Stiggy Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Some may have seen the movie others may have read the novel, but I couldn't sit through the movie, I read the book then saw the movie and it disappointed me. Have you read the book "Interview With The Vampire?" Do you like vampires? Do you like Halloween? are you gonna be a vampire on halloween? Final Thought I saw death when my mom said "big people don't trick-or-treat anymore." my heart skipped a beat for I knew one day I'd have to give it up. If I was a real vampire I would still trick-or-treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Final ThoughtI saw death when my mom said "big people don't trick-or-treat anymore." my heart skipped a beat for I knew one day I'd have to give it up. If I was a real vampire I would still trick-or-treat. Your Mom was probably just thinking of the neighbours - protecting them like Hi mr Stiggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Hi Stiggy. I actually saw the film first & rather liked it, so went to read the book & thought it was OK, but not brilliant. I think Rice has some great story ideas, but I don't particularly rate her style of writing. I read a few more of the Vampire Chronicles to see where she'd go with it, but got pretty sick of them by about the fourth or fifth book & gave them all up. I'm a HUGE vampire fan - I used to freak out my friends by walking into graveyards at night calling "Yoohoo! Any vampires out there? Fresh blood for the taking - make me one of you!" I always thought it'd be pretty cool to be a vamp, but I'd want to know all the "rules" beforehand so I could make a fully informed decision. And I'm always either a vampire or a witch at Halloween - I do still occasionally get dressed up for this holiday, but mostly if I'm going to a party. Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year! And you're never too old to get dressed up & go trick or treating - just make sure you have some friends who have small kids & offer to take them out - it's the perfect cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilywhite Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 So what's the best Anne Rice book to start with?? I have a couple on the shelf and I'm going to read one for my October challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Well, if you're determined to read them - if you've got the Vampire Chronicles, start with the 1st one - Interview with the Vampire. There are other series & one-offs, but I've never read any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilywhite Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I think i have that one. Sounds a good a place as any to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Read the book first and cound't put it down. LITERALLY. Slept with the danged thing. JK. I loved it. Movie? I only watched because I adore New Orleans. It was too slick. The beauty and nuances got lost in the translation. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessponti Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I too loved Interview with a vampire, read the book first, adored it and also adored the movie! I got so swept up in the romance of it all, the beautiful clothes, the beautiful people, the romantic language and the city. For subject that has the potential to bring real horror, Interview, for me, managed to make even the horrible scenes somehow seem romantic and enticing! I also read the next four or five in the Chronicles, but like you Kell, I just got bored in the end and couldn't finish the last one. I realy enjoyed Interview, Lestat I struggled through (it just felt far fetched), Queen of the Damned I enjoyed but I felt it was too gory and too much of a blood bath for me. Tale of the Body Theif I really enjoyed I again was swept up in the characters in this one, and I just gave up in Armand (I'm sure I've missed some!). These books have a real potential to be so much more. Even now I still love the characters and the whole feeling of the world that Rice has created, I just wish that I could have enjoyed all of the Chronicles as much as the first one *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasyfun Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Ann Rice books is something I want to get into. I seen the movies and I enjoyed them but we all know books are tens times better so I defiantely want to read them. Everytime I walk in the bookstore I see Ann Rice books and want to pick them up but end up getting something else. Is Interview With The Vampire the first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Yes, Interview is first, followed by The Vampire Lestat, then Queen of the Damned. I can't remember where it goes after that, but I think it's Tale of the Body Thief then Memnoch the Devil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I read Interview With A Vampire years ago, and one or two after that, but the first one was the best, the rest just kind of rewound again and again with no fresh material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Interview with the Vampire is on filmfour on Halloween.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 At princessponti's sugg I'm going to get Tale of the Body Theif -- because, like you, I loved Interview but couldn't get into the others in the series...thanks for the suggestion. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessponti Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 ooo you have to let me know what you think! I really hope you like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I shall report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathofkublakhan Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I'm a HUGE vampire fan - I used to freak out my friends by walking into graveyards at night calling "Yoohoo! Any vampires out there? Fresh blood for the taking - make me one of you!" I always thought it'd be pretty cool to be a vamp, but I'd want to know all the "rules" beforehand so I could make a fully informed decision. That's pretty damn funny, "fresh blood for the taking!" Ah-hahaha! Of course, we all know one doesn't learn the rules until after the deed is done. It's like The Rule. I loved reading Interview with a Vampire. The book was given to me by a friend who said that I must read this book. Several times throughout the week, he'd call me ask where I was in the book and we'd talk about what was going on. That made it extra fun. I think it was my first vampire book where vamps are real characters and not just a scary band of monsters chasing my hero. Since then, of course, I've read many and now look forward to dabbling in our Comparative Reading Circle with two vintage books - Carmilla and Dracula. One of the things that really stood out to me in Interview was Anne Rice's writing style using description. I was enchanted by our new vamp's enhanced vision and how he'd get lost in the detail of a leaf or the fold of some fabric or some light-play on skin - reminded me very much of my (cough) experimental early years, if you get my drift. The series was ... fun. I think Anne may have gotten caught up in the popularity of the series (and now a franchise) and perhaps spread it out a bit much; my favorite sections were when Lestat was calling out the ancient vamps who'd been hiding for decades or centuries and bringing them recklessly into the modern world. The jumps back to hear their stories of living and surviving in different eras was pleasant and fun. The theme of Artist and Theater with the vamps that runs through many of the stories appealed to me on many levels. And, yeah - while I was reading them, I thought to myself, "I'd love to be a vampire!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Okay, you're all going to hate me now, but Interview With the Vampire is not my favorite of The Vampire Chronicles. When I was done reading it, I just felt depressed for some reason. Then, after reading The Vampire Lestate and The Queen of the Damned, I realized that it was actually the character of Louis that I didn't much like...he was always complaining and whining. I much preferred Lestat and Marius. My ultimate favorite is definitely The Vampire Armand...I actually have a signed copy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I think I read quite a few from that series - starting with that one. I think it was before I even saw the movie. The books were quite good and I can't remember which one bored me, causing me to stop. I'm not usually drawn to vampires and the like but it was a good book. I'd like to read it again, actually. Hmmm. It might have been Queen of the Damned or Vampire Armand I stopped at actually, I can't remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplegrape Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 im at the begining of interview with the vampire right now and ive fallen deeply in love with it. i saw the movie first, as a child and i had just watched it last weekend when i decided it was finally time to read the book (id owned it for about a year) oddly, ive become obsessed with the book itself, and the story. this happens to me from time totime, all i cant think about is the book and all i ever want to do is read it, nothing else is on my mind. i loved the descriptions of louis change, how he could see and hear differently, ive become obsessed with listening to every sound around me and appreciating the sights i see. i feel a strange draw to lestat, like he's real (i fully know he is not, lol) but hes the type of character you love and hate and try to understand. the book itself has yetto leave my sight since i started reading only a few days ago. though im only on page 67, the book has become so amazing! my whole expierence is hard to explain, but i getan odd sensation from this book and i cant wait to start it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Interview is good, the vampire lestat is poor. Queen of the damned is rather 'meh' but after that it picks up. Over all, I like her style as it reminds me of poe et al. Memnoch the devil is good and the vampire Arhmand is also good. Probably the best written vampire books avaliable to buy, far better than the trash that is usually passed of as vapire fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I think Vampire stories are cool. It is great folkelore. I am just about through 'Salem's Lot and it is a true Vampire tale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierced Musie Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've tried reading Interview with the Vampire twice and both times I just could not get into it. I started off enjoying it but then became bored quite fast. I am going to try one more time at reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerball Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I loved Interview with the Vampire, though it has been years since I read it. I couldn't make it through the sequels, though one of these days, I'll give them another go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicnic Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I liked 'Interview' but much prefer the second and third books in the series. I think if I came to them now, I might have trouble reading them. I used to be quite into anything with sexy vampires, but I would probably be a wee bit book-snobbish now and think they were a bit silly and far fetched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopeanha Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I thought the book was quite disapointing. I love the movie so much and saw it several times before I read the book last month. That's why I prefer to read the books first and watch the movie second, it's so much better to be disapointed in the movie than in the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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