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Decided to start a reread of the chronicles. Then decided it is to be a chronological readthrough of Rice's work. I dunno, I'm just here for the atmosphere.

Forever obsessed with these two idiots though. This is probably my fifth time reading this one. It's interesting though because I haven't picked it up in years and I noticed that I was placing plotpoints from the film into my memories of the novel when they just aren't there.

I‘ve been reading old Anne Rice books lately.She was amazing,and this book didn‘t disappoint.It was intense! What made her think of these stories?It started slow, and required a lot of attention.By the end of the book I wondered if some of what was written about really happened.There are many things that the public are not told about.When I first started reading this novel, I never thought I‘d be giving it a 5 star rating,but here I am.5 stars.

The saga of “where, o where, did my package go?” has come to a comedic end. It‘s been found! Thank you so much @Ellie_H for my #LittleChristmasSwap! I can finally finish the book instead of constantly requesting it from the library 😂 how did you know olive green was one of my favorite colors?! Love it!

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Read as a teenager, rereading as an adult. This one is still great! Not as brooding and moody as the first two. Plot moved along more. Really enjoyed Maharet and Jesse‘s stories. Didn‘t enjoy Daniel‘s part, Armand‘s fledgling and the one who wrote Interview for Louis. Akasha‘s plan to kill most of the male human population to save humans was intense.

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Reread Interview for the first time in about twenty years, for book club, and yes, Lestat is still the moste melodramatique™️ and Louis is still mostly whiny (jfc man).
New appreciation for: New Orleans as a character, and the grudging respect paid to the African slaves in part 1; it's still icky, but at least they're recognized as skilled and powerful antagonist.

I wanted to read this because it‘s a classic among sff as well as one of the original paranormal romances but I absolutely could not do this. I found the characters insufferable and I was forcing myself to pick this up and read it. This gave me similar vibes to Practical Magic where it was trying to be deep and tell me something but it just came off pretentious. I will say Anne Rice can write atmosphere so I‘m willing to try her other books.

Continuing this book 📖 while enjoying a caramel macchiato and egg and cheese on a cheddar chive biscuit. Then running errands. It‘s a beautiful day here - low 50s and sunny!