Interview with the Vampire

I read this book once before, when I was about eleven years old, and I remember being utterly entranced by Lestat, Louis, and the whole entire cast. I've always been fascinated with vampires as whole, and the beautiful discussion of morality and mortality here just caught me up. Suffice it say, I was a little afraid to read this for a second time. Would it hold up to what I remembered?

Let me say, the audiobook version of this is a little ponderous but I kind of enjoyed it for that. The narrator perfectly captures Louis' ennui. I was spellbound while listening and, even though I'd heard the story before, still deeply affected by the trials that poor Louis had to face. I don't know if we're ever actually meant to like Lestat, but I did find myself understanding him a bit more this time around. It was nice to see this book with fresh, more cultured eyes. The fact that I loved it just as I did the first time was simply a bonus.

Despite any qualms I may have with Anne Rice now, you can't deny that this book is essentially a classic in the vampire genre. I'm happy to have experienced it again.