Comments on: REVIEW: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

By: heron

heron — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:13:04 +0000

i love these books books so much that i hope that they never stop!

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:36:16 +0000

jennygirl:
So I should drink the Kool-Aid and read this series too, huh? Your review has put it over the top for me. I think it’s one of the best I’ve seen. It explains what the book is about and why everyone likes it so much. Thanks AR

Of course you should read it! Not a fan of the TV series myself... Edited for better clarification.

By: jennygirl

jennygirl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:48:51 +0000

So I should drink the Kool-Aid and read this series too, huh? Your review has put it over the top for me. I think it’s one of the best I’ve seen. It explains what the book is about and why everyone likes it so much. Thanks AR

By: Jessika

Jessika — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:03:11 +0000

Does anyone realize this is the exact same thing as that new television series tru blood? Did they steal Charlaine Harris’ idea??

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:58:09 +0000

Hi Megan,

Interesting post re Twilight vs. D.U.D. I loved Twilight when I first read it but if I had to choose between the two novels, I’d pick Harris because she’s a much stronger writer. I voted as much in your poll. Thanks for the feedback.

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:30:41 +0000

I’m just a reader with a blog, too. I recently wrote a post comparing Dead Until Dark with Twilight and have been out browsing the web to see what other folks thought. I enjoyed your D.U.D. review. I, too, thought D.U.D. was a slow start. So slow, in fact, it took me about five months to get to the point where the pages started flying (I was reviewing other books in the meantime). Of the two, I prefered Twilight, but I’m not generally a mystery/action fan, so my opinion is biased.

http://meganjust.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/bella-and-sookie/

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:04:44 +0000

Hi Michelle:

Hey, apparently you should read the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

Thank you for the recommendation but I have already read TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer and the entire series up to ECLIPSE. Overall the series was meh.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:40:43 +0000

Hey, apparently you should read the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. Just switch Sookie for Bella and Bill for Edward and synthetic blood for animal blood… I think you get my drift. I’m looking for a new series to pick up, maybe it will be this. I completely recommend Twilight!!

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En liten stuga rosso « Mia is a geek — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:05:13 +0000

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By: Li

Li — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:13:44 +0000

I love this series! It's funny you say you had problems with Sookie's "southern" voice, because that's part of this series's charm for me. Sookie's an incredibly appealing lead character, isn't she? While the last book didn't quite grab me, I'm still looking forward to the next book in May.

By: Maura

Maura — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:13:17 +0000

I have read and enjoyed all of the Sookie Series. There is humor thoughout these books, but they are not comedies. Sookie and especially Eric are very funny. She takes you through many twists and turns and in the last book there was a relationship that I don’t like. but then I am a Sookie and Eric fan and once you read book four you will be too. the book has turned very serious the last two, getting quite a bit darker.

The series filmed 3 episodes before the writers strike and will start filming the other ten episode soon. according to the sites it will air next fall. They just casted Eric and He does pretty much look like he could be a viking.

I am a very big fan of Kelly Armstrong, especially her werewolf series.

Enjoy it, there are a couple of down home comments that had me laughing that the whole bubba storyline is a treat.

By: Sarai

Sarai — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:27:39 +0000

I loved this series I only got through the first 3 I think before something happened and I dropped it. (yet I still bought the rest) I might have to pick it back up your review reminded me how much I miss Sookie.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:51:27 +0000

Hi,

My March book is up at:
http://bookslistslife.blogspot.com/2008/03/tbr-day-moneyball-by-michael-lewis.html

Also, my good friend Gina is participating and blogged a book on our joint blog today at: http://ratherread.wordpress.com

I loved the Sookie books, but found the Lily Bard ones to be less interesting.

By: LesleyW

LesleyW — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:34:23 +0000

Re. True Blood, as I’m in the UK it will take a while for it to get over here. I’m cautiously optimistic. Though for me it depends how far they move away from the books. I never pictured Sookie as Anna Paquin, but then I never pictured Anna Paquin as Rogue either.

And thanks for the heads up about Book 8. I hate to get too far behind on a series. It happened with Stephanie Plum. I think I stalled out at Book 8 on that and haven’t yet managed to catch up.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:26:39 +0000

Rachel — I remember reading your thoughts on this series so I am prepared for whatever Ms. Harris has in store for Sookie. The books, thus far, have been very entertaining. I really like Bill. I may read three or four in a row but my goal is to finish the first seven and be ready for book eight (if I don’t burn out)!

Does anyone know anything about the HBO series, True Blood that is based on these books? Are you all looking forward to it? Lesley? Rachel? Anyone? I am wary.

Hey Kristie, I added you and quite a few others. I wouldn’t say that the Sookie books are like LOL funny but they are I guess, quirky? I don’t know.

Hey Lesley, book eight is due out in May.

Hey Jan, so far so good. I am so glad that I finally picked this one up. There is another author I’ve never read that many readers love: Kelley Armstrong. I plan to read Bitten — a book I’ve avoided for a long time.

By: LesleyW

LesleyW — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:49:43 +0000

I think I stalled out on the Sookie series at Book 7 — which I have on my TBR pile somewhere. LOL. Must dig that out.

And my TBR Wednesday review is also up.

By: jmc

jmc — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:17:03 +0000

KristieJ,

If you aren’t interested in vampires but want to check out Harris anyway, you could try her three other series. One series is sort of paranormalish — the heroine sees dead people, but not in “Sixth Sense” way — but the other two that I’ve read were straight mysteries. And they are being reissued, so they are more readily available than they had been.

By: AAR Rachel

AAR Rachel — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:18:00 +0000

I loved Dead until Dark, but have had a start-and-stop relationship with the rest of the series. I started to see the writing on the wall regarding a certain main character and that stalled me. Then after a few years I started reading again. Unfortunately, having done that I have a harder time re-reading the first book and enjoying it the same way. I hate it when that happens. I think you have to be willing to follow where the author goes, no matter where she is going, to love the Sookie series. You can't be thinking in the back of your mind that it would be better if she'd left certain characters alone. This is all very reminiscent of how I felt about Anita Blake. And, like KristieJ (Hi, KristieJ!) I've posted my TBR Wednesday book for March. Whew!

By: Kristie(J)

Kristie(J) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:29:36 +0000

I’ve never tried her before — I think because funny vampire books don’t really appeal to me. But I’m glad your first book was a winner!

And I posted my March book.