Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Interview with the Vampire

Reading this book, I was excited that it took place in New Orleans. Something about that area in LA has always appealed to me. The way it was described in the book was intriguing as well, though maybe less encouraging about visiting the place. I chose to read this over Twighlight because, the things I've heard with that series are pretty ridiculous. I was glad I didn't have to read an obsessive woman's thoughts on sparkly vampires. This novel shows a distinct difference of characteristics in vampires, which was also interesting. Louis for example is so human...besides the whole immortality part...That plays a huge part in the novel as well, immortality. It seems so many people in the world would love immortality and to live forever, yet if you ever give it a thought, it scares the shit out of me...living forever, you would lose people you love over and over again, watch them grow old, weaken, and die. It seems the only way it could be bearable is if you had an immortal companion to bear it with you. Interview with the Vampire is a pretty impressive exploration into this and the aspects of being a vampire, things  that other authors and filmmakers often overlook.

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