Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

42 reviews

sally___'s review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

There was a strange feeling of dissonance to the book and to the writing style. The narrator would say that he felt one way and then do something that didn’t reflect that feeling at all. It made the emotions and the actions both feel pointless, because the plot was driven by characters and yet the plot still felt as if it was happening to the characters. I got very tired of the story by part 3.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Violence

penguuu's review against another edition

Way too long, way too slow, none of the characters are likeable, I couldn't do it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Violence, Racism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Just, bad.

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Interview With the Vampire was not what I expected. For whatever reason I thought it's be suave and golden, when really it was cold and sorrowful. I found the middle very much dragged for me, even up until the final 40 pages. A relationship between the protagonist and their closest friend is a strange one and I know it's supposed to be, but it toes a strange line. Don't get me wrong - Anne Rice can write some incredibly poetic lines. Every once in a while I caught glimpses of the heart of the matter and Rice's ruminations on eternity and love, but they were seen through the haze of conversations that circled around and lengthy traveling. 7/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Blood, Child death, Slavery, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Gore

citrusandwords's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Murder, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Slavery, Blood, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Animal death, Slavery, Racism, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Gore, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Minor: Violence, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

nigrumcattus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, and Racism

Minor: Colonisation, Pedophilia, and Incest

stinkylou's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, Child death, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

emmathebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have no idea how to describe the things this book made me feel, but let’s just say I needed a moment when I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

slimepuppy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Louis was a poor meow meow before the term was ever invented and I think that's beautiful.

I don't know how Anne Rice made such a pathetic, wet noodle of  man deliver some of theee most floor shaterring observations ever known to man, but she fucking did it!!! Every time Louis starts to talk about evil I sit my ass down and listen! 

But also Louis is so so lame. The first man to ever be baby trapped by another man, and he just keeps failing upwards. Eat some people! Fuck the blonde bitch! Adopt some more demonic children!

This book is a beautiful classic and everyone who's a fan of horror should read because Louis' capture in the end gave me anxiety. Also Anne Rice's vampires are super cool and evil when they aren't crying about how catholic they are. Were.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Moderate: Colonisation, Gore, and Child abuse