The Vampire Chronicles (First Trilogy) by Anne Rice #short_review #review

The Vampire Chronicles (First Trilogy) by Anne Rice
#short_review #review

In 1976, Anne Rice introduced Interview with the Vampire to a relatively indifferent audience. However, in 1985, she unleashed the charismatic and alluring The Vampire Lestat, which took the literary world by storm, ultimately elevating Interview to a bestseller status in retrospect. What had catalyzed this transformation? The answer lay in the emergence of AIDS, a virus that instilled fear around the notion of blood and physical intimacy. Rice's sensuous and seductive vampires, driven by their intense desires, suddenly appeared far more dangerous and decadent in the context of a world grappling with the challenges of safe sex and fear. It was as if her creation was a rebellious gesture in defiance of condoms and apprehension. The series continued its vibrant celebration with the third installment, Queen of the Damned, but encountered some stumbling blocks in subsequent books.