For Sookie Stackhouse, the day to day activities of the vampire and were communities in and around Bon Temps, Louisiana, are of vital interest, She...
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Jul 06, 2010
Elizabeth
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When I was eleven or twelve I read about fifty of the Sweet Valley High books. Fifty. I'm sure. I bought them all with the money I earned from my paper route and I could afford one or two books per week (this was a supplement to what I took from the school and public libraries you understand). If there wasn't a new SVH book out, I'd find something else similar with teen models or girls who formed rock bands or in a rather excellent example of the need for better supervision of children in bookst
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May 12, 2009
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Apr 12, 2011
Tatiana
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It’s not the worst book ever written as some reviewers say, but it’s not that good either. Charlaine Harris failed to deliver what we all wanted to read about and over-delivered on what we didn’t really care for.
What I mean is most of us keep reading this series primarily to find out who Sookie finally settles with. No matter what team you were on – Eric, Bill, Quinn, Sam – you expected some kind of resolution, at least temporary, to her love life. We got none of it. There was so l More...
What I mean is most of us keep reading this series primarily to find out who Sookie finally settles with. No matter what team you were on – Eric, Bill, Quinn, Sam – you expected some kind of resolution, at least temporary, to her love life. We got none of it. There was so l More...
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Sep 17, 2011
Suz
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I just finished Dead and Gone and I must say that I loved it. I agree with previous reviews that it was much darker than previous Sookie's but I see that as a good thing. Life is changing Sookie and she is shedding some of her idealism, which is something all of us must face to some degree or another to find our own truths.
This books has many painful losses, but it also has a significant amount of growth on the parts of many of our main characters. I too am anxious for the next bo More...
This books has many painful losses, but it also has a significant amount of growth on the parts of many of our main characters. I too am anxious for the next bo More...
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May 30, 2011
Jim
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The scattered book 8 set up for this one nicely & much was resolved. This book was more on track, as usual & about the same caliber. It should be read in order. It's a soap opera, so you need the background to appreciate how our heroine works through her various difficulties. All in all, more fun reading candy.
28May11 - re-read the HB which I now own. Teresa loaned me the new book #11 & I've 're-read' the series up to this point in audiobook format, downloaded from the local li More...
28May11 - re-read the HB which I now own. Teresa loaned me the new book #11 & I've 're-read' the series up to this point in audiobook format, downloaded from the local li More...
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Jan 08, 2011
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Jun 10, 2009
Jenn
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will start off by saying I love this series. I started it long before the TRUE BLOOD HBO series came out so I have been faithful from the beginning, and have always waited anxiously for the newest book in the series. I also reread the series each time a new book comes out to keep refreshing. Most were great book. A few of her more recent ones left me a little hungry for more as they didn?t really hit the spot but they were OK. I was excited for this book hoping Miss Harris would really expand u
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Dec 18, 2009
Jennifer
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Mar 17, 2010
Heather G
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Overall these books were decent. The first couple made me think I wasn't going to be able to read this series but things picked up for me around book 3. I thought 3-5 were the best. I have gotten a bit attached to some of the characters but it took a while. Pam is probably my favorite- everytime she's in a scene I end up laughing. I like some of the jams Sookie gets herself into and the mystery part of the books. What I don't care for is the attempt at romance in these books. That's when I
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May 09, 2010
Lauren
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Oct 16, 2011
Andreea
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Dead and Gone compares to Dead Until Dark like heavy-load work days compare to Sundays in the Caribbean: it is a dark, sorrow-haunted novel. That would have been maybe all right if it wasn't for a major editing mistake that I can't ignore. The whole premise of the novel is that a rebel fraction of the fairies tries to murder Sookie, after Niall's visits made them aware of her existence. Niall himself says so in at least a couple of instances. But at the end of the book, while Sookie is tortured,
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May 12, 2009
Sarah
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Dec 09, 2009
Anna
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I was so exited to read this book and I wasn't disappointed. However it doesn't get the 5 stars because some things happened that I didn't enjoy reading about.
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Also I think that there might be a regression on Sookie and Bill's relationship.
***Little spoiler*****
Also I think that there might be a regression on Sookie and Bill's relationship.
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May 15, 2009
Chanele
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This is probably my least favorite of the Sookie novels, but that is not to say that I didn't enjoy it. Harris is back with her witty dialogue and elaborate cast of characters, but as the story arcs away from the vampires, it loses something.
The last 50 or so pages move so quickly and there are too many references left open for the future. I like that the previous Sookie books could stand alone. This one gave me the sensation that Harris is just priming us for the next book, which w More...
The last 50 or so pages move so quickly and there are too many references left open for the future. I like that the previous Sookie books could stand alone. This one gave me the sensation that Harris is just priming us for the next book, which w More...
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May 03, 2011
Jen
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They've been talking about it for a while, but now the weres of the world are revealing themselves. And they're getting mixed reaction. Most of the folks at Merlottes are accepting (except Arlene and her friends from the Fellowship of the Sun.) But Sam's step-father freaked out when his mom revealed herself and he shot her, which means Sam has to leave town to deal with family business.
Sookie is taking care of the bar, when <spoiler>Crystal</spoiler> turns up dead. Tha More...
Sookie is taking care of the bar, when <spoiler>Crystal</spoiler> turns up dead. Tha More...
Aug 10, 2011
Lindsey
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The best thing about this book was that Eric was in it. Other than that, I felt it should have stayed at the editor's a bit longer. I usually don't go in to these books with very high expectations, but even so I found the plot far too meandering, with too much focus on minor characters that needn't have been a part of the storyline at all.
The shifters "coming out" was a huge thing! And yet, how many chapters actually dealt with the repercussions of such an event? Most of what we, the r More...
The shifters "coming out" was a huge thing! And yet, how many chapters actually dealt with the repercussions of such an event? Most of what we, the r More...
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Aug 31, 2010
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Jan 07, 2010
Elizabeth
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Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (pp. 320)
Charlaine Harris’s ninth Sookie Stackhouse novel is more of what fans expect minus some face time from fan favorite Bill. Again the books tend to take on the feel of a prime time TV series. There first part of the book wraps up more loose ends and story lines from previous books. There’s more of Jason being a murder suspect, again. And the shape shifters follow the vampire example and come out into the mainstream. And we get more fantasy More...
Charlaine Harris’s ninth Sookie Stackhouse novel is more of what fans expect minus some face time from fan favorite Bill. Again the books tend to take on the feel of a prime time TV series. There first part of the book wraps up more loose ends and story lines from previous books. There’s more of Jason being a murder suspect, again. And the shape shifters follow the vampire example and come out into the mainstream. And we get more fantasy More...
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Mar 21, 2011
Theresa
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I don't request many books for review specifically, but I never miss an opportunity to read Charlaine Harris. Ever. I'm not sure what it is that draws me to her fiction, but if I had to guess I'd say it's the "voice" of her characters: Sookie Stackhouse in particular.
I know I'm not the only person who has found Harris' brand of fiction to be particularly appealing. Last year HBO created a series based on Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries called True Blood, and if any of yo More...
I know I'm not the only person who has found Harris' brand of fiction to be particularly appealing. Last year HBO created a series based on Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries called True Blood, and if any of yo More...
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May 08, 2009
Allison (The Allure of Books)
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Well, I am thrilled that Eric and Sookie's relationship is back, sorta. But nothing is really ever how it appears in this series, and none of their time together seemed 100% normal to me, like there was something important we still need to know. The more blood they exchanged the more I worried that Eric will end up dying at some point. I hope not :( Although he is controlling to a degree that would piss me off royally in the real world...it fits his personality and job More...
Well, I am thrilled that Eric and Sookie's relationship is back, sorta. But nothing is really ever how it appears in this series, and none of their time together seemed 100% normal to me, like there was something important we still need to know. The more blood they exchanged the more I worried that Eric will end up dying at some point. I hope not :( Although he is controlling to a degree that would piss me off royally in the real world...it fits his personality and job More...
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May 07, 2009
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Dec 28, 2009
Rude Chick
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(Sookie Stackhouse,#9) Awesome book! This time around Sookie finds herself in the middle of a fairy war, shifters make their mark on society, and good & bad characters die. I loved the uncomplicated setting, the familiar characters, and all the action. I feel like Sookie’s bond with Eric needs some backbone, some more clarification or something… And don’t get me started on Bill! Time to MOVE ON Sookie! Also, I sensed something between Sam & Sookie, maybe?
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May 13, 2009
The Library Lady
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More brain candy from Harris. The TV series is a lot (sorry) meatier, but this will help to pass the time until the new season in June.
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May 18, 2009
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Sep 09, 2011
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Aug 11, 2011
A VERY enjoyable outing for Sookie and the gang, and a definite step up from the 'transitional' From Dead to Worse.
The sexual and romantic tension between Eric and Sookie is still the hallmark of the series for me, and this was a good one for them. Their relationship takes some dramatic steps forward... and by the way: Team Eric!
The pacing was dramatic, the misleads mostly well done, and the ending was about as climactic as it gets. Loved it. The story and characters have gotten much darker, bu More...
The sexual and romantic tension between Eric and Sookie is still the hallmark of the series for me, and this was a good one for them. Their relationship takes some dramatic steps forward... and by the way: Team Eric!
The pacing was dramatic, the misleads mostly well done, and the ending was about as climactic as it gets. Loved it. The story and characters have gotten much darker, bu More...
Jan 11, 2012
Amanda
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On one level I did enjoy DEAD AND GONE as it was just as totally addictive, sit-up-all-night-to-finish-it as the earlier books in the series, but afterwards I had misgivings that niggled away at me, so I'm airing them here. Maybe it's only because I know what standards Charlaine is capable of that stops me from totally enjoying DEAD AND GONE, and I would love it is a less experianced author wrote it...
First of all; The weres coming out should be as major as when the vamps did, bu More...
First of all; The weres coming out should be as major as when the vamps did, bu More...
Dec 26, 2011
Arinn
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This is another page-turning little novel which continues the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse, a small-town girl with big time problems. The core of the plot revolves around the protagonist's relationship to the Fey; she is the great-granddaughter of a full blooded Prince of Faerie, and in this book the negative consequences of that relationship come to roost.
I give the book three stars because this is the minimum rating I can give to a book that I actually liked. Nothing has happene More...
I give the book three stars because this is the minimum rating I can give to a book that I actually liked. Nothing has happene More...
Dec 03, 2011
Richard
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Rating: 3.75* of five
The Book Report: Sookie Stackhouse, Bon Temps, Louisiana. That's all the address you'll ever need to mail off a big box of Pandora's leftover troubles. I suspect that, even though it's a fictional place, the parcel will arrive and be oh-so-generously distributed.
THIS time, the Sookster is beset by the murder of a family member in a grisly, quasi-religious way; the end of a long-time friendship; the loss and near-loss of some of her nearest and dearest sup More...
The Book Report: Sookie Stackhouse, Bon Temps, Louisiana. That's all the address you'll ever need to mail off a big box of Pandora's leftover troubles. I suspect that, even though it's a fictional place, the parcel will arrive and be oh-so-generously distributed.
THIS time, the Sookster is beset by the murder of a family member in a grisly, quasi-religious way; the end of a long-time friendship; the loss and near-loss of some of her nearest and dearest sup More...
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Nov 25, 2011
Kirsti
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Another great book in the series, and one of my favorites (Eric factor again!) This time, Sookie is trying to avoid answering the FBI's questions regarding the work Barry and herself performed while searching for people trapped under the hotel rubble. She's trying to find out who killed her sister in law, Crystal, and the unborn child. She's avoiding the Fellowship of the sun, and coming to terms with her Faerie heritage and her part in the upcoming fey war.
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