I know what you'll say: "Oh hell no, another vampire book". Well... Yeah. But, this book does not resemble Twilight. You don't have shiny vampires that sparkle and you also do not have a teenage-romance novel. If you remember "Interview with the Vampire" you know what I am talking about. This is better writing than any of today's vampire books.
The Vampire Lestat has been on my reading list for a few years and I kept setting it aside because it felt like a long read. Actually it took me about 5 days to finish this book, and I had been on vacation with plenty of time for books. I am a fast reader and this book needed my entire attention to understand some parts. Overall it is a nice experience which leaves you wanting for more.
Ok, so in this book vampires are not afraid of crosses but they cannot walk in the light. You get beautiful descriptions of different eras and different places. You get hetero sex, you get incest and you get gay sex. To each his own, I guess. You get poverty and enormous wealth. You get a new version on how vampires came to be. You get lots of fights and plenty of violence. You get sensual love and complicated relationships. You get different views on religion etc. You get a well made cocktail of everything your heart desires.
Children of the night, gather and suck the blood of mortals. Just kidding, but the book was pretty good. Even though it was quite long, it left me satisfied. I will have to find a chronological order of the series and maybe I will read another vampire book.
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