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Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

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harrimyers's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

this is a complicated one.

well. i was Not expecting the amount of pedophilia and/or sexual imagery used on a very small child. idc how much AR tries to justify it that ‘she had a woman’s mind in a child’s body’ that’s both 1) not a good excuse and 2) the weird pedo language was there from before she got older. Weird. the first half of the book was. boring. act 3&4 were Fantastic, probably because so much happened and the pedophilia basicallt disappears. i admit i’m very curious and will read at least the next in the series. at times the writing was a bit too rambly but there were a few beautiful moments, and i understand that it’s part of the gothic horror lit schtick. quite conflicted because i love the series as a whole and the movie, so reading the book was very interesting indeed + i already had an affinity for the characters. but honestly. until about 60% of the way in i didn’t really care what was going on and i think that the show took the best aspects of some of the characters and made them much more nuanced than they are here. not a bad book but it’s hard to balance the PEDOPHILIA and boredom with a somewhat exciting and compelling ending.

idk how to rate this

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furrizzy's review

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

heisenburger229's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

love u lestat

ashbruce's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

very slow but kept going for the toxic queer vampires trying to outcunt each other

vicf99's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I started reading this after having watched the tv show and didn't really know what to expect from the book. It took me a while to get into it (mostly because I'm not a fan of long chapters) but once I did I struggled to put it down.

The book contains some interesting interpretations on humanity, good vs evil, and the inability to adapt physically or mentally to new circumstances. Louis and Armand's conversation about gradiants of evil vs a single act condemning someone particularly stood out.

The character of Claudia is especially interesting, growing into womanhood whilst stuck in the body of a five year old girl. I found her relationship with Louis uncomfortable at times, especially when the word 'lover' was used or they were described as kissing on the lips. Whilst I believe this is meant to further demonstrate the struggles of her character finding love when stuck in the body of a child, I am glad the TV show chose to remove this element of their relationship, even with an older Claudia.