Day 12:
Interview with a Vampire
This is a long-time favourite of mine. Steeped in old world atmosphere with such memorable characters: Lestat, with his flamboyance, his utter selfishness, his endless attention seeking, and his ultimate cruelty; Claudia, the ancient child who could never grow up, her love for Louis as fierce as her hatred for Lestat; and Louis, who wore his eternal life like a millstone, guilt marring his every step, love and hate warring within him. I understood Louis, felt his pain acutely, felt the weariness of his life’s journey, appreciated the complications of his relationship with Lestat. Interview with a Vampire is a beautiful and terrible story, nothing at all like today’s pop culture vamp fiction for teens. The film was incredible also and remains one of my favourites.
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life – the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood.
Theresa Smith Writes 
I read this many years ago, then found myself needing to read every one of her supernatural novels. She does spin a good tale.
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I haven’t read all of them yet, but it’s been on the backburner for me.
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This is one of my favourite series, along with the witches one which eventually meets up with the vampire ones, I’m missing the last two books, I need to find more time to re-read much loved books as well as new ones
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I haven’t read the witches ones at all!
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You are definitely missing out, they are fabulous. This is one lot of books I won’t be culling when I eventually work myself up to that challenging task
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She really is a master at what she does.
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I started with this one too and was hooked, but I haven’t read the witches ones either. Another series to track down!
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It’s a series with longevity, which is always a good sign!
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This is one of my all time favourites and sparked a love of Anne Rice novels. Can’t imagine ever going back to read this again though. What if it doesn’t live up to the memory I have of it?
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That is exactly why I don’t re-read many books Tracey!
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I don’t re-read any books but the primary reason is that it means giving up the opportunity to discover a new favourite. Although having said that, I’m happy to watch favourite movies over and over, but that only takes 90 mins compared to 8-12 hours. I guess it comes down to the fear of missing out, and a concern I won’t be as enthralled in the book as I was the first time around.
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