Just Finished The Vampire Lestat

To all of you who told me it was awesome: YOU WERE RIGHT. I can't get over how fun it was to read a narrative with mixed styles--one second, fancy eighteenth century language, another second modern slang. :) I love the ending so much, I'm afraid the shrieks I let out were slightly inhuman. Slightly. Especially when Lestat is reunited with Gabrielle and Louis. Awwwww.

Also, the lore is really awesome. Loved all the little glimpses of the Celts and the Romans and the Egyptians. (I wanted to smack Lestat for not telling Louis all that cool backstory in Interview with the Vampire, even though I understood his reasoning.) Kinda crestfallen about the Celts, though, because my vampire WIP includes a vampire that was born a Celt in ancient Gaul, and I'm trying to avoid too many similarities to Rice. I know, I know, it's impossible to write about vampires and not follow in Rice's footsteps--but still. I want to create something old-fashioned, but unique.

Am I the only one that had a hard time figuring out what the heck was with Armand? Because I still don't get that dude. He's like the most vampiric vampire of all, being so needy and empty, but why? I must've missed something.

That said, though I know y'all are partial to Lestat, I have to say my fave is and always will be Louis. Yes, he's super, super emo--but that's exactly how I would be in his position, so yeah, I'm naturally drawn to him. ^_^