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The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

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"My beloved Louis." - Some random page that I can't find because I read the ebook version... The Vampire Lestat was a hilarious and thoughtful sequel to Interview with the Vampire. The best part about the book is that it acknowledges that the first book was written and published in its own universe. Learning what really happened to Lestat gave me a better appreciation for him, and it is nice to see what happens next instead of constantly being stuck in the past. Let me tell you a bit about it! Lestat has been underground for years without food, attempting to end his life because he could not adapt to the changing world. He is ready to give up everything when he starts to hear a strange sound coming from outside.  A rock band has started practicing across the road from him and, believe it or not, Lestat wants to be a part of it. His thoughts go to joining with them and singing for them, but he is stuck underground. He finds his way to...

Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice

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Hello everyone, back again. This week I am continuing with my obsession in Vampires (trust me, there is a reason for it). I am reading another classic, Interview with the Vampire, which was made a movie a few years back. I haven't seen it yet but I will probably be getting to it shortly. Anne Rice is pretty popular as an author and that gave me pretty high hopes while going into this. I figured that at least I would be getting a good read even if I just read half and then watched the movie. Thankfully, it was good enough for me to finish. Daniel is a young boy looking to do an interview with a vampire he has tracked down. Louis tells his story from his death in New Orleans to his rebirth through the Vampire Lestat. Then he tells of his life with him leading up to many difficult and hard decisions he had to make. They travel around until taking a young girl as a vampire and then the decision years later to kill Lestat and leave his hold to travel the world together. It's ...