An Enjoyable Read for Anne Rice Fans (Vittorio the Vampire : New Tales of Vampires - Anne Rice)

Member Name: DavyMichelle

Product:	Vittorio the Vampire : New Tales of Vampires - Anne Rice
Date:	11/05/08 (64 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Entertaining, Good Length, Familiar Concept

Disadvantages: Nothing Overly Special

Anne Rice creates a whole new story in Vittorio the Vampire. Although it's based on the 'Vampire Chronicles' and takes it's lead from them, this isn't actually a follow on so much as an original story based on the same concept. So although it's an advantage to know the previous books before you read this one - you really don't have to have read them.


The story of Vittorio is basically that of a young man who's life suddenly changes when his world collapses around him. But vampirism gives him the chance to change it all and make his world a better place. There are a lot of moral dilemmas that go on with him, and if you're familiar with the Anne Rice vampire character Lestat then you'll note the similarities between Vittorio and Lestat in this book.


I love the way Anne Rice has handled these issues on a light and entertaining level. Some of her books have been a bit too deep and artistic for me to really enjoy but I found this just right for me personally. The story kept moving throughout and there was enough detail without an overkill of it. For example I found the book 'Pandora' (written just before this one was) dragged on and on with oodles of pointless descriptions that frankly I didn't care about. But this book was more about the story, what the characters were doing and where everybody wanted to get to.


There was a really good ending in this book though I won't spoil it by giving any of it away. All I'll say is that unlike a lot of Anne Rice books, I felt I was kept in proper suspense right up to the final few chapters. I also liked how this was a bit more manly than some of her other books as there was more fighting than there was flirting for a change.


I think this is one of her better books when it comes to entertaining reads. Okay, it won't win any awards for being profound or totally original but it's still a brilliant page-turner. At 352 pages long it's a good length too. I think four stars is a fair rating for this one.


Product Detail:

Price: £6.99
Pages: 352
Publisher: Arrow Books Limited

Summary: One for Commuters Maybe?