It took me months of owning this book to finally get around to reading it. So many books, so little open bookshelf;) So taking into consideration that this book has gotten mostly good reviews, not to mention I need to make room for more books, I chose this as my latest read. So without further ado...
An elegantly written book about vampire? As strange or silly as that sounds, my answer is a resounding YES! I was pleasantly surprised by the many different directions this book could or would go. When you think of a story about vampires what do you think? Fangs, black capes, bloodsucking and not much more. Oh my dear reader let me assure you that these are only minute details compared to the depth of this 'interview'. Let me elaborate a bit.
O.k. so I expected death. Violence in death? Yes. Passion in death? Now that I didn't expect at all, but found myself mesmerized by the eloquence of it. It left me breathless at times. Of course there are many violent and gruesome killings also, fear not horror story fans. You get the best of both worlds with this book.
I also found it easy to relate to the main character Louis. His inner struggle between right and wrong, love and hate, life and death, want and need made him more authentic, and therefore more human, even though he was of the undead. A vampire with human emotions. Oh Louis how I love thee!;)
Ann Rice did her homework on this book when it comes the setting for this story. From New Orleans to Paris it's one hell of a ride.
I give this book ****.
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