I saw she passed away recently. I’ve never read her books because vampires don’t really interest me unless it’s a very good story. Are there any of her books that are worth reading?
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I forced my way through Interview With A Vampire back when the movie came out. I figured if I was going to start reading her stuff, I should jump in with the original work, and everyone in my circle of college-age friends was gushing over it. I wasn't that impressed.
It helped to know when I read the book that Rice originally preferred Rutger Hauer for the part of Lestat when the movie was being cast, but it still felt like I was wasting my time reading it - and this is coming from someone who absolutely loves Gothic horror. Based as she may have been in her opinions of cancel culture, her writing just wasn't for me - but I'm not you. If you feel you must read her stuff, if only to say you have read Interview, give it a go, you might like it.
At the very least Anne Rice isn't writing at the 5th grade YA level that most female-oriented works are targeted at (e.g. Hunger Games, Twilight, 50 Shades, etc)
Valid. Most chick-lit these days (and a large chunk of female-authored sci-fi and fantasy works from the last decade and change, for that matter) is dumbed down to the point of being barely more than a Dick and Jane book. While her works weren't my cup of tea, at least it was at an adult level.
There is a used book store by me and they have her books super cheap. I’ll give that one a chance. Thanks!
Used book stores are definitely your best friend when it comes to being able to test-drive an author's works, and if you end up liking it you can always replace the "reader" copy with a better copy later on down the line. Doesn't hurt that Rice's works were so mass-produced that paperbacks of them are literally a dime a dozen in the used shops.