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Book Review By Cody Carlson
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

Lestat is a young man in pre-revolutionary France when he is attacked violently by a Vampire. Lestat himself joins the dark ranks of the undead and spends the years that follow searching for the truth of his new existance. A fantastic novel of imagination and horror.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes
magical powers:
Kind of series -
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - long lived adults
If magical mental powers: - telekinesis - mind reading - super strength - can fly - is very quick - can read emotions
Really unusual traits?

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind reading - super strength - can fly - can cast all sorts of spells - can read emotions - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - 20th century - 19th century - 18th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - an average amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - -
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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