Does the dog die?
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The Vampire Lestat
Book • 1985 • Horror
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At the beginning of the book Lestat’s beloved hunting dogs are killed by wolves, which he expresses grief over
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Not technically, however, Lestat’s vampire transformation in which he’s abducted from his home and forced to be turned into a vampire is considered by many fans to be reminiscent of rape in multiple ways and could be triggering to read because of the rape-like imagery that’s used.
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Does a pet die?
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Lestat’s horse and dogs die at the beginning. He apparently cared for and loved them like pets
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Is a minor sexualized?
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One of the characters was turned into a vampire as a 17 year old boy, and therefore appears like one for eternity. He is implied to have had experienced grooming and SA as a human child in a backstory montage, though this is vaguely referenced and is sort of blink and you’ll miss it, so I don’t consider it majorly triggering. Regardless, said character behaves as a sexual being, which could be uncomfortable to read since he appears underaged.
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Lestat’s childhood was abusive and is described in some detail. There’s some minimal description of a father threatening to break his sons hands
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Does someone vomit?
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Lestat throws up blood shortly after his vampiric transformation and proceeds to…lick it up
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Vaguely? Lestat’s relationship with his mother is very weird and def comes off as incest-y but not it’s not explicitly romantic or sexual. They do kiss quite a bit tho so I’d be weary if incest is a trigger for u
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Is someone tortured?
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Multiple different characters are tortured through out the book
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Non graphically but implied, when it comes to older brothers beating a younger sibling as a punishment, fathers beating their sons, etc. There’s no spousal abuse as far as I remember, however
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Are there jump scares?
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I don’t think jumpscares are possible in written form
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Does it have a sad ending?
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No, but it does have a cliffhanger
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Is there blood/gore?
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Vampires
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Is there sexual content?
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There’s technically no sex but blood drinking is portrayed as being very similar to sex for vampires so reading those scenes can feel like reading a sex scene. Otherwise their are some brief references to sex but nothing extreme
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Is there body horror?
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The way your body changes as a vampire isn’t very scary in itself (in my opinion) but the characters experiencing it often expresses feelings of anguish at no longer feeling like themselves, being unable to recognize themselves in the mirror, etc, which is a tad body horror-y. Later in the book Lestat encounters vampires who are so old they’ve turned to statues over time and he experiences a lot of horror when he contemplates the morbidity of that. He wonders if they’re still conscious, etc
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Does a kid die?
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In a backstory montage children getting murdered by fire is described briefly
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Trauma flashbacks are something that come up through out, mostly as a narrative tool
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Nicki commits suicide.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Lestat is not a child when this happens, but towards the end of the book Lestat’s mother parts ways with him, and he expresses feelings of abandonment over this. This isn’t entirely the same but may resemble it.
Lestat getting abandoned and neglected by parental and mentor figures is a reoccurring part of his character so be weary if that stuff hits too close to home
Lestat getting abandoned and neglected by parental and mentor figures is a reoccurring part of his character so be weary if that stuff hits too close to home
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Is there amputation?
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It’s referenced pretty off handedly that a character’s hands were removed as an act of torture, but this isn’t described in any graphic detail
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Does a parent die?
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Lestat’s mother doesn’t die, but there’s a good portion of the book where he thinks she will and deals with the grief of that
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Does a car crash?
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Car gets exploded non fatally for the passengers after a car chase
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Does someone break a bone?
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There’s a scene where Lestat graphically attacks another vampire, though he heals from this pretty quickly bcus of vampire regeneration. It’s presumed that bones were broken
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Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Lestat cries a lot actually, to the point where it’s a little excessive. I’ve never read a book where the protagonist cried as much as he does.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Part of the vampire transformation includes, ehem, relieving oneself of everything in one’s digestive system. Lestat ends up doing so in his pants suddenly. It’s not graphically described, but still
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Lestat and his partner Nicolas get drunk routinely together in a way that could be seen as excessive
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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There’s a scene in which Lestat looks at his appearance post-vampire transformation and has a small breakdown when he realizes how much he’s changed. Lestat’s mother Gabrielle seems to have gender dysphoria, and there’s a scene where she has a dysphoric meltdown over her appearance never changing
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Lestat is thrown from a tower at one point, but he doesn’t die because of vampire regeneration
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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This book is incredibly self referential. Lestat addresses the audience multiple times and the concept that he is a real vampire who is writing a book that is going to be published is essential to the plot. If forth wall breaking is triggering to you I honestly suggest you don’t read this series, because it’s extremely prevalent and relevant to the plot
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Lots of kidnapping
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Is someone burned alive?
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There’s reoccurring imagery of witch burning trials for symbolism sake, two vampires kill themselves by going into fires, there’s references to interview with the vampire in which Lestat was set on fire
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Towards mentally ill people in a vague, 18th century typical way. Words like “mad” used to describe ppl with depression, etc
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Does a horse die?
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Lestat’s horse is attacked by wolves to the point where it can’t walk, so he puts it down by shooting it with his gun. The horrific nature of the horses death is described in a lot of detail since it was traumatic for Lestat to witness, and it’s brought up throughout the book for symbolic reasons
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Gabrielle is a character who wasn’t intended to be trans but definitely displays gender dysphoria and a discomfort with womanhood, and is referred to with she/her pronouns throughout, so somewhat
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Lestat had an abusive childhood and later went on to have a dysfunctional family life, so some what
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Arguably, every character is mentally ill and violent
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The book starts with Lestat heading out on horseback to kill a pack of wolves that were harassing his village. All the wolves die in this sequence, and their deaths are graphically described
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Is there pedophilia?
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There is implied pedophilia between Marius and Armand.
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