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Title: The Vampire Lestat
Author: Anne Rice
Published: Published October 1st 2002 by Ballantine Books (first published 1989)
Length: 481 Pages
Goodreads Summary: Lestat. The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his eternal, terrifying exsitence. His is a mesmerizing story—passionate, complex, and thrilling.
How I Got It: I bought it.
When I Got It: I honestly have no idea. It’s probably been over 5 years.
Why I Want To Read It: I absolutely love the Queen of The Damned movie, it’s one of my all time favorites. I have read the first book of the Vampire Chronicles but haven’t read any farther than that. I’m very interested to see the differences between the Lestat that I know from the movie and the Lestat that is bound to be different in the books.
**I own The Vampire Chronicles Collection which is the first three books-in-one (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the Damned) cover shown below. This is one of my pet peeves so I hope to one day get individual copies of each of the books.**
Have you read this book or any of the Vampire Chronicles?
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I have never read an Ann Rice book, nor have I seen any of the movies. I clearly live under a rock! I think it’s something I’d probably enjoy, too!
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I’m really excited because they are remaking Interview with the Vampire movie. The original is with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt and while it sounds like that’s a good thing, it really wasn’t haha.
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Lol! I was never allowed to watch that movie as a kid, and to this day I still haven’t seen it!
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Lol! Totally not worth it. Wait for the remake haha. I do recommend the movie version Queen of the Damned though. I’ve seen it at least 10 times.
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Ooh, I had a phase where I was totally obsessed with Interview With the Vampire (the book, not the movie — the movie was pretty bad). I really liked The Vampire Lestat as well, although I’m guessing there are parts that are kind of pop culture specific and might seem really dated now. It’s definitely worth reading!
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Glad to hear someone else thought the movie was pretty bad too! I enjoyed the book but the movie was a total let down. I am definitely looking to getting back into the series though at some point.
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Well, Tom Cruise was just atrocious as Lestat. Such miscasting! They made a Lestat musical a few years ago. it wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t great either.
I think I stopped after the 4th book.
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I agree completely!!! I haven’t seen the musical. I think I’ll skip that one haha.
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