Thursday, February 19, 2009

I really have no idea what to talk about.

Although, I do really like the way that the book is set up. Like, I wasn't imagining a literal interview with a vampire. But that's what it is. And it looks like it keeps that up the whole book though, since the majority of the book is marked as dialogue. It's sort of an interesting set-up. Third-person, but also a first-person narrative in most ways.

So, uh, a discussion question, though, so you all have something to respond to: Why do you think Anne Rice set the book up that way? I mean, obvious this is supposed to be the story that a particular vampire wanted to get out to the world, but the vampire also could have just "told" the story himself. Are the boy's reactions important? So far they keep things moving, but eventually I think they'll become less frequent as Louis becomes more involved in his memories...

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