Interview With the Vampire

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Summary: Pretentiously Vapid!!!!
Review: Gothic pretense does not a classic make
nor big words a tale ;-{
Forgive me for not being awed, but pretentious hyperbole has never moved me overmuch. Anne Rice did not popularize the vampire's tale, that was done by Stoker several centures ago. Compared to Stoker's Dracula, this book drags on and on wearily like some wounded animal begging to be put out of its misery. I am more than glad to oblige. The writing is ponderous and dull, almost as if the writer were looking up bigger and more obscure words in a thesaurus. Sure the darn thing is gripping, the same way a dead man's hands are in Rigor Mortis!!! Believe me, I don't say this because this is not high literature. I'm an avid reader of comic books and "trash" fiction as well as poetry and literature. I do however, insist that each author should aim at one objective: the writing of a coherent and enjoyable book. Anne Rice fails to do this due to over-involvement in creating her little cult of pathetic gothic-wannabes. This book has absolutely no literary merit. If any of you want to read a good vampire's tale please pick up a book by Steven Brust - Agyar highly recommended (A lot less gore but far more interesting).

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Summary: A story of humanity
Review: Anne Rice's first vampire novel, Interview with the Vampire, is a beautifully written masterpiece. Not only does it bring a new kind of understanding and life to one of history's most horrific monsters but also teaches us how to understand our own humanity.

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Summary: The Best Series Of Books EVER!!!!
Review: Interview With The Vampire is one of the best books I have ever read, I cannot say the best because The Vampire Lestat is by far the best. Do NOT watch the film it is CRAP. The book is the best testament to what a good author can do. You feel every emotion felt by all the characters just as if you are one of them, you pity them and you want to know them and be with them

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Summary: The One That Got Me Started
Review: Now, if I wrote this outline when I first read this book, it would be 10 completely, but now I tend to relate it to the foloowing books after it. This book was awesome, Anne Rice is magnificent in details that do not bore me. I loved the book, but I must say that I love Lestat and he was put as the "enemy" in this book. But I love Louis too, and I understand it from his point of view. I think this book gave a grand intorduction to the rest of the Chronicles and it told you about Loius. I believe that is important, to know each character and how they feel about every other character. It is true that I was drawn this book because of the movie, but I believe the book was way better. I am now half way done with Memnoch the Devil and I recommend this series to everyone. The only part I didn't really like out this book was Claudia's character. I found her very picky and spoiled and she wasn't really made to be a vampire. Anna, 14.

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Summary: This was absolutly the best book of the Vampire Chronicles!!
Review: I really enjoyed this book.The descriptions it gave of the many characters was absolutely unforgetable.I managed to read this book 3 times and every time I did it just got so much more better that I could not put it down.But I am completely crazy about vampires so if you are reading this then take my advice:Read this book first and I promise you wont want to let it go.

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Summary: A Bloody Good Read
Review: This book is good for a: vampire fans, or b: people who want to read Anne Rice. This book was extremely good and I liked the fact that vampires can look in mirrors and are not allergic to garlic.

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Summary: Forget Dracula!
Review: This book gets a "9" only because I've fallen in love with Lestat & in this story, he's not the hero. This book shatters Bram Stoker's vision of vampires. Anne Rice draws you into their world and shows them as "people" who are thrust (willingly or otherwise) into a life for which they are completely unprepared. I read this book when it first came out & only relegated it to a 9 rating after reading the sequels.

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Summary: Poetic, erotic, and deeply engrossing.....
Review: The first book of the Vampire Chronicals was the finest of the series. Anne Rice's words are spellbinding, and almost force you to feel Louis's pain, horror, and despair at killing, which he must do to live, as well as the ecstacy of the killing, the taking of blood. His love for Claudia is a palpable thing, you can almost touch it, as well as his hatred of Lestat. The writing is lyrical, almost musical. Some find the homoerotic imagery disturbing (Although as Rice's vampires have no sex, I really don't know why). I am of the opinion that Louis is her finest character, far subtler and richer than the over-the-top Lestat. I read this book in one ten-hour sitting, I became so engrossed so quickly. Anne Rice has written many wonderful (and a few laughable) books, but this is her jewel

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Summary: brillant
Review: It was a wonderfull realistic stand point on ever lasting life and the dammaging affects to it.Louies life was interesting as i read it a second time i enjoyed it more.The time's he lived in the vampire's he loved.Him still trying to find some meaning to his life

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Summary: awesome book but not for everyone
Review: From reading the other reviews I learned one thing and that is you either hate anne rice books or you love them.Do I think the people who gave this book bad reviews are idiots?No,I just think they read it from a different point of view.I love all different types of fiction and read this with an open mind.After reading it I believe it to be a modern day classic.Sometimes the lengthy dialogue can get a tad boring and becomes a chore to read and it could go with out some of the homoerotic scenes which I think take a bit away from the book but once you get into the book you feel as you are right there witnessing Louis's tale.This book can be easily loved or hated but it all depends on the readers interpretation of it