The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Chronicles #2

Anne Rice

600 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller challenging dark slow-paced

Description

Lestat: a vampire ⁠— buy very much not the conventional undead, for Lestat is the truly alive. Lestat is vivid, ecstatic, stagestruck, and in his extravagant story he plunges from the lascivious stews of eighteenth-century Paris to the Rome of Aug...

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Moods

dark 86%
adventurous 60%
mysterious 58%
emotional 44%
reflective 40%
tense 29%
challenging 17%
funny 17%
sad 15%
inspiring 4%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 43%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

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