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The Vampire Lestat
Author: Anne RiceSeries: Book II of The Vampire Chronicles
Pages: 550
Rating: 5/5
Read: 1
Ooh, this book was so brilliant. Lestat's whole past was so dark and emotional. But I loved it. The first few chapters pulled me in, with Lestat's present. When he finally got to telling his past, which I wanted to know after reading Interview with the Vampire, it was so tragic. His differences from his father and brothers, but his similarity to his mother. When he killed the wolves, it turned him into a different person and opened his eyes. Then he traveled to Paris with Nicholas, who was just like him, different from what his father wanted him to be.
In Paris, Lestat was taken by someone into a tower, when he was bitten and made into a vampire. Magnus was the one who created him. He told Lestat that he was to be the sucessor of him, and to have his treasure and his towere, only to promise to burn him and spead his ashes. I could feel the sorrow when he seeked to talk and to touch Nicholas again, but never again would he be able to see him. Instead, he had a lawyer named Roget who took care of all his affairs, including contacting Nicholas. Soon, Lestat learned of his mother arriving in Paris, but she was dying and sickly. He went to visit her, and there, he made her into a vampire and they ran away. Anyone who wants to know anything else must read the book.
Anyway, I loved it, and it was really interesting, especially when he was drawn from the ground by Marius and taken to his island where he held the two gods, Akasha and Enkil. When Lestat first saw them, it was just so good. I could literally feel the shock and astonishment he had. And when Marius described how he stole them. I could imagine Lestat sitting in the chamber, so amazed, and I can imagine the two gods faces, standing still and as blank as a statue.
I highly recommend this book, especially if you've read Interview with the Vampire.
Date: July 29, 2005