The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice
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buy The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice at AmazonAuthor: Anne Rice
Release date: October, 1993
Media: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 034538475X
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I fell in love with Anne Rice about 11 years ago when I first read Interview with the Vampire. I have to admit, I couldn't grasp all the details the first time I read it but I knew from the first chapter that Anne Rice would become my favorite author. Many years later, after I had collected all of Rice's novels (including the ones written under other names) I decided to reread IV and read all the rest in succession. I thought that I would become bored with the character Lestat but that has not happened. Each new novel is it's own story. Rice is such a talented writer that her stories never become repetitive or boring. I love finishing one of her novels but I hate it as well because getting to the end means I have to leave all my friends behind. Rice's characters are so real to me that I consider them a part of me. When I was a teenager I always fantasized about vampires. When most kids were deciding on becoming lawyers or doctors or nurses, etc, I was dreaming of being a vampire when I grew up. I loved the idea of living forever. It seemed perfect to me. To be able to see all the changes over the centuries, to travel all over the world, to fly, to be beautiful, powerful, to read minds. It was all so wonderful an idea. Of course I knew it would never happen, but I liked to think about it a lot. I like that Anne Rice didn't follow the old formula for vampire novels. Some people complain that she's boring and uses too much detail but I have to disagree. I admit that sometimes it gets a little confusing but I think she has a purpose for every description she uses and that it is important to the story. I can honestly say that I look forward to anything Anne Rice writes because I know from experience that I won't be disappointed. I have read The Mayfair Witches series, the Vampire Chronicles (I'm in the middle of Memnoch right now), Cry to Heaven, and The Feast of All Saints and have enjoyed them all. Not because she's my favorite author and I have to like all her books, but because she is truly talented and I can't help but like her books. I go into each one expecting to be disappointed (because it must be hard to keep one character so divinely appealing over and over again), and every time I come out praising Anne Rice for another great piece of work. I am not blinded by my love for her. I do not worship her. I love the way she writes and I have not come across another writer who can take me to the places Rice has taken me (except for Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky - now, that's a masterpiece!) The difference between Rice and Dostoyevsky is that I have kept reading Rice but I haven't found another Dostoyevsky that has captured my heart and mind as much as C&P. All of Rice's novels have captured my heart, mind, and soul. I can't wait to get my hands on whatever she comes up with next! - an Amazon customer review
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