A story following two vampires, Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice leaves you on your seat as a college kid interviews Louis about his personal story filled with fighting, trauma, pain, and running from the world.
Starting in 1791 Spanish Louisiana, Louis is a plantation owner who transforms into a vampire for his wealth and beauty, and during the many years following this conversion, Louis and Lestat are close friends due to a link between them. Claudia, a five-year-old orphan girl, was turned into a vampire by the work of both Louis and Lestat, which was intended by Lestat to keep Louis by his side. Once Louis and Claudia find vampires in Paris after leaving Louisiana for Europe, their decline quickly follows due to the killing of Claudia by the other vampires and Louis being buried alive.
Once he escaped his underground prison, Louis burned down a building important to the other Parisian vampires, the Theater des Vampires. Then, running away from Paris with his only friend, another vampire named Armand, they explored the wonders of the world and returned to New Orleans. Separating in Louis’ hometown, Louis found Lestat, who he thought he had burned in the Theater, in a small house with a few younger vampires, asking for Louis to stay with him.
This story kept me on the edge of my seat since the plot kept throwing unexpected twists. Many events that happened were a surprise to me; the story kept many major elements a secret until the correct time, letting the reader reel in excitement once they came. While reading Interview with the Vampire, I never thought about taking breaks, and I powered through this book faster than I ever have with any other story. I would recommend this book any day, and I hope you enjoy it if you decide to read it.