Interview with the Vampire. This was the novel that changed the way the world viewed vampires. Written in 1976 by the queen of purple prose, Anne Rice, this novel has gone on to be one of the best, most beautifully written novels of all time. Anyone who has ever read the story of Louis, Lestat, and Claudia can attest that it is nearly impossible not to fall in love with these characters.
Set in the late 1700's and spanning Louis's entire vampire life up until the 1970's, the novel is filled with the many notable struggles, including Louis's struggle against his vampire nature and the struggle against Anne Rice's most popular character, the Brat Prince himself, Lestat. The six-year-old-girl-turned-vampire Claudia is then introduced and comes to the forefront of the story, challenging Louis and Lestat every chance she gets. And who can forget Armand, the then 400-year-old vampire who leads the coven that live under the Théâtre des Vampires.
Interview with the Vampire will always be one of my favorite novels of all time. Between this story and Rice's second novel, The Vampire Lestat, it serves as a perfect introduction to a world that is easy to get lost in. I hope you all get a chance to read this wonderful story of life, struggle, and forgiveness.
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