TA TALKS BACK: A TWILIGHTERS THOUGHTS ON “INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE”
July 29th, 2009
TA fan Ashley shares her thoughts on “Interview with a vampire”, which she started reading after Twilight:
I had never read a vampire novel until I found Twilight. In fact, I wouldn’t touch anything in the supernatural genre with a ten-foot stick. After succumbing to Stephenie Meyer’s vision with such ease and willingness, it only seemed natural to test other vampire literature, already knowing full well that the Cullens were a breed apart from the archetypal undead. Thus, I began Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice, whose long-standing domination in the vampire corner of bookstores is well known. What I discovered was something eerily familiar, yet somewhat repellant. I am hesitant to say I recommend the read, but if you’re curious about other vampire theories, it’s worthwhile. For those who want the bare-bones, Cliffsnotes version for Twilighters, this is it.
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I LOVE Stephanie and I LOVE Anne Rice… can you imagine a story/movie that the two of them could come up with??? AWESOME
I tried to post this yesterday, and for whatever reason it didn’t go through. What you have to understand when reading Interview with the Vampire is that in it’s day, it was the revolutionary view of vampires that Twilight is now. Before Anne Rice, vampires were only blood thirsty killers, the villains in every story they touched; practically interchangeable with zombies. But Interview allowed them to become human. The capes were just an extension of the wealth, which was also something Anne Rice made popular (Dracula was insanely wealthy too), and the teeth had to be able to break through flesh, right? Stephanie Meyer just made them rock hard rather than pointy, but that element is still there. Because of Anne Rice, vampires became protagonists for the first time. She was the first person to think about what it would be really like to be a vampire. Vampires before Louis were the murders of children and defilers of women, Anne allowed them to become something more. Granted Lestat is still that, but he evolves through the series, believe me. Without Rice, Twilight would likely never have been published, because people wouldn’t be able to go from blood thirsty killer to perfect lover. Anne Rice made vampires sexy. I love Twilight as much as anyone on this site, but Interview with the Vampire was the first exposure to Vampire lit for me, so I’m very protective of it. It is still one of my favorite books (one that I’ve read multiple times) and if you read it without comparing it to Twilight, you’ll enjoy it. Honestly, I was resistant to Twilight because of Interview with the Vampire, but I loved it when I read it (the whole series in 4 days). You have to go into Interview with the Vampire with the understanding that it’s not a love story it’s a vampire story; while Twilight is first a love story, and then a vampire story.