Interview with the Vampire

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Summary: Everyone says "10" for a rating....
Review: Boring ! I didn't like it. These vampires are all too complicated. They didn't convince me.

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Summary: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
Review: I think this is the best book I have ever read. I read this book 5 times. Yes it is true. Because I live in Turkey. And the Turkish reader have got only this book's Turkish edition.:((( If you want to think about your life and your relations you must read this book. (and other Anne Rice's Vampire books) When I read this book my life is changed. Thanks to Anne Rice for this book.

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Summary: A very beautiful piece of work.
Review: Interview With the Vampire wasn't spellbinding, but it was enjoyable. Anne Rice is the first novelist I ever read something by, that wrote of vampires in good and evil ways. When the book first opens up, you have a heartbroken vampire, Louis, and a male reporter, (later known as Daniel, in the Vampire Chronicles) who needs a story. It attracted my attention from the very beginning-there wasn't any vulgar vampires, or right away, blood-sucking gore, just an intriguing way of starting a cunning tale. It captured my fancy, as the story reached it's peak with Claudia. Lestat who seemed like a fiend from hell, isn't like that in the least, of the remaining four novels. I was very much interested in the progressing relationship, between Claudia and Louis, as well as Lestat, who had a tremendous effect, on the two. I liked the little things, that made her book different from others I have read-vampires aren't allergic to garlic, they have a reflection in the mirror,(so they can see how captivating they look), crosses, holy water, the bible, and onions have no effect on them whatsoever. The only really fatal hazard was, the killer rays from the sun. I hated the fact that they couldn't have sex. To me, vampires who can have sex are more sexy and enticing, in my opinion. I disliked the way it ended-what happens to the reporter, where is Louis? Had this been the only book Anne wrote on her characters, those would be the questions still dangling in the open, but luckly those questions are answered in the latter part of the series. Overall, this was a good book to read, and I didn't have to force myself to read it.

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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.