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Summary: how to date a vampire
Review: This is a quirky, funny romantic comedy about Tommy and Jody in which Jody just happens to be a vampire. I laughed out loud at some of the scenes in this book. There's plenty of wacky plot twists to keep you reading untill the end. I especially liked Tommy's co-workers at the supermarket where he works at night stocking the shelves. This book is not your usual dark and scary vampire story. It is light and funny and has a lot to say about relationships.
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Summary: Cute vampire comedy
Review: A vampire comedy about Jody, a woman who was recently made a vampire against her will. She has no clue what vampires are suppose to do in her situation but she figures she needs someone to do her bidding during the day. So she picks up Tommy, a gullible[]aspiring writer. Things are going as well as can be expected with Jody and Tommy until the vampire that turned her decides to screw with their heads.This book was pretty darn amusing and full of offbeat humor. I loved the oddball characters and quirky situations littered through out the book. I wasn't overly interested in the plot but that didn't really matter much. This is the only Christopher Moore book I've read but I'll most likely be reading more. If you like wacky humor with a little horror and romance then you should try this book.
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Summary: Quickly becoming one of my favorite authors
Review: This is definitely a fan for those who like their humor quirky! Bloodsucking Fiends revolves around a small-town boy who comes to the big city and the lady he meets one night working at the Safeway. But, as Shakespeare said, the course of true love never did run smooth and our boy's lady friend has just recently became a vampire. Moore has a gift for writing dialogue and his character development is superb. This is much more than a vampire story, but also a story about relationships, acceptance, and coming to terms with yourself. Moore wraps all of these moral lessons into a tight, quirky, and sarcastic bow. A definite read for those who like vampires, quirky dialogue, or just good books in general.
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Summary: What s surprise
Review: Imagine the look on my face when I, previously a romance reader, opened up Bloodsucking Fiends for the first time. Moore's outrageous imagination works overtime in this book, stretching the limits of your beliefs while writing in a style that makes you doubt yourself for doubting him. Highly recommeded, along with his book "Lamb," my all-time favorite.
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Summary: A fun read for vampires *and* their minions
Review: I confess I had never thought to wonder about the difficulties that might ensue were I to wake up of an...evening and find that I had been turned into a vampire. But the logistical problems alone are considerable. You can't keep your day job. And you'll need a minion to take care of certain errands for you, like going to the bank or hunting for a new apartment with a windowless bedroom. Meanwhile, your inhumanly acute senses are picking up the sound of gnats whirring around down the block, and you don't even know *how* to be undead. Can Anne Rice's word on matters vampirish be taken as gospel? Twenty-six-year-old, red-headed Jody, the protagonist of Christopher Moore's romantic comedy *Bloodsucking Fiends*, finds herself in this predicament after being attacked one night on her way home from work. She wakes up under a dumpster with her left hand burnt to a crisp and perhaps a hundred thousand dollars tucked inside her blouse. ("A man attacked me, choked me, bit my neck, burned my hand, then stuffed my shirt full of money and put a dumpster on me and now I can see heat and hear fog. I've won Satan's lottery.") But unlike most fledgling vampires, Jody adapts well to her new situation. She finds a minion right off the bat, a nineteen-year-old would-be writer who's just moved to San Francisco from Indiana. Tommy will do just about anything for Jody, short of eating bugs, and that includes tolerating--indeed bonding with--a dead guy in their freezer. Soon Jody's hanging from the ceiling of their shared bedroom, reading Kerouac aloud in a post-coital, vampiric display. She and Tommy have lucked into an improbable love connection, but their relationship is not without its problems: Jody's mother doesn't approve of Tommy, for one thing, and blood-drained corpses keep turning up in the neighborhood.... *Bloodsucking Fiends* abounds in clever dialogue and dark humor. Fans of Douglas Adams or Tom Robbins, and indeed of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* at its campiest, will enjoy this fast-paced, fun read. The book-mom's rating: A-
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Summary: A big bang book that ends with a whimper
Review: I loved this book...right up until the tepid, downbeat ending. Christopher Moore engages my imagination fully. His characters and dialogue are rippingly odd and funny, yet they still ring true. His observations of place and situation are so fresh they'll zing even the most jaded reader's palate. He sucks you into his own weird little universe until you forget where you live and that you have to get up early to go to your nice, normal little job in the morning.
"Bloodsucking Fiends" is a terrific, if skewed, romantic comedy. I loved it...right down to the electroplated snapping turtles. I ripped through the entire book in a state of giggly delight. Then, after a masterful build-up, the climax of the book blended soggily into a denouement instead. Other Christopher Moore books I've read have had the same problem. Instead of leaving the book feeling satisfied, I feel a bit disappointed. Kind of like having a 5-star meal, and then, instead of a stunning dessert and flavorful cappucino to cap it off, you get day-old cake doughnuts and instant Sanka.
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Summary: Unexpected and amazing
Review: This book snuck up on me, as I had no intentions of reading anything so tacky as a vampire love story. It somehow snuck its way into my all-time favorite books and I can recommend, without hesitation, Bloodsucking Fiends to any person who wants a light-hearted, yet thoroughly engrossing, read. Catch this craziness before it slips away.
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Summary: she's dead, he's living, their lovers
Review: ....light hearted, funny with a twist and turn and lots of fun in San Francisco. But why is it the woman is the vampire it's kind of an allegory if your just a little jaded. I liked all the witty conversation between the main characters and the funny off hand view of the world they live in.
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Summary: Do not read in public . . .
Review: . . . as I did and barked in laughter continuously. There are less characters in this book as opposed to other of Moore's making it more story-driven rather than character-driven. While the vampire tale itself is not new, the humor caught me off guard. It is very, very funny. Not to be read while drinking coffee or you will have a soggy book.
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Summary: Bowling For Turkeys
Review: A novel that's funny, without stretching the boundaries of reality too much. Witty and delightful, the story does not miss the chance to be serious as well. We are a consumer culture with so much waste. Of course, Jody designs on Tommy are unnerving but fun nevertheless. I give this book two thumbs up for its charm and sense of humor.
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