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Summary: Southern Fried Supernatural
Review: The last thing Sookie wanted was to find Lafayette Reynold's body in the back Andy Bellefleur's car. Lafayette was the cook at Merlotte's Bar, where Sookie waited on tables. Andy was a police detective who left his car at the bar because he was too drunk to drive it home. Now Bon Temps, Louisiana is a small rural town, where murders are mercifully rare. However, anything like this is bound to be a major headache for Sookie, who is telepathic, and whose boyfriend is Vampire Bill, the town's major predator. Make that ex-predator; Bill is one of the good people, getting his nourishment from artificial blood these days. As does any vampire who wants to fit into the mainstream world.But a simple murder case is not enough. Before Sookie and Bill can look into Lafayette's death, Eric, the local vampire leader, summons them to Shreveport. Eric has agreed to send them to Dallas, where Sookie's telepathic talents are needed to solve a disappearing vampire problem. Even before they get to Shreveport, stuff happens. Sookie has a run in with a maenad, who wants tribute from Eric, and decides to write him a note about it on Sookie's back. Bill barely gets Sookie to Eric's lair, where she can be healed. Don't expect Dallas to be any better. There, Sookie finds herself in conflict the local anti-vampire club, 'The Fellowship of the Sun,' and scheduled for sacrifice. That, in two paragraphs, is just a hint of all the contents of Charlaine Harris's latest thriller about Sookie Stackhouse, northern Louisiana's answer to Anita Blake. And a very good answer she is. It's unfair to make a direct comparison, since the authors have different intentions, but Sookie is a near total contrast with Laurell Hamilton's heroine. Now no one who is a telepath and dates a vampire is 'normal,' but Sookie manages to come across as mostly 'just folks.' As do many of the other characters in the book. There is plenty of serious action, but Sookie's narration includes plenty of humor and wry insights as well. There's quite a bit of sex as well, in case that's an issue for you. However, it's much less complex than what Anita Blake gets into. Harris has given Sookie's narration a straightforward, no non-sense style that will quickly make you a believer. If you haven't read the first volume in this series, 'Dead Until Dark,' by all means do so. Charlaine Harris has created a new kind of vampire story, part thriller, part detective story, part parody, and part romance. And just plain fun.
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Summary: An Awesome Book!!!
Review: When I first saw Dead until Dark (book #1) in the bookstore I didn't want to read it. But, after a while, I got desperate and bought it. Now, I've read the book so many times that there are actually creases in the spine! Dying to know what happened next, I went out and got Living Dead in Dallas when it was finally released. The characters Sookie and Bill are what makes you interested in the book at first (not to mention Sam, the shapeshifter boss). But, once you read Living Dead in Dallas, you come to appreciate Eric (a real cool Viking vampire), Pam (I guess she would be his associate), Stan (a 'nerdy' vampire who isn't at all what he appears), and a bunch of other vampires. All in all, the book is GREAT! And I can't wait until the next one comes out.
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Summary: a really good book, but read Dead until Dark first
Review: I cannot decide which I like best, Dead until Dark or Living Dead in Dallas. They are both excellent. Charlaine's writing style just nocks me off my feet. Sometimes I like a sequel very much, but it honestly is not as good as the first. Not so here. Living Dead in Dallas shines. I do not know why these books are not more prominently shown in bookstores, and reviews. If you want a excellently written well paced story with suspense, romance, and a little paranormal, this is for you.
I rate it for above 14 y.o.
This is such a good book I recommend it to friends who do not read much (It is short and interesting.)
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Summary: Have Vampire, Will Travel! Fun, fun, fun.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Having read all of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books, I was sick of so much gore, detailed sex and descriptive paragraphs about various bodily fluids. I picked this book up to try and was immediately delighted. It was just what I needed.....light, fun, and yet with a mystery to solve and a romance to encourage. I love the main characters in Sookie and her vamp boyfriend Bill. they seem so normal to be so ummm shall we say unusual. Sookie is truly a girl who is open minded and non-discriminating. She is also funny, sexy, and not nearly as air-headed as her friends and neighbors of a lifetime would like to think. I would highly recommend this book, especially to those who need a relief from the heavier tales. This is just right!!
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Summary: Not Your Typical Vampire Story!
Review: "Living Dead In Dallas" by entertaining storyteller Charlaine Harris is not your typical Vampire story...far from it! I loved this story. It was my first Charlaine Harris novel and it certainlly won't be my last! Ms. Harris has a unique writing style that I honestly enjoyed from page one on. What a fun story! The perfect mix of fun, humor, romance, mystery and intrigue...buy the book and see for yourself what makes "Living Dead In Dallas" A Must Read!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I loved this book. Just like the first I couldn't put it down. Finished it in 2 days.
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Summary: Another Winner for Charlaine Harris
Review: I got hooked first on Charlaine Harris' Lily Bard series. Then decided to try her vampire series with Dead Until Dark. Liked it so much I went out immediately and bought Living Dead in Dallas. This is definitely not a cozy, but also not as intense as Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake (which I've just started and love). Turn off the tv, lock the door and just simply enjoy.
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Summary: Another good read from Harris
Review: Living Dead in Dallas is an excellent addition to the Southern Vampire series. My only complaint is I have read the book too quickly and now have to wait another year for Book 3.
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Summary: A fun Vampire read
Review: I just finished Dead and Living in Dallas. It may not be quite as good as Dead Untill Dark, but I enjoyed it. The tone of the book is fresh and better than so many of the cookie cutter epics that fill the fantasy shelves these days. I'm a sucker for first person narration and I like Sookie Stackhouse's voice. She is stong, and strait forward without being crude or abrasive. She's not a rocket scientist, and she knows it, but she does not let that stop her. She is honest, hard working and real. This book and the one before it do invite comparison to the Anita Blake series. There is a lot that is the same, vampires, murders, shape changers, but Charlane Harris can keep the tension up and the plot going in her books with about half the body count and weird sex. I'm not a prude, but I like that. The tone of the book is much more like Tanya Huff's Victory Nelson stories, or some of the non-vampire urban fantasy books that I've read, than Hamilton's Anita Blake series.
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Summary: Could Happen Anywhere
Review: I really enjoyed the first of this series, Dead Until Dark, because it was a southern story with vampires. This second book is a vampire story that just happens to take place in the south. It is still a good story with some nice suspense and I'm looking forward to the next, but I prefer the first.
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