Take Two

I’ve been intending to read some of Anne Rice’s books for some time, but I’m sad to say I’m fairly disappointed with this one. It is a surprisingly boring book about a fascinating subject. As I read, I kept thinking “Surely something will happen soon?”, but unfortunately it never did.

We’re a fly on the wall in an interview with the vampire Louis. He is made a vampire by Lestat, who (presumably) in an effort to control Louis tells him very little about their origin and claims they are alone in the world. Though I disliked Lestat from start to finish, Louis seemed OK at first. After a while it turns out he’s the worse of the two though. He’s a pompous and depressing sentimental coward whose moping around and whining about his cursed existence soon gets on your nerves.