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Title: Conversations With Anne Rice by Michael Riley, Anne Rice ISBN: 0-345-39636-7 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: In-depth and insightful
Comment: She broke the mold of bestselling authors with her tormented vampires and complex witch families, often set against the mossy, misty backdrops of her native New Orleans. Anne Rice is one of the few authors whose lives and opinions are as interesting as what they write, and Michael Riley offers more insight than virtually any other interviewer has done.
Michael Riley was a friend of Stan Rice's, and met Anne Rice at her wedding to Stan; he remained a pal after Anne shot to fame. Yet "I had rarely if ever seen an interview or profile that I thought did justice to her." So the two sat down and discussed many things about Rice: Her youth and her Catholic upbringing, about good and evil, New Orleans, California, her mold-breaking fiction, the immensely popular vampire Lestat, the handling of sex in her books, intellectual pretentions and elitism, the movie adaptation of "Interview With The Vampire," and what in her life inspired aspects of her books.
A less respectful reviewer probably would have descended leering or sneering, given that Rice's works include erotica, S&M fiction, and a Lolita-type novel. But Riley is professional, affectionate yet not gushing, and his questions have brains behind them. (Not the usual "what's your favorite food? Do you have any pets?") His respect for Rice is clear, and it makes the book especially interesting that he has genuine interest in what she says. But of course, the book hinges on Rice and what she has to say to Riley -- whether or not you agree with what she's saying, her warmth and humor are in clear evidence, and she's clearly thought through what she says.
It may not be necessary to know the author to enjoy his/her works, but it definitely can't hurt. Fans of Anne Rice will find this a must-read, and even casual readers of her books should give it a shot.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Read For Any Anne Rice Fan
Comment: Michael Riley takes the reader inside Anne Rice's worlds of reality and fiction through a series of extensive interviews. He's broken the text down into titled sections to emphasize the topic covered in each phase of the dialogue. Rice delves into where her characters and story ideas come from and just how much her life in New Orleans has influenced her work. It's interesting how the influences changed over time. First Lestat was her husband Stan and she was Louis but now she's more like Lestat than Stan. She discusses how her husband's poetry has had a great affect on her own work where certain lines will run through her head as she writes.
This is a good book for writers to read. Rice gives a lot of background on the movie biz and a view into the studio politics that occur when they purchase the rights to make a novel into a movie. The story behind the making of Interview With a Vampire is told in great detail. An interesting fact I learned was that when Hollywood buys the rights to a book any sequels that are written involving the same characters are contractually connected. Therefore the studio has the right to see them before any other studio can look at the books for potential development into movies. Rice also talks about rejection letters and how she dealt with them and provides in site into how the larger New York publishing houses operate. Highly recommended for fans and writers alike!
Rating: 5
Summary: The next best thing to being there!
Comment: I just finished reading this book in one sitting. It seems as if you're in the same room as Anne & Michael Riley. He knows exactly what questions her fans want answered. It's refreshing to read Anne's own responses in their entirety without having a reporter interpreting her "meaning". I give this a "9" because the only thing that would have made it better would be if Anne had offered pictures of herself & environment.
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Title: Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice by Katherine Ramsland ISBN: 0525933700 Publisher: Penguin USA Pub. Date: 01 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice ISBN: 037541200X Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Gothic World of Anne Rice by Gary Hoppenstand, Ray B. Browne, Ray Broadus Browne ISBN: 087972708X Publisher: Bowling Green University Popular Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Witches' Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Katherine Ramsland, Anne Lives of the Mayfair Witches Rice, Anne Rice ISBN: 0345406249 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345389417 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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