Bogdan Balostin's Reviews > Interview with the Vampire

Am I the only one that didn't know this novel was homoerotic with (big) hints of pedophilia?

I kinda expected vampires, you know. But well, now you know, and if you're looking for more than just vampires, this may be well for you. Don't get me wrong. All characters are vampire. And vampires cannot have sex in this universe. The act of sucking blood and killing their victims replaces the pleasure of sex and what follows is a novel dedicated to eroticism, but without any of the traditional tropes. I'd say it's pretty smart, though it was not what I expected.

There is one point where the novel was spectacular. Just because of the way the story is constructed, it evokes a strong sense of creepiness. You have to stop and wonder that something feels off, even when the characters speak of love and passion, it's very creepy, almost disgusting. And yet beautiful. Really vampire-like.

But that's the thing. Before this book, while charisma was associated with vampires, love in this way was not. Depression and loneliness was not. A vampire questioning religions was not. Because up until this point vampires were creatures of evil, no matter how charismatic they appeared.

If I have one negative thing to say (beside the genre of the novel, see above), it's the main character. Louis, man, you must be the most whiny and indecisive character I've ever read about. He mostly reacts and almost never acts, which makes the novel very dull for a very long time. Fortunately, the concept and the pure shock of reading about these things made up for a lack of a more reactive character.

tldr; Someone around here said that "IWTV was basically a story about two guys drinking blood and pretending to be parents to a little girl." and I think that sums it up nicely.