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I read some reviews before I downloaded this, and they are mixed... I'm glad I read some of the bad reviews, however, because I really didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. I'm also glad to have read reviews that didn't spoil anything for me plotwise. In fact, something one of the negative reviews said had me thinking the plot was about Lestat stealing bodies. So here I am, thinking Lestat is going to murder victims and pile them up in a basement like some serial killer. Glad that is not the case. The current top negative review gives away the major idea for the plot in the first few lines, and I really think it was better for me not to know where the book was headed until I got there.

No spoilers here, though. It makes it hard to say why I liked the book so well, but what I can say, is it is told from Lestat's viewpoint. And, if you are considering this book you've likely read the first three Vampire Chronicles. So at this point, you are familiar with Lestat, and if you like him, I think you'll really enjoy this part of his story. The experiences he has in this book are unlike any that he or any of the other vampires have experienced at this point, and some of it is quite moving.

More than one reviewer said Anne Rice's writing in this book is not as good as previous books. I thought there were plenty of moving passages. In one section a character repeated something he'd said earlier and it felt like a mistake, but it may have been intentional. It didn't detract from the story. So I can't say I agree with it being badly written.

In summary, I'd recommend this to anyone wanting to continue with Vampire Chronicles and Lestat fans because it is an interesting and unique story. Once it hooked me, I did not want to put the book down until I knew what was going to happen.

It explores many of the themes I love about the vampire genre. What they've lost, what they've gained, how they relate to humans, what is left of their humanity... and while the idea that drives this plot may have been done elsewhere, for me it's a first. Overall, I say it's a good read.


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The Tale of the Body Thief Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice 9780345419637 Books Reviews

LOVE the Vampire Chronicles!! These 4 books are amazing. Interview is not an easy read, so pay attention. But the history of the Vampires presented in The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned is enchanting. Could read over and over, and I do.
Though Tale of the Body Thief did not live up to its three predecessors it was still a novel I would place among my favorites. It is hard to deny Anne Rice's exquisite writing talent and her ability to weave the net of her tale so tightly that the reader finds themselves trapped within it, unable to set the book down. In my opinion this was that last good novel in the Vampire Chronicles series. As I'm sure most fans know Anne Rice, regrettably, made the choice to rejoin the Catholic Church which for me spoiled her later writings. I was intrigued by Lestat's return to a human body though I was also endlessly annoyed by the fact that some lunatic was cavorting around in his beautiful immortal body! I also found in the novel that I rather liked David, I was glad that he became Lestat's friend and confidant even more than he had been previously. Tale of the Body Thief displays all of the virtues of the previous three novels and I love it but it somehow falls short in a way that I cannot quite explain. However, I highly recommend it to Anne Rice fans!
I'd always remembered this as my least favorite of the chronicles, but after nearly a decade of avoiding it, I have a newfound appreciation. I love it almost as much as Queen of the Damned. I'm slowly working my way through the series again as I add them to my kindle library and I'm thoroughly enjoying rediscovering the series I first fell in love with 20 years ago.
I loved the modern story line coupled with the mystical tale of body swapping and theological discussions. I enjoyed how nothing is thrown away there's a reason in everything Ms. Rice writes. The detail of all of the destinations and characters is so rich one transported from the page into the story. Because Lestat is a vampire and an emotional one at that his emotions overtake him but there is so much pain in Lestat you can't help but feel for him even when he's bad. He genuinely wants to make the right decision but fails miserable but is anguished over his failures. I gave it five stars because for me personally I loved the ride, the storytelling and as always attention to detail.
When I first read The Tale of the Body Thief, I was thoroughly disappointed. After the grand, epic themes of The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned, t seemed such a silly, tawdry little story. Having re-read it many times since then, I have come to appreciate the better aspects of the story, including the deeper thinking about the nature of incarnation (which feeds into the 5th installment, as I recall) . . . but it still is one of the less satisfying Vampire Chronicles . . .
This is a four book series. 2 of the 4 books I received are not part of the series. And in my opinion, the best of the series " Interview With a Vampire " was not include, instead there were two other Anne Rice books in the box. Very sad.
If you love good books... read Anne Rice!
Has been my favorite author since Jr High, and I have always been quite the bibliophile (now in my 30s). I have my 7th grade daughter reading these books now. They are transforming, rich, educational, and complex. I have more respect for Anne Rice then any other fiction writer rivaled only by Daniel Quinn, possibly. Her characters and dialogues are so well written that I would easily believe that she listened to these conversations as they happened. Vampires that were "created" 6,000 years ago to today from locations all over the world provides readers with tantalizing glimpses into histories and cultures that must have cost Rice quite a bit of research to deliver. Romantic and dark, her books find the spark of poetry in the most Stoic of souls--- as poetic as that may sound, I am known for being fairly Stoic.
I read some reviews before I downloaded this, and they are mixed... I'm glad I read some of the bad reviews, however, because I really didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. I'm also glad to have read reviews that didn't spoil anything for me plotwise. In fact, something one of the negative reviews said had me thinking the plot was about Lestat stealing bodies. So here I am, thinking Lestat is going to murder victims and pile them up in a basement like some serial killer. Glad that is not the case. The current top negative review gives away the major idea for the plot in the first few lines, and I really think it was better for me not to know where the book was headed until I got there.

No spoilers here, though. It makes it hard to say why I liked the book so well, but what I can say, is it is told from Lestat's viewpoint. And, if you are considering this book you've likely read the first three Vampire Chronicles. So at this point, you are familiar with Lestat, and if you like him, I think you'll really enjoy this part of his story. The experiences he has in this book are unlike any that he or any of the other vampires have experienced at this point, and some of it is quite moving.

More than one reviewer said Anne Rice's writing in this book is not as good as previous books. I thought there were plenty of moving passages. In one section a character repeated something he'd said earlier and it felt like a mistake, but it may have been intentional. It didn't detract from the story. So I can't say I agree with it being badly written.

In summary, I'd recommend this to anyone wanting to continue with Vampire Chronicles and Lestat fans because it is an interesting and unique story. Once it hooked me, I did not want to put the book down until I knew what was going to happen.

It explores many of the themes I love about the vampire genre. What they've lost, what they've gained, how they relate to humans, what is left of their humanity... and while the idea that drives this plot may have been done elsewhere, for me it's a first. Overall, I say it's a good read.