Interview with the Vampire
The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author—the inspiration for the hit television series
“A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune
Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a 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.
“A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune
Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a 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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Readers say *Interview with the Vampire* is beautifully written and thought-provoking, exploring deep themes of existence, loneliness, and immortality...
Some stories don't have heros they are just meant to fill some void inside our very own existential isolation.
This story had me ponder on a few things I had already been curious about.
What exactly do I consider "hell" to be?
Anne Rice viewed lonely immortality as being trapped in hell.
French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre believed hell was other people. All very subjective.
Existential isolation played a major role in this story, for many of the characters.
What does being a vampire achieve besides cheating death?
Is being a vampire blaming yourself for being too broken from your eternal suffering that you can't close the gap of existential isolation with another being?
Vampirism in this story felt so vivid, it was in my veins as Anne Rice explains that vampirism is only a metaphor for feeling if only for a moment like an outcast. This feeling of wanting to be accepted is the only part that keep us "human" otherwise all we would ever feel is our empty hunger for our next meal.
My least favorite of the three first books. Louis is such a debbie downer, it is MISERABLE reading from his point of view for so long. It was such a slog to get through his thoughts at multiple points. Beautifully written, however.
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!
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