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Interview With the Vampire (Mass Market Paperback)

"I SEE ..." said the vampire thoughtfully, and slowly he walked across the room towards the window ..." (more)
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Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly erotic, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force–a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.


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“UNRELENTINGLY EROTIC . . . SOMETIMES BEAUTIFUL, AND ALWAYS UNFORGETTABLE.”
–The Washington Post

“A MAGNIFICENT, COMPULSIVELY READABLE THRILLER . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth–the education of the vampire.”
–Chicago Tribune

“IF YOU SURRENDER AND GO WITH HER . . . YOU HAVE SURRENDERED TO ENCHANTMENT, AS IN A VOLUPTUOUS DREAM.”
–The Boston Globe

“A CHILLING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING TALE, beautifully frightening, sensuous, and utterly unnerving.”
–The Hartford Courant
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interviewing the vampire, Mar 4 2007
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interview with the Vampire: Anniversary edition (Hardcover)
Anne Rice took the publishing world by storm in "Interview With the Vampire," a haunting book that turned the evil-bloodsucker cliche on its ear. Her lush prose and vivid characters turn the dramatic plot and strange scenarios into a chilling look at good and evil, thankfully without melodrama.

In modern times, a young man is interviewing a vampire on tape recorder. The vampire is Louis Pointe du Lac. In 1791, his ultra-religious brother died tragically after an argument, and Louis sank into remorse and despair. Enter Lestat de Lioncourt, a charming vampire who offers Louis a way out of his grief.

The two vampires wander the cities of the world, with Lestat teaching his reluctant pupil the ways of vampirism. In time Louis makes a "daughter": Claudia, a vampire child with the mind of a woman. Now, depressed and unhappy, Louis explains how he and Claudia fled Lestat, only to encounter new tragedies that still haunt him to this day...

Moral struggles are rarely present in vampire novels. Certainly not from the vampire's point of view. But that is exactly what Anne Rice attempts in this book. She wraps her dark story in lush prose and beautiful descriptions of Paris and her hometown of New Orleans, making this one of the best-written vampire stories since "Dracula."

No gore and grit here. Rice's writing is exceptionally beautiful, full of lush descriptions and intricate detail. Best of all, it has that rare quality of atmosphere -- no matter how enchanting the vampire, or beautiful the setting, a feeling of darkness and sorrow runs through it.

Rice also dips into one of the best examples of literary vampirism ever: Louis becomes a vampire out of his grief, but once the grief fades, he is left with the soul of a human, and the bloodthirst of a vampire -- things that can't be reconciled. They just can't fit together. His longing to remain as human as possible, in defiance of his curse, is a tragic twist in a dark storyline.

Louis is a bit of a whiner, but a deeper look reveals why. He struggles with morality and beliefs that -- unlike Lestat -- he never really let go of. Because he is a vampire, he is by his very nature a killer, yet the idea of murder is repulsive to him. Lestat is utterly charming and incredibly engaging, despite his amoral behavior. It's not hard to see why Louis would be drawn in by such an enchanting person, no matter how bad he is.

One of the greatest shaping influences on elegant vampire lore has been Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire." A beautiful and lush novel of darkness and beauty.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interview with the Vampire, Jul 20 2004
By Jacob Gest (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interview with the Vampire (Vampire Chronicles, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
Interview with the vampire by Anne Rice tells the story of the life of a vampire from the point of him becoming a vampire until the present time of the telling of the story itself. The entire book is in the form of an interview between the vampire Louis and a young man whoes name is not given.

I found this book verry enjoyable, the descriptians and languge this author uses are fantastic and make you want to read more and more. I was worried that the story being told in first person would grow old but I found myself forgetting all about the style in wich the novel was written in and rather becoming completley drawn into the story itself. Definatley worth the read, oh and yes it is much better than the movie, which I also enjoyed greatly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It Rocks, Jul 11 2004
By Angel Stormdancer (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Interview with the Vampire (Vampire Chronicles, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
I think this book is amazing.

While vampires have been written about before, I don't think anyone ever did it quite as well as Anne rice did in her very first novel "Interview with the Vampire". She planned out all of their powers and limitations and put her star character, Louis, in loads of interesting situations.

This book is very romanticized, and the style of writing makes you feel like you are actually living in the time period that Louis talks about.

This type of book is great for people who fall in love with characters. However, if you don't care for long winded books, Anne Rice really isn't the writer for you.

But I think she's brilliant.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling
This is the best vampire story of our time. Rice has an amazing gift for conveying emotion and writing dialogue. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by Caradae Linore

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED IT!!!! But...
I found the book to be a great piece of work, almost poetic writing and pilosophy/psychology inlaid within the pages. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by Montine

4.0 out of 5 stars Great work!
This was a great novel. I wish I would have read this first, before I saw the film, that didn't even come close to doing the novel justice. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by Michael Longstreet

5.0 out of 5 stars ~Marvelous~
This has been a truly MARVELOUS book to read. I just finished it yesterday and was engrossed with it. Spellbound. Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by Shannon

5.0 out of 5 stars modern-day vampire classic
This of course is the first book in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. In this dark tale of treachery, Lestat makes immortal vampires of Louis and a little girl who will never grow... Read more
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Published on May 27 2004 by Randall Ivey

3.0 out of 5 stars It's ok.
This book starts very, very slow, but picks up quickly and finishes very well! When you read it, stick with it through the dull parts, it's worth it.
Published on May 15 2004 by rajaat99

1.0 out of 5 stars UGH!
After everyone's review I thought, wow this must be a great book. Boy was I wrong what a WASTE OF MONEY. Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by Making it Short

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Novel
Many people reccomended this book to me, so though i had little intrest in it i read it. I finished this in a week end because it was THAT GOOD. Read more
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