Anne Rice, Quick Thoughts

The Canker in the Heart of the Rose…

The Brilliance of Pt. IV Chapter 3 of "The Vampire Lestat" Puttering along in my audiobook re-read of TVL and this morning I had the pleasure of making it to the aforementioned chapter and discovering anew what makes this book, and this character, so special. Lestat's conversation with the Children of Satan is a perfect… Continue reading The Canker in the Heart of the Rose…

Anne Rice, Theories and Musings, Vampires

An Extraordinary Fiend…

AMC's "Interview with the Vampire" needs to fast forward to the Legacy of Magnus section in The Vampire Lestat...like stat. Trigger Warning: Some discussion of rape as it relates to events in "The Tale of the Body Thief" Mon Dieu, I'd forgotten how absolutely brilliant Lestat's transformation sequence was. It's a perfect encapsulation of everything… Continue reading An Extraordinary Fiend…

Anne Rice, Recommendation, SJM, Theories and Musings

Well hello again, Lestat.

Reflections on an audiobook revisitation, character retcons, and a podcast recommendation. Translate all that to mean this: We have no money to launch a real ecclesiastical career for you, to make you a bishop or cardinal as befits our rank, so you have to live out your life here as an illiterate and a beggar.… Continue reading Well hello again, Lestat.