I read this back in the '70's when it first came out. It is a wonderful vampire story. It keeps the vampires in the dark shadows but makes them human enough to be engaging. One of the best vampire books out there. ( )

I don't really understand the sudden resurgance of interest in vampires, but I still like Anne Rice better than Stephanie Meyer. Plus if you've read all of the Twilight Books ten times, these might be of interest. ( )

LeStat's comeback shocked me in the end. As I heard Louis's story, I became more and more sympathetic to the vampire's plight. Rice describes the murders in extensive detail, and had me feeling sick when imagining the grisly act of draining human blood, not to mention drinking it. Then there was poor Claudia. How sad that she never could age to maturity ... she did turn into such a demon child though. ( )

No one has topped Anne Rice's Interview...no one! Her book is even better than Dracula by Bram Stoker, and it is superior to Twilight, a book I actually loved. Rice's book is just much more literary than Meyer's, more developed in plot and characterization. Who can forget Claudia, Armand, the beast of Transylvania? The vividness of Rice's prose is incredible; I remember the pictures her writing created in my mind's eye -- Louis' transformation, Claudia's physical/mental conflict, the thing they encounter in Transylvania during their search for identity, the Theatre de Vampyres, and Armand, poor lovesick Armand.

This is one of my favorite books of Anne Rice (although I did also enjoy Lestat), one of my favorite books of all time, actually. ( )

A great way to start off a wonderful series. ( )