Rest in peace, Anne Rice

Anne Rice passed away yesterday.

I didn't realize that she was 80 years old. And I guess part of me kind of assumed she'd go on forever.

Vittorio the Vampire was the first of her novels that I read, and it made quite an impression. Somehow, it was exactly what I needed at exactly the right time.

I didn't actually get around to reading Interview until quite a while after that - can't remember why, but it might just be because it was constantly checked out from the library.

Rice and her work were certainly unique (in, uh, more ways than one). She certainly had a really good run. I'm tempted to pull Vittorio off the shelf and give it a re-read for old time's sake.