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Post by Stirling on Dec 2, 2006 5:23:20 GMT 1
Returning to Lestat as the main character, the fourth in the Vampire Chronicles series finds Lestat impulsive and careless in the pursuit of what he wants: a serial killer in Southern Florida. Lestat is surrounded by mortals in this tale, an a new worthy counterpoint character to Lestat is introduced, Raglan James. James is a vampire hunter, and a formidable adversary for Lestat. James offers Lestat the opportunity to switch bodies temporarily with a young mortal. Against Louis' advice, Lestat accepts and discovers he hates everything about being human. He also finds that James has disappeared with Lestat's powerful vampire body. Louis refuses to help Lestat become a vampire again, and he turns to another mortal to help him trick James into switching souls, and giving up Lestat's body.
Centering on the themes of body and soul and soul migration, The Tale of the Body Thief is a novel of action.
Interesting Fact:
Anne planned and wrote large parts of The Tale of the Body Thief while on a Caribbean cruise, recalling later that she became Lestat, figuring how to escape from this deck to that.
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Post by Lestat II on Jan 21, 2007 1:09:35 GMT 1
^ Damn funny book.
And I may or may not have cried at the part in which Louis refuses to turn Lestat...
Though it is fun to imagine how different their relationship would have been different had he not turned him down.
The ending had me completely in awe.
Oh, and Mojo is brilliant. ;D
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Post by Louis II on Feb 10, 2007 22:03:14 GMT 1
This is BY FAR my favorite of all of the Vampire Chronicles. It includes the most incredible Louis and Lestat moments in the entire series.
For example, when Lestat says: "I won't let him harm you, Louis. I would never ever have let anyone harm you."
I tear up every time.
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Post by Gabrielle de Lioncourt on Jun 30, 2020 4:40:21 GMT 1
I absolutely LOVE this book! Up until a few short years ago I keep all her books on my headboard, I think I'm going to put them back this weekend, all hardcovers!
The only books I don't have is The Vampire Lestat, which is gold compared to the rest!
That is also my favorite scene! You could feel Lestat's pain over Claudia and Louis burning him 200 years back!
I love this woman's writing!!!!!
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