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I guess I'm a little late to the True Blood Party. I watched some of the show and honestly I found it to be a bit too bloody for my taste and kind of tasteless so I stopped watching it as religiously as others. I bought the 1st book and kind of forgot about until now so I picked it up and gave it a try. It's an interesting take on vampires and the citizens of Louisiana. It's nothing special and I founjd that I felt the same way about the characters on the show as I did in the book so it seems th
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2.5**
This is the first Sookie Stackhouse book. Sookie is telepathic, which she considers a disability. She lives in Bon Temps – a small community in Northern Louisiana – with her grandmother. When a vampire moves into town, Sookie is immediately drawn to him. When a series of grisly murders takes place just after Bill moves into town, he and/or his vampire friends are the obvious suspects. But then the focus seems to turn to Sookie’s brother Jason. Sookie feels compelled to solve the crimes and ...more
This is the first Sookie Stackhouse book. Sookie is telepathic, which she considers a disability. She lives in Bon Temps – a small community in Northern Louisiana – with her grandmother. When a vampire moves into town, Sookie is immediately drawn to him. When a series of grisly murders takes place just after Bill moves into town, he and/or his vampire friends are the obvious suspects. But then the focus seems to turn to Sookie’s brother Jason. Sookie feels compelled to solve the crimes and ...more
#1 in the Sookie Stackhouse paranormal series
It took me a while to get into Sookie's world, but once I did, I found it fun and fascinating. Sookie has always felt like an outsider because of her mind-reading capabilities, and the townspeople treat her like she's a weirdo. So when she meets a vampire (Bill) and finds that she can't read his mind, she feels relieved and enjoys his company. As they become closer and a number of murders begin to occur, implicating vampires, she worries about him and ...more
It took me a while to get into Sookie's world, but once I did, I found it fun and fascinating. Sookie has always felt like an outsider because of her mind-reading capabilities, and the townspeople treat her like she's a weirdo. So when she meets a vampire (Bill) and finds that she can't read his mind, she feels relieved and enjoys his company. As they become closer and a number of murders begin to occur, implicating vampires, she worries about him and ...more
Fun read and I liked seeing how it was different from the series on HBO, like where’s Tara?
Dec 15, 2009
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