I was enamored with Anne Rice early on, but kept away from her novels as I did not want to be swept away.  I did watch and thought the movie of an “Interview with a Vampire” was a great story.

The interview with Anne Rice is worth listening:
http://radio.nationalreview.com/betweenthecovers/post/?q=Y2M2ZGE1OTZlYTU0YzExYjNlYTVhZjY2ZDVjZGI4YzM=

I just started reading her latest book which is autobiographical:
http://astore.amazon.com/joerrosr07-20/detail/0307268276