Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

By FAR one of the best books ever written. Well, more like, one of the best books i've ever read. it's absolutely amazing in the sense of curiousity and- for lack of a better word- hunger that Ms Rice inspires. Interview With the Vampire quite frankly left me breathless and longing for more. It puts the "vampiric" Twilight series to shame. There is nothing else that i could want in the beautiful if depressing Louis de Pointe du Lac, the mysterious Armand, or even the threatening Lestat de Lioncourt. The only character that i had "difficulties" with is Claudia, whose incesant whinings left me nauseated and annoyed.

The story starts with the introduction of Louis, a mysterious man that a "boy" interviewer has met at a bar. They are seated in a hotel room when Louis reveals that he is a vampire, and insists that he tell the boy his story. The entire book is a history of Louis: New Orlean plantation owner, mourning brother, drunkard and after a seemingly random encounter, vampie. After Lestat changes him, Louis becomes a phantom of the night but loathes his existence; he become a dreamy-philosopher, much to the annoyance of his new partner, Lestat, bent on the musings of humanity and what it means to be evil.

Eventually, Lestat recognizes Louis' distractions and loneliness. Meaning to bring Louis back to the present, Lestat creates another vampire, a five year-old girl named Claudia. Claudia becomes the light in Louis' eyes; his only love, Claudia is a living porclein doll. But the Louis and Lestat's daughter, 40 years and hundreds of deaths later, developes asperations and obsessions of her own, and it is her thrist for knowledge that will bring Louis on the journey of his lifetime.

Once again, Interview is outstanding. I could write forever of its praise. It's popular, but deep enough that i doubt that it will ever develope a fanbase like Twilight. To read Interview With the Vampire, the reader can not just sit there and drool over vampire "Hawt"-ness. It requires that you truly believe in evil, and good, and that you can comprehend the true nature of the human spirit: that is, you question and understand what you are questioning. For that reason, this book will always be a personal classic.