Try to hit a few thrift stores or the used book store at your local library before you buy it from a chain book store. You'll save a ton of money. It's a pretty popular book and usually easy to find used copies of.
Try to hit a few thrift stores or the used book store at your local library before you buy it from a chain book store. You'll save a ton of money. It's a pretty popular book and usually easy to find used copies of.
But I have a voucher for WHSmiths!
Well it's just a suggestion! xP I usually just prefer to spend $1 on a book rather than $15.
i've never read the book although i've always been really interest in doing so after i've watched the movie so many times which is a good movie, even though i'm not the biggest Cruise or Pitt fan in the world the movie was still pretty good.
I've seen Interview with the Vampire and really liked it, and am reading The Vampire Lestat and am really liking it, so between those two, I'd wager that the novel for IwtV would be pretty good!
Here's one of the more memorable scenes from the film that doesn't have any spoilers in it.
YouTube - Interview with the Vampire - One scene
Both teh book and film are great takes on a sympathetic vampire. In fact, they were some of the first books featuring vampires as "human" protagonists.
Lestat, even with how monstrous he was in the book and film, is still a deeply tormented soul. Louis as well. Claudia...well, Your Mileage May Vary on that. She was very much a demon but a sympathetic one.
(SPOILER)I cried when she died. More for Louis than her, though.
Yes Antonio was miscast and didn't fit Armand but everyone else was so perfectly done that I have no qualms about that. The movie did alter the ending, though. keep that in mind.
But apart from that, the characters and story remain true to their book roots.
However, some fans are disgruntled by the point-of-view dilemma. See, Interview is from Louis' perspective. He's talking about his memories from the past. Lestat says in no uncertain terms in the sequel book that Louis was full of it. However, given Lestat's arrogance, it's very much possible he was just conveniently forgetting how bad he was.
I guess it is a literal case of He Said, He Said.
But I highly recommend both the book and film.
film was amazing, never read the book though, vampires and werewolves now suck thanks to twilight
Making a slow come back since 2008
It was a good book, and it's sequel, The Vampire Lestat, is probably one of the best books I've ever read. I'd highly, HIGHLY recommend it. The fact that people are hearing about Anne Rice through Twilight hurts me. Like physically, I think I may have an ulcer.
The movie was better in my opinion, but I just don't like her style.
The book read like stereo instructions to me. I tried to read it while waiting at jury duty, and got bored.
Enjoyed the movie though. Its when I fell for Brad Pitt.
Never tried any other Anne Rice books as that one put me off her, but I can tell you Id rather get a Pap Smear then sit through the Queen of the Damned movie again...
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