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 Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:55 pm
Which author writes better vampire novels? Anne Rice or Stephenie Meyer? I respect both authors' writing styles, but I do prefer Anne Rice's Interview With A Vampire over the Twilight/ New Moon/ Eclipse Series by Stephenie Meyer. When I read Stephenie Meyer's books, I remembered how I felt when I first fell in love, but when I read Interview With A Vampire, it was more engaging and interesting. Sometimes in Stephenie Meyer's books, there are long chapters of just talking or Bella's reflections that get a bit drab. Also, in Interview With A Vampire, I found myself connecting my past, present, and hopes for the future with that of ALL the main characters.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:57 am
Stepanie Meyer pretty much made up her own version of the vampire, as far as I could tell. Anne Rice mostly went along with legends, from the one book of hers that I read. I'm not fond of either author, to be honest, but Rice's vampires are more appealing to me, since they (at worst) only twist a couple of things from classic legends rather than come up with a mostly new creature and call it by an old name.
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:38 am
Well, this is a no-brainer. I have very just recently made my sentiments on Twilight clear in another thread. I will again, for the fun of it.
Put simply - Anne Rice writes better Vampire novels.
Her Vampires do not sparkle in the sun, her Vampires do not whine around over stupid seventeen year old girls with no brains. Her Vampires are all complex and unique beings who, through self reflection and exeriences, make us as readers think about our own fate, our mortal souls, our capacity to be evil or good. Rice's Vampires are all silver pocketwatches, the little cogs of their psyche working together to make intense and beautiful characters that are almost tangible. SMeyer's vampires are cardboard cutouts that have been widdled on by passing dogs.
Haha, my analogies, let them amaze and dazzle you.
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