A theatre of vampires pretending to be mortals pretending to be vampires
Well, vampires; what more can I say besides everyone knows or should know who and what they are by now since they have become more popular than celebrities. But this book/movie is actually one of the few vampire stories I really enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of vampires, just not todays version of immortal high schoolers walking around dealing with drama.
I saw the movie before I read the book, which is always interesting because usually its the other way around, book and then the movie. In the end I really enjoyed both.
This novel has elements that most other vampire stories don't really touch on, like once Louis is turned into a vampire, he isn't this blood sucking machine that needs to feed! Which isn't really a bad characteristic of a vampire, but it just gets old after you see it five times a year in every movie that comes out. But Louis keeps his morals and decides to feed on animals, a vampire with dignity. After all when I think of a vampire I think of the two sides he should have, the human side which he uses to fool everyone and walk amongst the living. Usually really classy and elegant, a person with a higher standing is what we see them as. And then the monsterous side, a creature in its true form. So Louis eventually gives in and starts feeding on humans. Even has a vampire, with all his power he is still unable to escape the pressures of Lestat and bends under the will of him, which is the guy who turned him into a vampire.
Story goes on and I find the main characters in search of other vampires, being immortal must get lonely which seems to be a constant in all vampire stories. Vampires are always over emotional. So this whole time he is being interviewed by "the boy" who by the end of the novel wants the power of being a vampire and not having listened to Louis about his struggles and pain, really pisses off Louis. Showing us that once again humans just want the power in our mortal lives fearing that we can't control or escape death, and that a vampire, after all his years of traveling and experiences, he know's it has been filled with pain and wants to end it. Funny how when we are mortal we want to live forever, and when we are immortal we find out that death is better because of all the pain through the years ( or at least it is in Louis's case ).
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