Katherine Villyard reviewed The Tale of the Body Thief (Rice, Anne, Vampire Chronicles, Bk. 4.) by Anne Rice (Vampire Chronicles (4))
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5 stars
So… this is very Ricean. Our hero Lestat has the chance to be human again. He takes it, of course, despite believing that no one could refuse the dark gift. He thinks it would be temporary, but this is clearly wishful thinking in the face of his unreliable body thief. He’s also haunted by dreams of Claudia.
Trapped in this mortal body, Lestat is horrified by peeing and pooping and illness and immediately asks Louis to turn him back.
Louis refuses, of course, because he is Louis and would only agree to the bargain if it were for keeps. ;) He would never take Lestat’s new humanity away and curse him to the dark.
Much pondering of vampire nature. Much pondering of God, or lack of same. An affair with a nun, who has lost her faith but not her desire to serve goodness. Much Rice, thematically.
And Lestat finally …
So… this is very Ricean. Our hero Lestat has the chance to be human again. He takes it, of course, despite believing that no one could refuse the dark gift. He thinks it would be temporary, but this is clearly wishful thinking in the face of his unreliable body thief. He’s also haunted by dreams of Claudia.
Trapped in this mortal body, Lestat is horrified by peeing and pooping and illness and immediately asks Louis to turn him back.
Louis refuses, of course, because he is Louis and would only agree to the bargain if it were for keeps. ;) He would never take Lestat’s new humanity away and curse him to the dark.
Much pondering of vampire nature. Much pondering of God, or lack of same. An affair with a nun, who has lost her faith but not her desire to serve goodness. Much Rice, thematically.
And Lestat finally gets to choose.
If you like meandering meditations on good and evil, you’ll like this. And if you don’t, why are you reading Anne Rice? ;)
