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I can understand how this book could be so acclaimed for its time and even through the nineties. It is definitely one to read because it is well written. However, for me it was a struggle to get through, despite it being a short read. Check trigger warnings before reading. There are a lot of dark themes in this book, but it is also philosophical to a point. I didn't like Lestat or Claudia and found Louis to be boring. I loved Armand. I have read other books by Anne Rice and liked them so I had hoped to like this one since it's her most famous, but it just wasn't for me.

kaehess's review against another edition

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Smash. Take that Anne Rice

bookishfaye's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Ummmmm I feel hollow

killahb94's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

2.0

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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 against another edition

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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

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