Product Description

In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. Anne Rice's compulsively readable novel is arguably the most celebrated work of vampire fiction since Bram Stoker's Dracula was published in 1897. As the Washington Post said on its first publication, it is a 'thrilling, strikingly original work of the imagination ...sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, always unforgettable'.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1820 in Books
• Published on: 1994-12-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
'One of the most wonderful, erotic, sensual books ever written' Sting 'A spine-chilling nightmare? highly accomplished? an impressive feat of imagination' SUNDAY TIMES 'Thrilling? a strikingly original work of the imagination?unforgettable.' WASHINGTON POST 'The most successful vampire story since Bram Stoker's DRACULA.' THE TIMES 'The literary quality of Rice's vampire viewpoint story is mesmeric.' DAILY MAIL

About the Author
Anne Rice is the author of the celebrated series of gothic novels featuring the vampire Lestat, and as Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure she is one of the best contemporary writers of erotic fiction.

Customer Reviews

Lived Up to My Expectations
I admit, I have seen the film before, and it prompted me to read the book (even if I could barely remember it, only that I had enjoyed the film immensely). Anyway, upon reading it, you are plunged into this fantastic world where the character of Louis is somehow sympathetic despite his murderous tendencies. Lestat, surprisingly, is also sympathetic by the end, because a character who seemed to have no saving grace seems to be nothing more than a victim of his love for Louis. I would have liked to have learned a little more about Armand, but I suppose now I shall have to read the other books-- I certainly want to, now! There is a definite homosexual subtext...but nothing really explicit and the vampire's ideals on love are so abstract that the novel allows you a tantalising look into this without ever really being able to grasp it completely. It is a beautiful novel-- rich in imagery, even richer in strange new emotions. It is both eerie and comforting at the same time, and I would never hesitate to recommend it to anyone who wants a bit of escapism...it certainly leaves you hungering for more!

Bloody Good Read
I was given this book by a friend and told that it would not be as I expected. As its not at all my type of book it laid on a shelf until the moment when I had a flight to catch but nothing to read. So it came with me, and, I was so absorbed that I read and read until the last page turned.

I'd expected white breasted women and blood - and crosses and lots of mumbo jumbo. Instead the book is a good piece of historical fiction describing the New Orleans of a hundred years ago as well as an attempt to express the fundamental drawbacks to vampire immortality. The vampires of Ann Rice can love but not express it physically, they can ponder on the world of mortal man but they cannot become a part of it, so in the end they have to fill their time with art and literature and the philosophical questions that haunt them, why are we here, are we evil, is there a god and the worst of all what to do with endless time. Not suprising then that most vampires apparently kill themselves due to simple and utter boredom.

I throughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it as simply a fascinating story of an individual at a moment in time trying to come to terms with existance.

Very Pleasing
I read this book entirely based on the fact that I had seen the film and I have to say I was not disappointed. I instantly fell in love with all the characters, and I love the way that Anne writes, it is so fluid and full of imagery. I just wish I had been able to read the whole book in one go (but had to stop reading to revise for my GCSE's) but when I picked the book up again in the summer I just couldn't put it down. The only problem with this book is that it will cause lack of sleep due to not wanting to stop reading.