I really enjoyed this. I've seen the movie, which seems like a pretty faithful adaptation. It has all the things you think of when you think of a vampire story. I liked the descriptions - you could easily picture a lot of the settings - and how the characters developed: Lestat, Claudia, and Louis. And I liked the internal struggle of good and evil, what humanity means, etc. It was a bit too wordy and meandering at times though!

I liked this, but I don't know if I liked it more than Interview with the Vampire. It is different. I was hesitant to pick up since I wasn't super interested in Lestat, but his viewpoint was interesting enough that I get it now. Though it makes Louie look a little dumb. I also thought his relationship with his mother was interesting, though disturbing, and the stuff about the ancient vampires is intriguing as well. But the rock star stuff is hard for me to take seriously. I'll try the third one because this one basically leaves off on a cliffhanger, but I don't know if I'll continue with this series longterm.

I liked this, but I don't know if I liked it more than Interview with the Vampire. It is different. I was hesitant to pick up since I wasn't super interested in Lestat, but his viewpoint was interesting enough that I get it now. Though it makes Louie look a little dumb. I also thought his relationship with his mother was interesting, though disturbing, and the stuff about the ancient vampires is intriguing as well. But the rock star stuff is hard for me to take seriously. I'll try the third one because this one basically leaves off on a cliffhanger, but I don't know if I'll continue with this series longterm.

I liked this, but I don't know if I liked it more than Interview with the Vampire. It is different. I was hesitant to pick up since I wasn't super interested in Lestat, but his viewpoint was interesting enough that I get it now. Though it makes Louie look a little dumb. I also thought his relationship with his mother was interesting, though disturbing, and the stuff about the ancient vampires is intriguing as well. But the rock star stuff is hard for me to take seriously. I'll try the third one because this one basically leaves off on a cliffhanger, but I don't know if I'll continue with this series longterm.

I liked this, but I don't know if I liked it more than Interview with the Vampire. It is different. I was hesitant to pick up since I wasn't super interested in Lestat, but his viewpoint was interesting enough that I get it now. Though it makes Louie look a little dumb. I also thought his relationship with his mother was interesting, though disturbing, and the stuff about the ancient vampires is intriguing as well. But the rock star stuff is hard for me to take seriously. I'll try the third one because this one basically leaves off on a cliffhanger, but I don't know if I'll continue with this series longterm.

I enjoyed this, but I also think it's where I tap out of the Vampire Chronicles. The history stuff was interesting - especially what we learn about the origins of the vampires and the twins. And was it just me, or did Akasha's play to destroy all the men and create a new Eden almost sort of make sense? On the other hand, I didn't care that much about most of the new characters, and most of the book felt disjointed. I also don't know if I need more of this world.