Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice (6 points)

Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice is one of the few movies I have seen before I read the book.  The movie I felt like was such a long movie, so many details and almost boring at times. When you dive headfirst into the book it makes sense. The book is very rich in trying to put you into this new world. 

One of the most fascinating, less prominent parts of the novel was when the reader would find out things about vampires that go against the stereotypical norms of the "classic vampire". For example, we found out through the novel that vampires can touch crosses, survive a stake through the heart, however, they can't turn into mist and should never feed on a human once they've died and they don't sparkle in the sun like Twilight suggests. 

Another thing that caught my attention was the little girl, Claudia, who is this dying girl that never asks for the life she lives while being a vampire. I could not imagine being a woman stuck in a girl’s body and used as a pawn to keep someone around. 

The ending of the novel is probably one I can relate to, however. The interviewer, at the end of Louise life long story, still wishes to become a vampire. 

I have watched and read a lot of vampire novels and most times this is the reaction people get when living in the world of the supernatural. You either want it and can’t have it or have it and don’t want it.


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