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    The Vampire Lestat: Vampire Chronicles

    Written by Anne Rice

    Narrated by Michael York

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    About this audiobook

    Lestat. The vampire hero of Anne Rice's enthralling novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his eternal, terrifying existence. His is a mesmerizing story-passionate, complex, and thrilling.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 4, 2000
    ISBN9780375418532
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    The Vampire Lestat: Vampire Chronicles
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    Anne Rice

    A.N. Roquelaure is the pseudonym for bestselling author Anne Rice, the author of 25 books. She lives in New Orleans.

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    • 4/5
      I took me a while to get into Rice's writing style, but when you grasp it, you fly through the book. Great story.
    • 5/5
      Anne Rice is the author to go to when you want to read a really good vampire novel. Not the type of vampire novels where vampires sparkle and are just too over the top (eye roll). This is vampires done well, with all the rich details and history to go along with them. I love this series and need to pick it back up again - I got stuck on the 6th one and need to push through it!
    • 5/5
      This is the book that made me fall in love with vampires. Anne Rice writes better than any other author I have read. I love the way she goes into explicit detail about everything. I would recommend this book to anyone.
    • 4/5
      I personally like this book very much even though it paints a completely different picture of Lestat than Interview with the Vampire did. I like the back story the author gave him and I especially connected with Gabrielle. But again, that's on a personal level. I look forward to reading the 3rd installment.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable re-read, I like the character of Lestat and the sensuality of the writing.
    • 4/5
      The writing is good but I just did not like it as much as book 1. Too bad, was my son's favorite. I will perhaps give it a reread and also get whispersync or a book to follow along. The author is a good writer and I like her books on Vampires which probably set off the teen themed Vampires that followed the Vampire Chronicles.
    • 5/5
      Great book.
    • 4/5
      I personally like this book very much even though it paints a completely different picture of Lestat than Interview with the Vampire did. I like the back story the author gave him and I especially connected with Gabrielle. But again, that's on a personal level. I look forward to reading the 3rd installment.
    • 4/5
      I love this book, but I feel like a portion of it was Louis complaining. I understand Lestat ruined his life and everything, but he should have been more focused on trying to make things for the better than hating everything. Otherwise great book just gets a little boring at times.
    • 5/5
      What can I say? I love Anne Rice's vampires, especially Lestat. He is truly the "brat prince." You want him for a friend, despite his being a vampire, but you also want to slap him up side the head. I've read all of the vampire books and loved them all. I wish Ms. Rice would give us a few more of them.
    • 5/5
      I love these books. I love this romanticizing of vampires. I love the emotions and the talk of life and death and what it all means and what's the point. I love Anne Rice's writing in that time of her life where she was asking all these questions too. I will definitely be reading the whole Chronicles over again like I knew I would eventually but I'm beginning to see signs of her other books, outside of the chronicles that are connected. Great writing, great stories, fantastic characters. I'm loving these rereads.
    • 4/5
      If you want to read only one of Rice's vampire novels, this is definitely the one you should consume. As it is only the second novel, reading the first (_Interview with the Vampire_) can help you suss through the characters. The image of a rock star vampire is priceless! Some of her later vampire books become a bit tiresome/formulaic.
    • 5/5
      This would have to be one of the best vampires stories ever written (at least the ones I have read).
    • 1/5
      Slightly better than Interview, but the writing is so clunky and the characters so unlikeable that it just doesn't matter.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable re-read, I like the character of Lestat and the sensuality of the writing.
    • 5/5
      A vampire rock star. Now who wouldn't love that???
    • 4/5
      There are parts of this book I hated. And parts that I loved. Not much in between. I had to give it at least 4 stars though, because it was so well-written. The language so poetic, seductive, even. The entire theme was sensual, really... too, too much at times and with all the wrong people. Yet I've always been attracted to the dark and the deep and profound mystery that exists between good and evil. And indeed I've always loved a story that makes you love the bad guy... like Darth Vader and Phantom of the Opera. I mean, in the latter, he kidnaps her, right? And still you're like, wow. I love him. A bit the same with Lestat de Lioncourt. (Isn't the name alone almost enough to do it?) Here's a quote from the book that epitomizes my fascination for the dark side and see if it doesn't remind you of the devil himself: "They thrill at the possibility of immortality, at the possibility that a grand and beautiful being {remember, the "son of the morning"?} could be utterly evil, that he could feel and know all things yet choose willfully to feed his dark appetite..." I am glad I read it, and yet I don't think I'll read another one anytime soon.
    • 5/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed the petulant, bratty characteristics of Lestat... it made him more relatable. Most vampires are depicted as otherworldly, here we have one with character. It was an interesting read with just enough twists to keep you hooked. If you haven't yet, I would recommend reading some of Ms. Rice's books.
    • 1/5
      I give up. I read half of this and I can't go on any longer. I value my life and cannot allow myself to continue to die slowly of boredom.
    • 4/5
      In Interview with the Vampire, we learn the life (up til now) of Louis. We learn about how he was made (by Lestat), his travels with Lestat and Claudia, and then Armand. Lestat is in this book is evil, bad, selfish, uncaring, unhuman.

      Well, the very beginning of The Vampire Lestat, Lestat wakes up, finds out about the book, and sets himself up to tell his side of the story. So while there was the acknowledgement of the other book, this book told it's own tale. One wouldn't have to read Interview in order to understand what was happening here. That is a skill that I don't see much in book series. There was no part of the book where Rice felt she needed to remind readers of something in the former book--that's skill.

      So what is Lestat up to, if it is not to merely parrot back Louis' account in Interview? Well, we learn of how he was created, how certain things began in Paris and France. We learn more about how vampires were created in the first place, the power that vampires get as they age, and the loneliness they face.

      It's a pretty thrilling book!
    • 5/5
      I just want to note that the way I went about reading The Vampire Lestat is somewhat unusual... having watched the movie to Interview with the Vampire, I was mildly interested in the stories of Lestat and Louis, but only so. The truth is that I am not one for historical fiction, my attention drifting if something is not set in the modern day, so I never planned to read either Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, or any books following. What roused me to reading the second book, however, was the development of Lestat becoming a rock star.That is nowhere near the main focus so I do not feel like I am spoiling much, but it was the new setting of the 1980s (modern times for when this was written, close enough for me) that made me interested in reading it. That, and why in the world would the vampire Lestat become a rock star? I saw the movie. He was cruel and sadistic, not outrageous and flamboyant, at least by Louis' account of him. Still, I had only read Chapter 1 at that point. I decided to buy the second book to use some of the details for a college report on gothic literature. I got to roughly 1/4 of the way through the book before I stopped and read Interview with the Vampire fully first. It seems to be in my nature to have a need for chronology, so the beginning of the Vampire Lestat was in my mind as I read through the previous book, then again to finish both this novel and its graphic novel adaptation interchangeably, as something amusing since I had acquired both versions.As for what I noticed in the writing, as I had said in a review of Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat has a very distinct change in narration that I applaud Anne Rice for. Louis' narration from the previous book was fairly dreary and allowed the book to drag for me, since I knew most of the events from the movie. Lestat's narration, on the other hand, kept this book to be a true page-turner. Both voices articulated their tales very eloquently and detailed, painting pictures as they went, but Lestat had that difference in personality to even outdo the classic in my eyes. (And yes, I do regard Interview as a classic, at least in horror/vampire literature; everyone should read it at least once). Lestat simply had a cockiness that had only arisen in small moments of Interview, so I hadn't expected to see it here. Lestat's character had truly surprised me. Before I had finished reading the book, I had rewatched Interview with the Vampire's movie twice, bought the graphic novel adaptation and read that alongside it, watched a recording of Lestat: the Musical and bought that production's Broadway poster. Clearly, it was this second book that hooked me, if that is of any indication to anyone reading this review of the effect it may have on you. While reading, I was completely baffled on why on earth he would join a rock band in the beginning, since it flashed back afterwards to his life before vampirism. I would go to my friends asking, "He was like this in Interview, right? So then, why is he suddenly like THIS?!" It wasn't until the book was near its finished that I discovered the attitude Lestat had that someone had to skillfully read between the lines to see, past Louis' interpretation of him as a monster - he just didn't give a damn. He was a free spirit. He had ideas and acted on them, forming plans around them afterwards. With that personality bubbling to the surface, I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would from looking at either incarnation of Interview. With those notes on voice and personality and character revelation in mind...the third book: Queen of the Damned. I will be moving onto that book, and later the movie (even though I've heard nothing but terrible thing out the movie, my curiosity will no doubt drive me). So you may see me review that too.
    • 4/5
      My second reading (the first was about ten years ago) of Rice's second novel in her Vampire Chronicles. It's still amazing. I love authors who can develop their characters to such a fullness that you miss them when you finish the novel, and Rice does exactly that. (Another author that's great at this is John Irving)

      The span of time and the sub-stories of Armand and Marius just make the work that much more epic. If I didn't have a ton of other subjects that I suddenly want to read up on, I would definitely re-read Queen of the Damned
    • 4/5
      This was definitely not a quick read for me, to the contrary. I liked it but I did get a bit fed up after reading more than half. Maybe I should not have read this book immediately after finishing Interview with The Vampire. I started to get a bit annoyed with the search foe why the vampires exist and how they did come about. I did like the action parts. Like the end.
      That is the trouble cause now i want to know more, what is going to happen to Louis, Lestat, Gabrielle, Marius. I think I be wise and read something light and then start reading book 3 which i have on my mount TBR.
    • 5/5
      When I was 13, I read this book so many times that I had the first page memorized. Flowery prose bordering on the purple, beautiful vampires that never die, tortured love...The Vampire Chronicles had everything a teenage girl could wish for. To explain how obsessed I was with these books. A few years ago I found a note book from when I was 13, where I recored my three wishes. They were as follows: 1)To be 16. 2)To be beautiful 3)To become a vampire.
      Oh god...that's so embarrassing.
      But I have to admit, that the Brat Prince will always be my favorite hero of fiction.
    • 5/5
      I'm making a concentrated effort to get through this series again. Last time I lagged during Body Thief and haven't picked these up since high school. I remembered enjoying this book particularly, and its held up very well over the years. My appreciation has perhaps grown now that I've matured a bit and found myself being able to better follow the deep moral discussions and the vampire philosophy.

      I have a definite thing for moody, emotional, dark vampire stories and this book scratches that itch so fully.
    • 4/5
      Doubtless the first part of this novel is my favourite of all Vampire Chronicles which I managed to finish; the second part is less to my liking, unfortunately. I wondered why? And I realised that I liked the human side of Lestat, with which he struggled much; his passionate yet tragic relationship, contrast and dynamics with Nicki fascinated and impressed me so greatly that I found them far more interesting than Lestat and Louis.
    • 3/5
      Well this book is definetely better then the first one in the series, although I didn't enjoy it that much. I like the character Lestat much better then Louis because he is more sure of himself and not brooding like Louis is. Although this whole issue of immorality and the philosophy behind it and the ever gathering of knowledge is a little boring for my taste. I don't get what the big deal is. Let's hope the series gets better or I am really going to regret reading all of them. Plus they are long books and take forever to read!
    • 5/5
      According to me, this one is the best I have read in the Vampire Chronicles.It provide a lot of backgroung throught Lestat investigation, history and characters are captivating.Book is quiet fast-paced...for a Anne Rice book.
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite books of all time. Must have read it at least 5 times!
    • 5/5
      This of course is the best book in the series! Lestat had a great history! I thought the rockstar thing was kind of cheesy but it worked for the book!