The fourth book in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles starts out with the vampire Lestat in Florida on one of his hunts. I started this book and found that it made me feel very depressed and I had to set the book down for a while.

When I was able to pick up The Tale of the Body Thief and start reading it again, I started to get into the new storyline. Once I got pass the depressing beginning I completely enjoyed the book.

One thing I have always liked about Anne Rice is her amazing ability to describe a scene as if it is happening right in front of me. This book is no exception. Anne Rice can take several paragraphs to describe what a location looks like. It is easy for me to get lost in the book just by reading the different descriptions.

I loved reading about the different relationship advancing and changing. In this tale, the relationship between Lestat and Louis is shown in a new light. Throughout The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned it is easy to see that Lestat and Louis are working on rebuilding their relationship. In The Tale of The Body Thief their relationship now seems to be, in

a way, restored.

The relationship between Lestat and Louis is not the only relationship mentioned in the book. The new relationship between Lestat and David Talbot is introduced. David was first introduced in the book The Queen of the Damned. Lestat is fascinated by David and by how he has no desire to be changed into a vampire.

It is easy to see that Lestat has a destructive side. When the idea that he could actually become mortal again by talking to a ‘Body Thief’ and then switching bodies with him comes to Lestat’s attention, it distracts him. Now, I will not tell how the book ends because that would take away from the story. You will have to read it for yourself.

The book did start out slow and depressing in my mind but like so many different books, once I past a certain point in the story I absolutely loved the book. It was interesting to see how Lestat seems to act without a care until the end of the book.

The Tale of the Body Thief is full of different twists and turns. One thing to note is that this book might not agree with other’s beliefs on the spirit world. Like the other books in The Vampire Chronicles, this is full of things that can challenge a person’s beliefs.

I would suggest this book to anyone looking for a challenging read. Don’t get discouraged when this book seems difficult to read at first; it does pick up and gets very interesting indeed.

“In a dark hotel room, a person stands next to a window while another sits at a table in the center of the room.”

While this might not sound like the most interesting beginning to a book, this scene gives an introduction to a very important character: the vampire Louis.

Most people know of or have read “Twilight”, “New Moon”, “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn”. Yet one of the most fundamental vampire books that started the whole vampire craze is “Interview with the Vampire” by Anne Rice. There was a movie made starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Antonio Banderas, but there are many differences between the book and movie.

“Interview with the Vampire” is about how Louis was human before he was transformed into a vampire. The story of Louis shows the reader the world he is thrown into when Lestat, a vampire, transforms him. Readers follow as the love between Louis and Lestat blossoms throughout the story. In “Interview with a Vampire”, Louis and Lestat become a family when Claudia is transformed into a vampire as well and takes the place of a daughter. Louis describes his life with Claudia and Lestat, and later without Lestat. This book is about the trials of love, change and acceptance.

Anne Rice wrote “Interview with the Vampire” in 1976. This is the first book in The Vampire Chronicles Collection. The novel is written quite amazingly. The word choices that Rice uses is unique, and there are even times while reading this book that a thesaurus or a dictionary is helpful in understanding some of the words. Words are not the only thing that makes this book wonderful, but also the way the author describes every scene. Rice’s descriptive scenes allow readers to easily picture the action between Louis, Lestat and the other characters.

“Interview with the Vampire” could be on the top of anyone’s must-read book list, because this novel has something for everyone. It is a love story between Louis and Lestat, but there are many more love stories entwined within the plot. This is also an action story with fights, arson and even murder. It takes readers to places such as New Orleans and Paris, France. Some may be worried about the book sometimes dragging, and yes, there are slow parts to the story. However, each slow part lays the building blocks for the next adventure in the tale.

I was amazed with how this book wraps the reader into it within the first few pages. The sympathy that this book made me feel for Louis was absolutely amazing. Once I started reading this book, I had a hard time putting it down until it was finished. The only thing that I did not like about the book is the slow pace of some of the scenes.

I love this book and loved meeting each character. I would suggest “Interview with the Vampire” to anyone who is looking for a good vampire book or who wants to expand their literary horizons.