A review by emrysreads
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I came to this book from the TV series, so I may be biased. I found the first part of four of Interview With The Vampire (which is actually half of the book) slow and a bit boring. There's so much that can be done with vampiric turning and yet I felt the most interesting thing was that they shit themselves. I enjoyed the second half of the book more<spolier>, especially Claudia's death, which was so visceral and hit me a lot harder than in the series. I also enjoyed the repeated arson, and the little glimmers of the Lestat we come to know in later books through Louis' biased retelling. I'm glad I read this book so I can read the rest of TVC and I can understand the TV series better, but I don't know if I'll be rereading it aside from certain chapters. 
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