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Joe Vampire
by
Steven Luna (Goodreads Author)
Hey, folks. I’m Joe, and I’m a vampire – not by choice, mind you, but by accident…a fate-twisting, fang-creating, blood lust-inducing misunderstanding. It started with a group date, a case of mistaken identity and far too many sake bombers, and ended with a ridiculous set of circumstances that I just can’t seem to wrap my head around.
Maybe you can tell: I’m not real happy...more
Maybe you can tell: I’m not real happy...more
Kindle Edition, 1
Published
August 1st 2012
by Booktrope Editions
(first published January 28th 2012)
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I enjoyed Joe's story about how he became and vampire and what the change did to his everyday, typical life. This guy is really and truly an average Joe. The story is told as a blog so there is only's Joe's perspective of things but that was enough. Mostly Joe found the most humorous way to share his daily struggle but after awhile, the pain came through. Joe is not having a wonderful after-life. Things are happening to his body -- longer ears, canines keep growing back no matter how many times...more
I took a shine to Joe from the moment I dipped into Joe Vampire, and although the novel is slow-moving, I nonetheless enjoyed Joe’s particular brand of humour, which is unintentional on the character’s part and very nicely expressed on author Steven Luna’s. Certainly the premise of a neurotic Jewish vampire coming to terms with his own “change of life” is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise saturated market.
Joe’s spent most of his life sort of chugging along without really engaging with anyone...more
Joe’s spent most of his life sort of chugging along without really engaging with anyone...more
Ha! This book had me cracking up.
Joe starts a blog to talk about how he turned into a vampire, and what he is going through to adjust to this huge change in his life. He starts by letting us all know its not all sparkly and sexy.
I really enjoyed this book, but there where a few times when it just seemed to drag a little to me (hence why only four stars). I would actually think to stop reading the book in general but then something would happen that would have me cracking up again so I would cont...more
Joe starts a blog to talk about how he turned into a vampire, and what he is going through to adjust to this huge change in his life. He starts by letting us all know its not all sparkly and sexy.
I really enjoyed this book, but there where a few times when it just seemed to drag a little to me (hence why only four stars). I would actually think to stop reading the book in general but then something would happen that would have me cracking up again so I would cont...more
Read review & interview with Steven Luna at Geeks Unleashed.Me
Joe Vampire... a solid novel. And it's not so much a novel, really, as it is a... blog. Steven Luna chose to tell the story of Joe Vampire through the words of a vampire blog, and it was all very... brilliant, actually.
I found it to be kind of... gross, at times - the whole vampirism thing (in Luna's eyes) told from a realistic, man point of view. But it was very real, I mean Joe was this real kind of guy - not some romantic sap o...more
Joe Vampire... a solid novel. And it's not so much a novel, really, as it is a... blog. Steven Luna chose to tell the story of Joe Vampire through the words of a vampire blog, and it was all very... brilliant, actually.
I found it to be kind of... gross, at times - the whole vampirism thing (in Luna's eyes) told from a realistic, man point of view. But it was very real, I mean Joe was this real kind of guy - not some romantic sap o...more
I think probably the coolest thing I have to say about Joe Vampire, and there are a TON of cool things about it, was that it felt real. By that I mean, I honestly believed I was reading a vampire's blog! A blog BY an ACTUAL vampire.
Most vampire books are heavy on the suspension of disbelief, and to quote Peter Griffin you are VERY AWARE that you are reading a vampire BOOK. Not so with Joe Vampire; author Steven Luna makes Joe's journey a very believable, very realistic, very palpable one.
It all...more
Most vampire books are heavy on the suspension of disbelief, and to quote Peter Griffin you are VERY AWARE that you are reading a vampire BOOK. Not so with Joe Vampire; author Steven Luna makes Joe's journey a very believable, very realistic, very palpable one.
It all...more
Though this book is not my usual type of book, after reading the synopsis I just couldn't pass it up. I love sarcasm, being highly sarcastic myself, and I love a different take on the vampire. And this book did not disappoint, I was wrapped in a nice fluffy sarcastic blanket from the minute I opened the book until the very end. I loved the idea of a blog dispelling the truths of vampirism, but there was a few things that Joe didn't count on, I can't tell you here though because that would spoil...more
4.5 of 5 Stars
I don't normally, okay ever, pick up a comedic book to read. It's just not my norm. Vampires, however, are very much my norm. I love them, can't get enough of them. Books, movies, television, whatever... if it has vampires there is a really good chance I am going to love it. Or, that was the case up until a couple of years ago, but we won't go into what caused my change. Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson
So, when I saw a tweet about Joe Vampire I headed over to Amazon to check out. R...more
I don't normally, okay ever, pick up a comedic book to read. It's just not my norm. Vampires, however, are very much my norm. I love them, can't get enough of them. Books, movies, television, whatever... if it has vampires there is a really good chance I am going to love it. Or, that was the case up until a couple of years ago, but we won't go into what caused my change. Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson
So, when I saw a tweet about Joe Vampire I headed over to Amazon to check out. R...more
I’m really struggling with how to review Joe Vampire by Steven Luna. It’s fairly easy for me to write a book review but this is made more complicated by the fact that it’s less book than blog. Traditional fiction has a setup, a disaster, a resolution, more disaster, more resolution, etc. There is tension while you wait to find out if your hero or heroine survives or escapes from some crisis but Joe Vampire lacks much of that conflict, with the exception being the end.
It’s hard to worry about Joe...more
It’s hard to worry about Joe...more
Ive had this on my kindle for ages, and I forgot about it until today....wow! what took me so long?
Brutal, and bawdy, this well constructed tale by Joe, a vampire, who "lets us in " to his wild ride of a life(?) as an undead....
Joe's story is in blog form, very appropriate for this day and age. Unlike "Twitlite" this seems steeped in reality, and flew by,
inches from my brain, like that famous chainsaw being wielded by the psycho in the"Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
I felt like I had to jump out of...more
Brutal, and bawdy, this well constructed tale by Joe, a vampire, who "lets us in " to his wild ride of a life(?) as an undead....
Joe's story is in blog form, very appropriate for this day and age. Unlike "Twitlite" this seems steeped in reality, and flew by,
inches from my brain, like that famous chainsaw being wielded by the psycho in the"Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
I felt like I had to jump out of...more
What a clever book. Voice is super strong, and a bit self deprecating. I have a feeling I'm gong to really like this vampire story.
Entertaining blog/book. Great delivery keeps you reading.
Vampires are people too!
Have you ever wanted to be a vampire? Who hasn't, right? With vampires like Edward Cullin (Twilight), Eric Northman (True Blood), Selene (Underworld), Aksha (Queen of the Damned), plus many more out there, we either want to be them...or be with them! *wink, wink* What if you didn't have a choice? What if you were just this average, everyday Joe and the choice to become a vampire had been taken from you and turned your somewhat normal life upside down? Well...that is exactly what "Joe Vampire" is...more
Steven Luna’s debut novel, JOE VAMPIRE, isn’t just about a man turning into a vampire and how he gets his footing after his transformation takes place. It’s a story about friendship, love, family, and human emotions.
Luna didn’t create a perfect vampire—a man who attracts swarms just by his looks or dark appeal, women gravitating towards the thrill of getting bitten, using some type of magical element to achieve each conquest—he created real characters. Characters who are flawed and messy, and o...more
Luna didn’t create a perfect vampire—a man who attracts swarms just by his looks or dark appeal, women gravitating towards the thrill of getting bitten, using some type of magical element to achieve each conquest—he created real characters. Characters who are flawed and messy, and o...more
What would you do if you woke up one morning and found yourself among the living dead? Try to make the best of it? Tell your loved ones? Start a blog?
Joe Vampire is the story of an average guy and how his life is rocked by one small mistake that turns him into a vampire and his attempt to continue a semi-normal life in spite of it, told in blog format.
I liked Joe and his story. It's funny as much as sad as you read about his mini-misadventures and mistakes, often in bulleted lists. After I fini...more
Joe Vampire is the story of an average guy and how his life is rocked by one small mistake that turns him into a vampire and his attempt to continue a semi-normal life in spite of it, told in blog format.
I liked Joe and his story. It's funny as much as sad as you read about his mini-misadventures and mistakes, often in bulleted lists. After I fini...more
I'm not surprised that I loved this book because I know Steven Luna is a very talented writer. I don't usually read books about vampires but felt I needed to give this one a try because of Steven's writing style. I felt like I really got to know Joe and found myself agonizing over his issues. This book was written with such wit and humor in all the right places. Steven's mastery of words and telling a story is amazing. This book is a must read....even for non vampire lovers.
Besides the great writing, what moved this book into the 5 star category was the creative twist in the plot. The unique perspective of an unvoluntary vampire struggling to find his fit in the world. At first I wondered if the blog post style of the book was just a plot device that would become wear on me, but Steve's workcraft kept it fresh and engaging. I highly recommend this book, especially to any of you, like me, who don't read vampire books because everyone else does.
I really could not put this book down. It was funny and a bit insightful at the same time. The author presented information in a funny and challenging way. I actually empathized with the vampire.
I think this book was very well written and I was a huge fan of the humor and sarcasm!! I would totally read it again and definitely recommend it to anyone who is into the whole vampire thing :-) Good read.
This was the funniest thing I have read in a long time. I had to stop reading it at work because I couldnt explain the all the laughter coming from my office.
I really enjoyed this book. Very interesting concept writing it as a blog. It made it feel very real. It was very well written and believable. Would recommend.
Wonderful writing. I loved Joe's voice and the humor in his story. I have to admit I was a little bored after about 60 pages but the writing really carried the story.
My favorite Vampire. Snarky, immature and tons of fun! A slacker blooduscker for today's wasted generation. Loved it!
I loved this book. It was hilarious!
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Steven Luna was relatively quiet when he was born, but that all changed once he learned to speak. Now? Good luck getting him to shut up. He's not known for giving straight answers, but no one listens much to him anyway, so it all evens out. He's hard at work on his next big novel...but really, aren't we all?
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