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| Title | : | Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Anne Rice |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 342 pages |
| Published | : | August 31st 2004 by Ballantine Books (first published April 12th 1976) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Mystery. Fiction. Short Stories |
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This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. His story ebbs and flows through the streets of New Orleans, defining crucial moments such as his discovery of the exquisite lost young child Claudia, wanting not to hurt but to comfort her with the last breaths of humanity he has inside. Yet, he makes Claudia a vampire, trapping her womanly passion, will, and intelligence inside the body of a small child. Louis and Claudia form a seemingly unbreakable alliance and even "settle down" for a while in the opulent French Quarter. Louis remembers Claudia's struggle to understand herself and the hatred they both have for Lestat that sends them halfway across the world to seek others of their kind. Louis and Claudia are desperate to find somewhere they belong, to find others who understand, and someone who knows what and why they are.Louis and Claudia travel Europe, eventually coming to Paris and the ragingly successful Theatre des Vampires--a theatre of vampires pretending to be mortals pretending to be vampires. Here they meet the magnetic and ethereal Armand, who brings them into a whole society of vampires. But Louis and Claudia find that finding others like themselves provides no easy answers and in fact presents dangers they scarcely imagined.
Originally begun as a short story, the book took off as Anne wrote it, spinning the tragic and triumphant life experiences of a soul. As well as the struggles of its characters, Interview captures the political and social changes of two continents. The novel also introduces Lestat, Anne's most enduring character, a heady mixture of attraction and revulsion. The book, full of lush description, centers on the themes of immortality, change, loss, sexuality, and power.
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| Original Title: | Interview with the Vampire |
| ISBN: | 0345476875 (ISBN13: 9780345476876) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Vampire Chronicles #1 |
| Characters: | Lestat de Lioncourt, Claudia, Daniel Molloy, Louis de Pointe du Lac |
| Setting: | New Orleans, Louisiana(United States) Paris(France) |
| Literary Awards: | British Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1977) |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 463310 Users | 9693 ReviewsArticle Based On Books Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles #1)
I thought it was slow, difficult to read. I finished it only by sheer determination, not out of pleasure.Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1), Anne RiceThis is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. His story ebbs and flows through the streets of New Orleans, defining crucial moments such as his discovery of the exquisite lost young child Claudia, wanting not to
Anne Rice's vampire chronicles made me love reading books. I mean, it didn't exactly start there. I can go back further in my childhood to other books, but as a "young adult" in my late teens, this series nailed it for me. I was captivated. They stayed with me and I thought about them for DAYS, weeks even. In retrospect, it was probably my first experience of "book depression." I wanted Lestat to turn me into a vampire. I think he was my first book boyfriend.This is my first re-read since the
I admit that I couldn't get through the rest of "The Vampire Chronicles", but this one stays a favourite.Why do you like it so, oh, vampire crazy Vessey? Really, I do like vampires. Even though I'm not a "Twilight" fan. I even have my own set of teeth. A real goth girl inhabits my body and she hungers for dark adventures. I'm a sinister person, I know. :)First, I really like Anne Rice's prose. It is so beautiful and enchanting. The whole story comes along with a good measure of dark sensuality,
Damn you straight to hell, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, for what you made me do. You made me read a goddamn vampire book. Not only that, you made me read a vampire book with a cover made entirely of shiny ostentatious material that shouted to everyone in the library as I checked this out, "Look everyone! Madeline is reading a book about vampires! SHINY SHINY SHINY LOOK AT ME! I CONTAIN SEXY BROODING VAMPIRES AND I AM SO EFFING SHINY." (I cannot stress how shiny-gold this cover is.
"Wow, I didn't see that coming as this book is some kinda Vampire Bible and Lestat is well known." Orient's response to my lack of enthusiasm for IWTV which can be summed up in three words...OH. MY. GOSH. So, you've been whining about your life as a vampire for how many hundreds of years now, Louis? We get it. You weren't given much of a choice and Lestat wasn't a good "daddy". Please get over it already, you undead baby! đŸ˜± To be fair, I must state that my expectations for Interview with the
When Interview with the Vampire came out in 1976, it flat out flopped in hardcover, selling only 25,000 copies. The subsequent paperback release did marginally better, but the books reputation grew steadily over time, and eventually a cult following developed, especially among the goth subculture, the LGBT community and female readers.Before I say anything else about Interview, I have to say how unusually dark it is and I have read some really dark books in my time. This is the story about Louis
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