Ann Rice’s Interview with the Vampire was a gripping book. I was actually not going to read it and instead read something else (I’ve watched the movie several times) but I’m glad I did. I was taken back by some sexual innuendos for example between Louis and Claudia whereby they play the father daughter role but then to a point its maybe more than that, in a creepy weird way and some of the homoeroticism between Lestat, Louis and some of the other Vampires. I guess maybe it’s a prelude to Anne Rice’s pornography writing….Another thing that troubled me was the great detail that goes into the killing of the children, ie. Claudia and the two small boys, I could have done without those details. Besides that I love the book! Obviously it deals with good vs. bad, (Louis the “good” guy and Lestat the “bad” guy and then you have poor Claudia who is completely innocent) caring and sympathetic vs. cold and unfeeling, immortality vs. death. To loose your human compassion and emotions in exchange to gain immortality might not be so great. Your gaining existence forever but without living life. You’re given immortality but at what cost….
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