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Summary: Bad reader, no biscuit!
Review: I must tell you, if you wish to enjoy Interview with a Vampire,you cannot buy this audio production. F. Murray Abraham gives an execrable narration. He spends the first 15 minutes of the book giving Louis a bizarre, vaguely Eastern European accent, and then, upon reading that our vampire is from New Orleans, tries something more soft and French. The majority of the main characters are men of a youthful appearance: Lestat, Louis, Armand, the interviewer, etc. He attempts to give them different accents but does so quite inconsistenly. Their voices run together, making dialogue difficult if not impossible to follow. His voice for Claudia is bad from start to finish. First he tries a high-pitched mewling unpleasant to the ears, and then the aged voice of a 60 year-old woman, which makes it difficult to keep in mind that she always, always has the aspect of a five year-old child. After Lestat's murder, the voice given him is always unnatural, although faithful to the narration. It is bizarre and unpleasant to hear Lestat speak, although perhaps that is the one aspect that is true. However, I must admit that I liked Anne Rice's story and will be reading the novel myself soon, as I find the relationships between characters quite fascinating.
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Summary: Prepare to enter another world
Review: Interview With The Vampire is a novel that will live on through the ages, much like the myriad number of Vampires depicted in Anne Rice's compelling Vampire Chronicles. I had been aware of Interview for several years before I finally decided to give it a read... within a couple of pages it became clear to me that this was no ordinary vampire novel... this was a gateway into another world. A world so rich and complex. Expertly drawn in vivid, beautiful detail. As I fell deeper into the tale of Louis, Lestat and Claudia, I began to feel a deep yearning to be with these characters and embrace them as family. My devotion was total. It's a soulful story, filled with a longing and sorrow that has the capacity to reach deep down into the very core of our being. For as much as the surface of the story revolves around the "dead", it is very much a celebration and affirmation on the glory of life itself. For when Louis is given the "dark gift" by Lestat, he opens his eyes to the world around him for the first time... then quickly falls into a deep despair as he laments the loss of a life he never fully embraced. To all who see Louis, including the "interviewer", it's clear that he is forever punishing himself, refusing to see that he has not been cursed by vampirism, but rather he has been set free by it. It's no wonder that Lestat grows so tired and irritated by his companion's incessant complaints and depression. That's the beauty of Interview, by revolving the book around Louis as a central character with Lestat off to the side, we actually get to see Louis through Lestat's eyes. It seems that during his interview Louis reveals more than he intended. He wanted to convince the world that being a vampire is a dreadful and lonely burden... instead he presents to us all a world of indefinable beauty and magic. After reading his tale who wouldn't want to go running into the night screaming to be made one of them. Upon finishing Interview I rushed straight out and bought The Vampire Lestat, and tore through every wonderous page like a kid on christmas morning. I was in rapture. I've read every Anne Rice book since and always anxiously await the publication of the next.
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Summary: VAMPIRES, POSSIBLE OF LOVE AND CARE?
Review: That's shocking to even imagine as possible. One would never associate adjectives such as love, passsion, caring, nuturing and feeling with the evil-inspiring vampire. But this author does it with talent, making it seem as ordinary and everyday as Hanzel and Gretel. I was not intending to read this book, I usually don't like such blockbuster novels, but this surprised me. I thought it started out a little slow and progression at first was almost painful, it ended up tremendously. The abusridity and ironicness of this tale of Vampire love and despair makes it intriguing and interesting. Anne Rice does a marvelous job of character development and takes us through the birth and maturity of a young Vampire. Loius finds that thogh it takes only seconds to lose one's life; it takes half of an eternity to lose one's soul. I will probably read her other novels in this series.
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Summary: read it cover to cover and was mesmerized by the whole thing
Review: This is one of my favorite Anne Rice books. It is an entrance into the dark, mysterious world of the vampires that inhabit her imagination. My friend loaned me this book, and i am glad he did. i could not put it down until i got to the end. If you liked the movie, buy the book, it is even better. Queen of the Damned and Memnoch are better, but this is the place you want to start in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles ;)
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Summary: Interview is a must
Review: Interview is a very enjoyable read.
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Summary: Interview with the vampire
Review: Ok i first watched the movie i loved it even though it was more along the lines of a drama then a horror movie but ohwell. I thought the book was gonna be so much more better but it wasn't. For like the beginning til the middle i really enjoyed it. Then the middle of the book....i got so bored....to much whining......but its understandable why he was but i just got tired of it.... and stopped reading it....thats why i give it 3 stars.....i'll eventually finish sometime later......
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Summary: Interview with the Vampire
Review: htis book was great. It was filled with wounderful details. The discriptoin was amazing. I would any book that Anne R ice has if it was this good. A warning to other readers watch out for the little girl(Claudia) she is spine chilling! The best part is that you never know what will happen next. It will make you afraid of the dark.
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Summary: On the first book of the Vampire Chronicles...
Review: When I first saw the movie Interview With the Vampire when I was five years-old, I did not know how much the story would impact my reading selections years later. Over this past summer, I have read Christopher Rice's "A Density of Souls." Having thoroughly enjoyed this novel, I went to the bookstore to see what Christopher Rice's infamous mother, Anne Rice, had to offer. I found "Interview With the Vampire" on the bookshelf, and bought it. I was immediately drawn into the story of a 200 year-old vampire, Louis, telling his immortal life story to a reporter. I sympathized with the suffering Louis, and, found myself mysteriously drawn to the ever-present Lestat. I'd be lying if I said this book was an easy read. It used vocabulary uncomprehendable to my 16 year-old self, and there was more description then needed. But the twisted and compelling plot got me hooked. After reading 2 more of Rice's books, I have to say "Interview With the Vampire" is my favorite.
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Summary: Unearthly
Review: Anne Rice began the Vampire Chronicles with this stunning opening novel. Far more than the vampire tales we were all accustomed to Anne Rice created characters with the essenc of humanity trapped inside an inhuman frame. hile some might say this novel is just another Gothic story told for sheer amusement "Interview With The Vampire" goes beyond this and touches the hearts of many people with a tale of searching for one's self and of lost love. You will adore this novel when you read it, and be simply touched by it.
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Summary: Something I could read over and over again
Review: At first I was a little skeptical about this book because I thought it would be kind of a 'la de da' book (e.g. "Little Women"). Well, I was wrong, and now Anne Rice has become my absolute favorite author. In "Interview With the Vampire", the vampire, Louis, tells about his life as a vampire. He tells us about his life in New Orleans with his maker, Lestat, who is a selfish and sometimes nasty vampire, and Claudia, their vampire child. Unlike Lestat, Louis loathes taking human lives, but he must do it to survive; Lestat often gets irritated because of this. Sometimes the two argued so much, it was hard to believe they were actually able to live with each other. The book takes us through many adventures, and some surprising twists and turns. I liked the dark feel of it; it was the kind of book I liked to read sitting by a window on a rainy day. I also liked how different the vampires were than most vampires in other novels I've read. It showed them as much more human than the typical vampire, and they weren't as evil as most would think. I would have to say that so far, "Interview With the Vampire" is my favorite Vampire Chronicle.
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