I kinda see the logic? But it's really bad logic that revolves around "OH IT'S ANNE RICE BEING DRAMATIC AGAIN. IT MUST BE FUNNY BE ANNE RICE COULD NEVER HAVE A DECENT REASON TO BE DRAMATIC." Which. No.

Yeeaaaah that really bugged me to. I'm pretty sure that Anne Rice did not have a religious crisis in order to ride Stephanie Meyer's coattails guilt-free! SOMEHOW I JUST DON'T FIND THAT PLAUSIBLE.