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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read
Review: A friend gave me this book during a period of exams in school. I stayed up all night to read it and as soon as I finished it, I started reading it again! I gave it then to my brother that was as excited as I was. We bought the whole vampire series after that and because we couldn't the "Queen of the damned" in greece, I had a friend sent it to me from USA (a very very nive book too by the way). For me the best book of the chronicles is "Vampire Lestat" but Interview With the Vampire is a great book too, certainly a must read.
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Summary: Fabulous book, a little bit dissapointing
Review: I loved it, but having seen the film first I expected more. Without the book the film is worth 5 stars and without the film the book is, but each is missing a part of the magic of the other. Still, you should see and read both! You'll be happy you did.Most people like the characters of Louis or Lestat the best, but I liked Armand most. You see, in the film Louis seemes human, but in the book he turns into a monster. He thinks that Armand feels nothing, but I think that he is only diffrent. Wouldn't you be diffrent after 400 years? Louis feels like a human being before he meets Armand, but in the end HE is the one who feels nothing. Well, that's my opinion, maybe I got the whole thng wrong:P
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Summary: There's smoke, but no cigar
Review: Promises, but none kept! It entices with the intresting tale of Louis, a Louisiana plantation owner in the 1800's. Louis is made into a vampire by another vampire, Lestate. Louis' struggle with killing human to live and his resistance to give up human emotions makes him a likable guide through the world of vampires. The mysteries of vampires origins creates suspense, and when Louis leaves with a child vampire, Claudia, to discover them, the book flopps. Louis only runs around in circles in his mind about death. While one long anguishing muse is acceptable, a book cannot live on confusion alone. Had Ann Rice carried on with the plot moving vibrant painting she began with, this would have been a facinating book. Unfortunatly, I only finished the book because I hoped for awnsers to the questions asked in the beginning, but none were to be found. Bottom Line: Don't start reading it, you'll be stuck reading a book that reminds you of a long, draining dream.
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Summary: An excellent beginning
Review: I enjoyed this book as the first of the Vampire Chronicles. By narrating to a young reporter, Louis explains and clarifies information which gives the reader a deeper understanding of this existence of a world within our world. I came to know all the characters - there are heroes, victims, those with internal struggles, those with strong relationships; there are masters, fledglings, makers. The characters are very real - nothing like the hollywood ghouls. The information gained from Interview made reading the next three Chronicles enjoyable because of the information base it provided. The Chronicles have provided a fascinating, enjoyable, involved read. I'm looking forward to #5.
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Summary: Dull and Vapid
Review: I had heard much praise for this novel, so I expected it to be a great,intriguing read. This novel turned out to be one of the worst pieces of literature I have ever read. It was slow, unappealing, and could have been wrtitten far more laconically. This is the first book that I had to force myself to read, just so I could get through it. Although there were some vibrant parts, overall it was extremely bland.
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Summary: What an incredible journey!
Review: I never thought I would actually enjoy a novel which was based on supernatural and certainly evil creatures such as vampires, but this book was incredible! I have never before read anything so descriptive and so full of passion in my life. I found myself taking breaks from reading this book, just to absorb and reflect on what was taking place amongst the characters in this book. They were so dimensional and relationships were so complex that I felt totally wrapped up in their lives as if I've met these people. The movie was good, but I recommend the book even after viewing the movie. Anne Rice is most definitely a talented storyteller.
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Summary: Wonderful reading, but unique original book by Anne Rice
Review: Personally, I don't like vampire tales much; I'd rather read witch stories. But when I started reading this one, I had to admit: Interview With the Vampire is really a very original book, something that readers of the genre were really in need since Bram Stoker's Dracula. But there's a huge problem: Anne Rice hasn't done a single original vampire book since that one. They are only copies and copies of this one. In other words, a shame. Though, if you like vampire tales, that one is just wonderful well-written and a very enjoyable reading. Something you don't find anymore. This book is really a must-read. But don't go any further on Rice books. At least, don't expect to find the rest as interesting as that one. Because they are not. The witch books and the rest are as good, but the other vampire tales are not. So, in order not to hate Rice, read that one, love that one. And stop with that one. Marco Aurelio.
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Summary: 7 stars for this book
Review: This Interview with the Vampire has to be one of my favorite books I have ever read. Anne Rice makes the vampires of this book seem otherworldly yet human. She kept many old myths about the vampires, such as them sleeping in coffins, and also added some new ones, such as them being immune to crosses and garlic. This book is an absolute masterpiece. I have never before seen a book written the way Anne Rice wrote it. Its a wonderful mixture of first person and third person. I must admit that this book was quite a page turner. The excitement wasn't as intense as in other books, but the mysticism kept me coming back for more. I suggest this book with anyone who takes a liking to vampires and such. It really is worth the read.
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Summary: Excellent Beginning
Review: Anne Rice establishes a strong framework with her first novel in the Vampire Chronicles series. I read this novel after finding the movie a delicious addition to the Vampire myth. Upon reading the book, I enjoyed every twist, turn, and detail that gave the book such a lush feel. I love this book simply because it establishes a world within a world: the character's are so colorful one cannot seem to place them anywhere else but in the world of fiction but the realistic settings and the provacative emotions make one think that these characters are real and that Lestat, Louis, and the others are real beings existing in our world. This book I believe is our modern-day Dracula and a good read for anyone interested in vampires in general, but also for anyone interested in devastatingly human relationships, emotions, and struggles
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Summary: An elegant and sensitive book.
Review: This is an elegant and sensitve work about our need to have something to live for, about our all-consuming task to find meaning to our quotidian existance. We are like Louis, our doomed vampire, stalkng the alley ways of our life trying to enrich and enoble it with passion. Louis cannot enjoy his existence because he is 'undead', neither a mortal being nor a spirit freed from the physical limitations of the body. He can only satisfy his blood lust. But something within him, some leftover of his humanity, demands companionship, love, an appreciation of beauty. And this need becomes his true compulsion, it becomes the thing that keeps him going rather than his blood fixes. But no matter how much he yearns for deeper meaning, he can never have it as a vampire. However, the paradox is that this yearning itself is a passion that gives his being depth, character and that nullifies in a strange way his 'undead' state. In the end, Louis is more alive than those of us who move day to day getting our 'fixes' so that we can rise to yet another meaningless day. We have an advantage over Louis, Claudia, Lestat and the other vampires -- we're alive. We need to emulate Louis' search for love, companionship, and spiritual beauty while we have the means.
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