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The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2

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The Vampire Lestat

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling.

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Critic Reviews

"Frightening, sensual.... Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature.... To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time, to become lightheaded as if our blood is slowly being drained away." ( San Francisco Chronicle)
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I read most of the Anne Rice books in my teens and twenties, now in my forties I am revisiting them through audio book. Bravo this book was a powerful performance by writer, narrator, and Lestat!

Amazing performance

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Great narration - yes the voice seems way older than it should be for Lestat, it suits Marius much better, but the narration is excellent nevertheless.
This is a great way into understanding more about Lestat, his views of the world and why he is how he is. Loved it

Great insights into Lestat’s life

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ruined by the horrific performance by a narrator that does not understand what he is reading

an absolute classic

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thoroughly enjoy the anne rice books. narration is perfection, the reader has such a good voice.

highly immersive audio book

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anne rices follow up is not as exciting and a little more long winded. while i found interview to be timless; plenty of the references in lestat seem dated, the ideas not as enthralling with my latest re listen.

vampire lestat

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There was a chapter or two where the narrator regained a less affected and odd voice for what is meant to be a man in his early 20s, but even then the caricature of a rasping, ancient ghoul aren’t far off. Every line delivered in a theatrical loud whisper. Bring back Frank Muller’s narration, Audible.

Lestat as voiced by pantomime Dracula

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after reading the book many times, the spoken audio version was just as fantastic. the whole series is just as great.

Loved the spoken book

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fabulous a very exciting, this would be fabulous if the TV series does this version justice.

just loved.

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Absolutely enthralling. Simon Vance gives a superb performance and the whole book enchants the listener.

Great performance

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What did you like best about The Vampire Lestat? What did you like least?

The story was great but very long winded

Would you be willing to try another book from Anne Rice? Why or why not?

Yes, will eventually listen to the whole series

What does Simon Vance bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The accents and the tones in his reading

Do you think The Vampire Lestat needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

We know there is one so not sure why this question was asked

Long

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