Thursday, January 20, 2011

And dying now would be such a calamity, wouldn't it?


For my group book we are reading Interview with A Vampire by Anne Rice. This novel is exactly what it seems; the whole story is written as to be a long interview between a boy (presumably a reporter) and of course, a vampire. From the beginning of the book we hear of many things ranging from the vampire's history before he met his fate to become a blood sucking creature of the night to his transformation into a vampire to his life as a vampire with his less than endearing teacher, Lestat. In the beginning the vampire, Louis Du Pointe du Lac, is simply a plantation owner in New Orleans, who lives with his mother, brother, and sister. From there on the plot twists away from the monotony of simply owning a plantation to his new life as a vampire. The plot turns when Louis and Lestat's slaves begin to fear an unknown monster feeding off the community. The book so far is really very fascinating with the story being told form the mysterious vampire Louis, with occasional interjections from the interviewer. This book, later transformed into a movie staring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst, is sometimes thought of the book that brought about books and movies such as Twilight and Trueblood. This story though is much more interestingly told, their are no cliche plot lines between the beauty and the beasts, because in this story, they are all beasts. They have regrets of their blood sucking ways ,however; that certainly doesn't keep them from continuing to drink blood. This book has proved itself to be a worthwhile read so far, but we'll see how it goes, if the recent vampire craze has taught us anything it is that a plot about vampires can quickly become tired