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Summary: a hypntoic modern gothic masterpiece
Review: This novel is probably the best of Anne Rice's work, and most certainly the jewel of the Vampire Chronicles.With poetic grandeur, Rice takes on a journey through the unflinchingly realistic death and borgeois carelessness of 18th century Paris... We follow young Lestat on his journey from the son of a French noble to a popular stage actor. And it is done with an eloquent, patient style that has personified Anne Rice and her novels. Here, her wrtiting is in top form! The book, although comnparitively long, is intenseley engrossing, and as we follow the life of the Vampire Lestat, we can't help but paint our own vampiric reality of this fictional biography in our own minds. Lestat is done in such a way that his author's voice (the book is an "auto-biography") is genuine and believable...not only that, it is hypnotic and beguiling. We are shown the depravity of the wretched cult of vampires led by Armand underneath the "Les Innocents" cemetary...we follow Lestat and his companion (mother) Gabrielle on their journey through the VERY VIVID old world (Europe) of the 18th century. Perhaps the most compelling character in the story is Marius, a 2,000 year old vampire who recounts the tale of his own "birth into darkness" to Lestat. We are shown awesome sights in Marius' biography within a biography. It is a must-read for any vampire-fan, or fan of gothic literature. I will say this; the ending is a very artful cliff-hanger...you'll be compelled to read "The Queen of the Damned"...
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Summary: Delicious!
Review: What a feast for my spirit! I read this masterpiece years ago, the 2nd Anne Rice book of my novel awakening - "Interview With the Vampire" being the first - and, I must say, it was one of the rare satiating moments of my existence! Ah - this is the Vampire Lestat - Maker of the Vampire Louis of "Interview With the Vampire." This is the 2nd book of Rice's Vampire Chronicles - in the brilliant, illuminating voice of Lestat, himself. This beautiful, dark tale flies high up there among my three favorite novels - masterworks that pulsate to the rhythm of my very soul - this, Lestat's tale, along with Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" and Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." I cannot write enough herein to be worthy of this wonderous novel. My dark soul doth indeed overflow - V~~~~V!
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Summary: What happened to the real Lestat?
Review: First off, I want to apoligize for only giving this book three stars. But I had to take one away because Ann Rice decided that she wanted to change the lestat character.This is not the same evil and crazy Lestat from the first book. Unless Louis was a total moron, why would he describe Lestat in such a way if that was not the way he really was.I just think that what the auther did was a bit cheap. In order for her to write the book from Lestat's point of view she decided to modify his character in order for him to be the hero and not the villian. I liked the old lestat more. But this is still a very good book. It has a few boring moments but overall it is still very good.I just wish that the old Lestat was not changed.
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Summary: How to tackle eternity?
Review: Vampires and humans are plagued by the same questions: Where did we come from, where are we going and what is our purpose. Anne Rice gives us some exsistential philosophy from a vampire's point of view. Can you live forever without going mad? It is a worthy sequel to Interview if not even better. The reason I don't give it five stars is because Anne divulges to us the origin of vampires, which in my opinion would be a good thing to leave unresolved. What is left there for the sequels? But up to that point an air of mystery pervades her rich but not too lenghty writing.
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Summary: I've just fallen in love...with a vampire!
Review: I know this has to be a sad thing when you fall in love with a vampire...but I have! ^.^ Lestat is truely amazing and I only wish that he were real. His life is so completely interesting that you wont want to stop reading till your done!
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Summary: The Best in the Series if not in all of her Books!
Review: I have read a good proportion of Anne Rice books including all of the Vampire Chronicles and Pandora. Pandora was also a great book though short in comparison to Rice's The Vampire Lestat. This was my favorite in the series if only a little slow to get into. I must say that the concert scene was the best and so believable that you could picture it completly. Soemtimes what I wouldn't give to have that happen in real life. I'm not going to spoil it for you but let me tell you that if you read this book first, which I did, you get very protective of Lestat and you grow to love him. In Interview with the Vampire I sincerly thought Louis was the biggest whiner I've ever listened to... Or maybe I just prefer "bad boys" to those with morals about the sanctity of life. (Read: Jean-Claude vs. Richard Zeeman in the Anit Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton) I overall highly, highly, highly recommend this book if you're going to read any of Anne Rice's novels, except maybe Violin-it was a little compilcated for me, and it was by far the best in the Vampire Chronicles and beats Taltos by a nose overall her books.
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Summary: MAD GOOD!
Review: THIS BOOK TOTALLY RULED. THE DAY I GOT IT I COULDN'T STOP READING IT BECAUSE IT WAS SO ADDICTIVE. ALMOST EVERY SCENE CAN GRAPHICALLY BE SEEN . IT'S AN AWESOME BOOK AND ANYONE WHO'S INTO VAMPIRES DEFENITELY SHOULD READ THIS BOOK .I RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE OUT THERE. THOUGH I WASN'T PLEASED WITH ANNE'S RICE SEQUEL.(NEXT BOOK AFTER)
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Summary: Lestat is the guy you love to hate
Review: Waking up from fifty years of sleep and unleashed on a world unlike the one he was born in, Lestat hits the fast paced world of the twentieth century. His goal is to reveal the secrets of the vampires to the mortal world and to awaken the ancient ones from their sleep. After becoming a famous rock star, Lestat writes his auto-biography the night before his first live concert. In it he tells of his creation by the Vampire Magnus, and of his encounters with Les Innocents. He lives through the age of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution and travels the world in search of the meaning to the existance of vampires. In his search he comes across Marius, a millenium child and Armand's creator, who shares his knowledge and his secrets. The Vampire Lestat is a wonderfully told tale of a creature you want to hate, but can't help falling in love with. In the words of Marius, "Lestat, you are the damndest creature,"
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Summary: Intoxicating
Review: The book, Vampire Lestat changed my perception on life. As a writer, I was blown away by the dark underworld of the pysche portrayed in this novel. I read it over 17 times and it always fascinates me! I use it as a literary course in what a great novel contains: suspense, passion for the characters, a need, an addicting need to get to the next chapter. To write a novel such as this would be one of my ultimate dreams. If you have read the book, you'll know that one deserves another. If you have not, then by all means, let Ms. Rice take you to a fantasy world like no other. An escapist's dream...
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Summary: LONG LIVE LESTAT AND ANNE RICE!
Review: After I read "Interview" I instantly fell in lovewith Anne's style of writing. Not only does she make the charactersmore "lifelike",but she also gives them more of a personality than the earlier writers had. She makes them more charming,funnier,craftier,and certainly more sensous than any other vampires that I have read about in my life. I particularly love Lestat because of his charmingness,his cunningness,and most of all these two things: 1)his sense of cruel humor,and secondly,the way that he can convince anyone of anything,and then again are his devilshly good-looks. I feel that in a few ways that I connect with the character as I'm sre many of us do;the reason I say that is because I believe that we all have a dark side to us and only a few are willing to let it show through. For those of you who liked or even loved this book then I say to you "you have great taste in authors" and don't let anyone ever tell you differently or try to change your mind. MAY LESTAT LIVE ON FOR ALL ETERNITY ! END
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