Interview with the Vampire
The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling authorāthe inspiration for the hit television series
āA magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the mythāthe education of the vampire.āāChicago Tribune
Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing forceāa story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.
āA magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the mythāthe education of the vampire.āāChicago Tribune
Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing forceāa story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.
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Never read a book like this one, and though it was a bit slow, I really enjoyed it. This book really got me into Anne Rice!
2.5/5. Iām aiming to add more classics to my repertoire which is the only reason I pushed through to finish this cult classic, Iām sorry to say. I understand that this was a pivotal classic in its time, and maybe thatās the missing piece for me, but I wouldnāt say itās timeless, and honestly I canāt imagine that this loquacious vampireās interview was anymore interesting to read in the ā70s either. This book was just so dull. Essentially, a slice-of-life diary of a very boring, introspective vampire. It was a little compelling in the beginning, naturally, as the exposition was laid, but then I was bored all the way until Part 3. And then eventually Part 3 also dragged on. I couldnāt wait for it to end. I wanted so badly to enjoy it. I always liked the 1994 film and more recently the 2022 TV adaptation. My personal feeling is just that this book was too slow-paced and ponderous. I relied heavily on the audiobook to get through it.
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