Interview with the Vampire

I give this book five stars because it learned me English (and how to use a dictionary), let me read something else then kid's books (I was 13, maybe 14 when I read it), mad eme a pseuda-gothic for about a year which made me a happier and stronger person with more confidence (and who, after that year, could do without the black clothes and still have confidence anyway), has brought me back to at least considering 'culteral' things like classical music, musea, history, etc. (which made educational school trips a lot more fun), gave me some new friends (because they read it too), and altered my whole vision on life.

This book isn't all that well written, in the sense of too many descriptions and all, but I think it's still a good book in the sense that it changed my life, and there are quite a lot of books that are better written but failed to that.

Also, this book came to life for me while I read it; I actually could believe in vampires, at least for as long as the book lasted (and actually a few years longer, until I read Memnoch the Devil, but I hate to admit that).

As much as I enjoyed the movie, the book is much better. You wouldnt necessarily realize this however, until you read the book. You get a much deeper insight from the characters and understand the concept as well as the lives they are trying to describe much better. If you've seen the movie, it may be a slow read.

Wonderfully written, blending our love for vampires with a spiritual side that is to be highly commended, Anne has written a timeless peice. This is far from your dime store vampire story, but a beauiful masterpiece. A fan forever :)

Well, I'm going to keep this short; I don't see any reason of boring you. I had high expectations for this book. I heard that it was one the best vampire books ever written, that it was scary, and so on and so forth. Anyway, this isn't scary at all, nor was it meant to be. Instead, this is a sympathetic view of vampires and shows how they live their lives. I have no problem with this, and applaud Rice for doing something original. I love the detail she puts into the scenery and makes the New Orleans of the past come to life with ease. Also, the character development of Louis is great, and the detail in other character (though coming from Louis's view point) is good. Unfortunately, the story suffers from Louis's narrative. He complains too much, continually debates if God and Devil are real or not, complains that he always wants to die but then admits every time he doesn't have the guts to do it. Really, if I wanted to listen to whining and complaining, I would listen to emo. Fortunately, this is a relatively short story; only about three-hundred and fifty pages or so. Another thing I like about this book is that it is a fast read. One could be done with it within a day to five days (just depends on how fast you read). All in all, this is a pretty good story. Not perfect, but definitely worth its price.

After reading this book you will be hooked on Rice's vampire books.
A real page turner. Her descriptions are excellent. You will really enjoy it. It's not like those horror books that are like car accidents where you don't want to know what is going to happen next but can't put the book down. This is very tastefully done. Highly recommended.