I actually still haven’t finished PL myself, preferring to burrow into fanfic when I have time to sit and read. I should really finish it tho bc I’m about 60% through, and I have allowed myself to be spoiled somewhat (I know that they exist) but I don’t actually know what happens with Vikki and Rosalita Viktor and Rose just yet.
I don’t know why they exist but my GUESS is that alot of that book is AR’s response to questions she’s sick and tired of hearing at Q&A’s over the years.
Among which (these are NOT my opinions):
Why cants the vampires has enjoyable sex? They shoulds be able to has sex bc an asexual relationship is impossible.
WOULDNT IT BE AWESOMESAUCE IF LESTAT HAD A BABY
Lestan is a cool name and you should totes use it again.
I’ll be putting the bulk of this under a ‘Read More’ for spoilers. So HERE IS YOUR MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT WARNING, SPOILERS AHEAD, IF YOU ARE SEATED IN THE FIRST FEW ROWS YOU WILL BE SPOILED, ETC. That said, my overall reaction to the book was fairly disappointed. After posting this I will be turning off my anonymous asks because after what happened with the Pandora paper mâchè/decoupage incident I know Anne Rice fans are not to be trusted. I am happy to entertain any polite discussion, and I am posting this to hopefully save other longtime fans who might be on the fence the time and the money. Without further ado here is my summation and reactions to the fuckery that is Prince Lestat. Trigger warning for mentions of rape, abuse, mutilation, and murder.
The ending of this novel is beyond dumb. It makes you wonder how these Vampires even lived to be as old as they are. They decide they need a ruler so they adopt a Vampire monarchy complete with Lestat as ruler based solely on everyone knowing who he is. Mind you, this is the same Vampire who hates rules, the same Vampire who was dumb enough to turn his powerful body over to a human he just met, the same Vampire who turned his body over to a lab ran by Vampires he just met, allowed them to take DNA samples from him and inject him with drugs, and was just suicidal at the beginning of the book and has shown suicidal tendencies in the past. THIS is who every last Vampire is trusting their very existence to, this suicidal hamburger brained moron called Lestat.
I’m not a cosplayer, this was just quick thing to do, because my friend wanted to know “what happened to her ship” in Prince Lestat. So I decided to tell her. Big, big thanks to violcetta made my eyes freakishly blue because of reasons. ❤ They are green, but Lestat with green eyes would be an abomination.
Just to point out: I actually like all three ships.
I’m at Holy Fuck Magnus is Back as a Ghost and Suddenly We Are Supposed to Think That’s Really Cool BC YOU GUYS HE WAS A HEALER TOO Not Just A Major Douchebag! Wow
….also I picture him as John Malkovich bc of that one RPer and now I can’t remember that RPer’s URL argh.
I’m about 25% of the way through my slow and painful read of Prince Lestat. I have to say that there are some bits that I DO like, I wouldn’t throw the whole thing in the bin for it’s cracky plot points (which are hella cracky).
// i kind of hate Rose? I mean not as much as i hate this entire book
//There isn’t much likable about Rose. She comes out of nowhere, is loved for no reason, contributes nothing to the book at all.
//Yes i didnt know how to put that feeling into actual words you nailed it ouo
And she’s a self-sert for AR.
It was so hard to read her section. I kept telling myself, “I’m only reading this book ONCE, so I cannot skim EVEN THIS, surely there is some little tiny scrap of good to be sifted for in the story of Rose?”
NO THERE WAS NOT. And did anyone else notice that her “boyfriend“‘s name is GARDNER? ONE WHO GARDENSROSES?! Brilliant name-choosing there, AR.
ooc; Okay, but the part where Louis was like “don’t worry baby we’re going to sue” and then suddenly there was fire everywhere
//I did not notice the Gardener thing. I was too busy trying to figure out if I was supposed to know Rose from one of the other books or one of the Mayfair books or something (I never finished those). I love that Louis + Fire is basically the best pairing in PL, but otherwise, what was even the point of her? Viktor’s purpose was to be the bait to lure Lestat places, but Rose literally served no purpose at all.
Also I don’t buy that Louis would be okay with “adopting” a kid? Like I get saving her ass and financially supporting her, I guess. But not playing Uncle Lestan and forcing Louis to play Uncle Lestan’s “friend.”
The entire Viktor and Rose thing could have been left out with absolutely no impact on the book. I have many problems with this book, but those two? Yawn.
ooc; Don’t worry, I’m sure in the next book vampire!scientist will discover how to make female vampires get pregnant and then Rose & Viktor will have Lestat’s granddaughter and her name will be Petunia
//Well, obviously. How else will they restart The Great Family? Excuse me, I need to launch myself into the sun now.
ooc; After six generations, they produce an heir that Lestat makes a vampire, and that heir’s name is Sweet Potato Vine de Lioncourt
// i kind of hate Rose? I mean not as much as i hate this entire book
//There isn’t much likable about Rose. She comes out of nowhere, is loved for no reason, contributes nothing to the book at all.
//Yes i didnt know how to put that feeling into actual words you nailed it ouo
And she’s a self-sert for AR.
It was so hard to read her section. I kept telling myself, “I’m only reading this book ONCE, so I cannot skim EVEN THIS, surely there is some little tiny scrap of good to be sifted for in the story of Rose?"
NO THERE WAS NOT. And did anyone else notice that her "boyfriend”’s name is GARDNER? ONE WHO GARDENSROSES?! Brilliant name-choosing there, AR.
I-want-my-IWTV 