What a fun short read. As many of you know before I became
obsessed with historical fiction I was really obsessed with Anne Rice’s series
“The Vampire Chronicles”. The series actually led me to HF because I realized
it was not just the vampires I loved but it was that Anne’s vampire story lines
followed the characters thought out history. I loved following them through the
different eras. It made each book really unique and this one is no different from the others.
If you have seen the movie “Interview with the Vampire”
which stars dreamy young Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt then you know that Claudia is
the child vampire that Lestate (Tom Cruise) created to keep his beloved Louis
(Brad pitt) with him. Lestate created an emotional bondage between him and
Louis when he created her and now Louis could never leave. He was going to leave Lestate because he
could not tolerate his barbaric vampire ways. Louis was always a sensitive soul
and at one point or another he refused to kill humans and had resorted to
killing rats to feed. When Claudia was created Louis instantly had a soft spot
for the girl that would never grow up. Lestate’s plan had worked but at
what cost, making a vampire child was against the vampire code in the novels
and he knew it. Yet Claudia and Louis were kept in the dark about Lestate’s
past history and they had no inkling of what the future held for the pair. A dark future lay just across the water for Lestate and Claudia and there will be a price to pay and ignorance will not be a tollerated excuse.
This graphic novel is from Claudia’s prospective which has
not been done before. It followed very close to the original novel and even the
movie. It even has that dark feel that I love about the series. I enjoyed this
novel it was like reading the story all over again new. It was fun and fast
paced and was nothing like the nice Edward from “Twilight”. The highlight of the novel is
the artwork it is incredible, so detailed and is done in all sepia tones except
the bright red blood.
5/5 Very well done art work but very violent. If you can stomach
a more violent vampire series then Rice is the way to go. I included below a few pictures I took of the novel to show the style of the novel.
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Vampire Chronicles Series by Anne Rice
~Lizzie~
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