The Tale of the Body Thief
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The Tale of the Body Thief

by Anne Rice

1992•Horror•507 pages

Taste attributes: horrorfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalthrillerunsavouryheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringtroubled leadsrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: a weighty horror novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorFantasyMonster/alien/supernaturalThrillerTroubled leadsRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

Horror fictionHorror talesVampiresDepressionSuicide attemptsBoredomBody swapsPneumonia

Details

Author
Anne Rice
Published
1992
Pages
507
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