//Sooo on my very stressful and not fun at all vacation I re-read Interview and TVL. I started QotD as well, but only got as far as Jesse’s introduction. Out of the series so far QotD remains my favorite. It’s masterfully put together, with each chapter/section the perfect length, all the while building proper suspense. It does perfectly what PL failed at, which is what disappoints me more about PL than any plot point.
As I read I highlighted passages [*pets my Kindle*] I found interesting/enlightening, especially since I’ve read all the VC books now and have 20/20 hindsight. Putting this under a read-more to save your dash.
Interview With the Vampire
“Hell is hatred, people living together in eternal hatred. We’re not in hell.” – Claudia
I love No Exit by Sartre, and this line reminds me so much of it. Just a line I adore, with so much truth.
“I was vaguely horrified at the thought of having an accent to my French, but this wasn’t my immediate concern.” – Louis
*pets Louis* That is all.
“ ‘Ah, but to cover up such curls,’ said Celeste, now playing with Claudia’s golden hair. And I realized what must have been obvious: that all of them had dyed their hair black, but for Armand…” – Louis
Hair dying Vampires is possible! We have canon proof. Look forward to Rose having oddly dyed ombre hair or something weird like pastel purple or pink.
“ ‘I want to burn the doll shop!’” – Madeleine
Obviously Louis’ fledgling.
“What would Christ need have done to make me follow Him like Matthew or Peter? Dress well, to begin with. And have a luxurious head of pampered yellow hair.” -Louis
Louis love for Lestat makes me want to cry.
The Vampire Lestat
“I felt inexpressible love for these men and women. They explained to me how each actor had his role for life, and how they did not use memorized words, but improvised everything on stage. You knew your name, your character, and you understood him and made him speak and act as you thought he should. That was the genius of it.” – Lestat
This reminds me so much of RPing. Rose and Seth are my main canon chars, but they’re my first in 13 years of RPing. I’m far more accustomed to OCs. No matter what you RP, this captures the essence of it to me.
“I’ll never know. I’ll never know what it is like to be human in any way, shape, or form again.” – Lestat
Oh, how young and naive you were Lestat.
“She didn’t even look disheveled so much as she looked impossible, a woman torn out of time and place, clad only in slippers and dress, no chains on her, free to soar.” – Lestat about Gabrielle
I wish we had more canon first-person VC chars. This quote makes me want a book written by Gabrielle, or Bianca, or ANY OF THEM. Yes, we have snippets in the anthology books, and Pandora, but Merrick was really David’s tale.
“ ‘You know the creatures of the night are ripe for a great leader,’ she said. ‘Not some superstitious mumbler of old rites, but a great dark monarch who will galvanize us according to new principles.’” – Gabrielle
I don’t think when Gabrielle said this, she had any inkling this leader would become her son.
“ ‘The truth is most women are weak, be they mortal or immortal. But when they are strong, they are absolutely unpredictable.’” – Marius
Do I blame this misogyny on Marius or on Anne?
It felt great to re-read these books. I’ve probably read IWTV 7 times and each time I discover new things. I’ve only read TVL once before. QotD I’ve read a few times, though now that I’m home I’ll probably go through it a little slower.
On an pure OOC note, my vaca was terrible except for how tan I am now. My arms and legs are 5 shades darker than they were, though I’m all sore from sunburn. Ah well, I brought it upon myself.
Thanks for sticking through this too long post!
