"Interview With A Vampire" is a story so dripping in gothic sentiment that virtually every cover for each publication of the book features a gothic type or is dominated by a red and black theme.
The story follows the vampire Lestat, and tells the story of his journey to becoming who he is in the present tense of Interview. I've never been particularly interested in vampires, but "Interview with a Vampire" provided intriguing insight into what the theme of vampires can do well. Ann Rice's novella highlights character flaws in vampires that as surprisingly human. Frankly, if not for the bloodlust, the vampires in the story are entirely human. They suffer conflicts of love, desire, anger, confusion. The story between Louis and Lestat could be entirely written between two humans. What the vampire theme adds, however, is the sense that this story has lasted and will last a very long time. It's the ultimate gothic romance. Two apparently attractive, closet lovers chasing each other through the eons of time, conflict and drama following them wherever they go.
The story follows the vampire Lestat, and tells the story of his journey to becoming who he is in the present tense of Interview. I've never been particularly interested in vampires, but "Interview with a Vampire" provided intriguing insight into what the theme of vampires can do well. Ann Rice's novella highlights character flaws in vampires that as surprisingly human. Frankly, if not for the bloodlust, the vampires in the story are entirely human. They suffer conflicts of love, desire, anger, confusion. The story between Louis and Lestat could be entirely written between two humans. What the vampire theme adds, however, is the sense that this story has lasted and will last a very long time. It's the ultimate gothic romance. Two apparently attractive, closet lovers chasing each other through the eons of time, conflict and drama following them wherever they go.
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