felt sad because Louis, in a way, can't really die as he wishes to do so because of his brother's death and him blaming on himself for not listening to his younger brother Paul. It just shows you that sometimes when you wish for something, like maybe clothes, someone may give you something opposite of clothes. Just like Louis wished for death but instead he got immortality. I did not really like Lestat because he seemed a little vain.
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Summary: Anne Rice at her best
Review: This novel is a beautiful compilation of carefully chosen words and themes that recreate the world around us. Rice is able to balance intrigueing characters with rich description and history all the while maintaining suspense and interest which I find few authors can do well. Some may find the beginning slow and be tempted to give up. Don't. By the end of the vampire series you will know the characters as well as you know yourself and will not be disapointed.
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Summary: Pretty much exact same as movie
Review: I really liked the movie so this was pretty much everything i expected. If you are familar with the movie, I would suggest reading through this quickly to get to the second book called The Vampire Lestat because this book is just an introduction to the world of Rice's vampires.Positives: Story moves quickly, All main characters are developed to near perfection, interesting to read about bad guys from the bad guys perspective. Negatives: Very gory, lots of one or two page long paragraphs describing scenery,had a rather contrived ending that was never mentioned again in the next book.
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Summary: A vampire with a soul full of pain, a girl made or porcelain
Review: this book is very good, i really suggest u read it.. An interviewer following what he hopes is a good story, but Louie holding untold secrets is actually following his prey, the interviewer. Louie a normal human being lost in the depths of depression and accepts Lestats offer of an easy death, instead of no more pain not only his heart but also his soul is opened to everlasting torture. Revenge is taken for all his pain, although the price death for those who hear Louie's hidden screams of anger. He tells the reporter everything from when he was born, not born into the world, but reborn into an unknown world of eternal darkness. When Louie was reborn the world seemed as if it were suddenly uncovered. The statue moved, but yet it didn't, it stayed the same. When Claudia kills or at least thinks she's killed Lestat she did it for revenge because of him her crying soul was stuck in the body of a porcelain child forever. Hatred and pain is brought about again when Louie is locked in a bolted coffin, and Claudia with her vampiress of a stepmother burn to cinders and tears fall as dust once the burning sun takes it's rise. Armand saves Louie, but he does not won't to live without his darling Claudia at his side for eternity, but she is dead and the her last piece of being falling in his hands covering his cold skin with ash. Throughout this book events of pain events of horror all affect this sadden vampires soul, a vampire cries ever hundred years or so, but when he tells his story the tears come and fall with emotion.
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Summary: A classic
Review: This book is a classic! It sets the stage for the gothic night inhabited by Louis, Lestat, Armand and a host of others. The main character is a vampire by page 12, the rest of the book is how a moral man can cope with the price of his immortality. he is accompanied by Lestat, a rouge of a vampire, who has no moral qualms with his condition and cant understand why Louis hates his existance so. This sets the stage, embrace new found immortality or reclaim lost humanity...
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Summary: Anne Rice - The most interesting writer
Review: I liked this book very much, because I like vampire - stories very much. The relationship between Louis and Lestat is interesting. You may think that they have a sexual relationship. The book itself is written in a wonderful way. You can imagine haw Louis feels. He is so sad. He doesn't want to drink the blood of human beings but he has to. I feel a little bit sorry for him. In my opinion this book is great. For me Anne Rice is one of the most interesting writers.
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Summary: interview with the vampire
Review: Very interesting and action packed. Ms. Rice did an excellent job of description, not a thing is left to question. A very riveting book that I would definitely read again, and recommend to any vampire lovers out there.
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Summary: A priceless look into human nature through a vampire's eyes
Review: There are negatives to this book, as in anything. At first I was a little put off by the writing. It seemed a tad sloppy in the beginning (but it's very forgivable--a few overused words, some stylistic concerns, probably can be attributed to the copyright date, maybe I'm just not used to the trends of yesterday). As the book really winds to a climax, these characters come to life, almost heart-rendingly so, because they do not carry about as you'd have your beloved empathized carry about. Through the eyes of the vampire Louis, we see the fire of humanity burning so strong that centuries of torment cannot quench it. Or do they? Thus the ending is not how most of us would have it, there were eventually no characters I could sympathize with, probably very true to the subject, but I'm hoping the rest of the Vampire Chronicles satisfy (and am thinking they will). Highly recommended. This should be a required (open-minded) read for anyone who calls him or herself a Christian (God is neither denied or supported, but viewing the choices of the characters leads you to make some valuable choices of your own). I'm excited to see how the rest of the series open up, as well as Rice's other books. I fear she has sunk her teeth into me.
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Summary: Was Anne Rice Trying to Scare Us?
Review: ...because after reading this book, all I could think was- Man! I want to be a Vampire! I am just a novice when it comes to vampire tales or the horror genre, but even so, Interview is right at the top of my list of all-time favorite books. Louis is an ancient vampire who is tired of living in secrecy. When a young journalist offers to interview him- we are given a tale we will never forget! Beginning in colonial New Orleans, Louis tells of his days as a plantation owner, how he met Lestat, and how his life was forever changed. Without a doubt, this is a monumental classic. It's immense popularity is well deserved! But although it is labeled 'horror', I would recommend it highly to any fan of fantasy as well, for it is truly one of the finest books you may ever get your hands on. -There are several other books in this series as well, but from what I hear, they fail to hold a candle. I only tried The Vampire Lestat (2nd book), which didn't hold my interest for very long. But like Dune or Ender's Game- the first book of this series, at least, is a must read!
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Summary: Eerie and most unsettling.......
Review: This is the book that began Anne Rice's world famous Vampire chronicles. It is an autobiography of a young Frenchman, Louis, who is changed into a Vampire during a very troubled time in his life by his mentor Lestat (who's own story is in Anne Rice's sequel "The Vampire Lestat") and has to live 200 years of a life he loathes. Louis is different from all the other Vampires in that he is quite human. He refuses to kill humans (though the urge to do so overpowers him a few times) and decided to feed on the blood of animals. He has sympathies and loyalties to his original race though they fear him, loathe him, condemn him and do not understand him. Some of the most interesting parts of the novel are his moral battles with his vampire self and with his mentor Lestat. The two of them give this "gift" of immortality to a young child Claudia who spends the rest of her existence under the guardianship of Louis. She is torn by the moral influences of Louis and the immoral one of Lestat. Eventually, together Louis and Claudia break free from Louis's web by attempting to take his life. They then voyage through Europe together in search of the rest of their kind and eventually succeed in doing so. The descriptions of the vampire's routine: wake up, roam the streets in search of a victim, ravish them and please yourself, go out in search of more and then rush back to your resting place before the Sun rises and burns you to a crisp! These are all beautiful yet ugly and loathsome. The deeds are ugly and loathsome yet the way Anne Rice describes them makes one sit up immediately and want to re-read them. I usually found myself re-reading passages big and small for the sheer beauty of Miss Rice's descriptions. This book does not have one single scene of erotic nature yet it is quite possibly one of the most erotic books I have ever read. Miss Rice knew of the sexual attraction of vampires and has exploited it to its fullest potential. How startingly well Miss Rice writes!! So much so that I classify this book as a piece of Literature. Eerie and unsettling are just a few words I can use to describe this book. Sensual, beautiful, original, scary, atmospheric, brilliant are understatements but are the only words that can begin to describe this novel. It is possibly the most gothic book I have ever read. How Anne Rice can manage to create such an atmosphere while living in a age for removed from that described is a riddle I have yet to solve. Well done Miss Rice, keep them coming!! The character of Louis is splendid, the use of language: eloquent, the ability to convey emotions: vivid. All these combine to give one of the best books ever written!! Highly recommended! This novel is what I would call the height of brilliance!! Thank you Anne!!
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