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Bestseller Harris mixes humorous Southern-fried fantasy with biting satirical commentary in her seventh novel to feature Sookie Stackhouse, the bubbly telepathic barmaid from Bon Temps, La. (after 2006's Definitely Dead). Sookie attends an all-important central U.S. vamp summit on the shores of Lake Michigan as a "human geiger counter" for Sophie-Anne Leclerq, vampire queen of a Louisiana weakened by Katrina and who will be tried during the event for murdering her king. Sookie knows the queen is innocent, but she's hardly prepared for other shocking murders, not to mention protests by the Fellowship of the Sun, a right-wing antivampire movement. Her sleuthing skills, along with those of her new telepath friend, Barry the Bellboy, are put to the extreme test. Harris juggles a large cast, including several romantic contenders for Sookie's heart, with effortless exuberance. HBO's True Blood, based on this addictive series, is scheduled to begin its TV run this fall. 11-city author tour. (May)
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Johanna Parkers perky narration is perfectly suited to Harriss heroine, Sookie Stackhouse, a bubbly, telepathic barmaid, and her world of vampires, fairies, and other supernaturals. Parker empathetically portrays the large cast of characters, including Sookies boyfriend, weretiger Quinn; her fellow telepath, Barry Bellboy; the vampire queen of LA; and her roommate, Amelia. Sookie starts sleuthing at a vampire conference on the shores of Lake Michigan when vampires start dying. Parkers splendid pacing allows listeners time to absorb the action and emotions. Between the plot twists, romantic entanglements, and biting satirical commentary, listeners will be enthralled. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Great Story,
By Ima Reader (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All Together Dead (Hardcover)
This is another thoroughly enjoyable installment in this series. Sookie Stackhouse has got to be one of the most likeable characters in vampire fiction. In this installment she is taking part in a "Vampire Summit" bringing together a number of our favourite characters from past books, including Barry the Bellboy, Queen Sophie, Eric, Quinn (yum) and of course Bill the bad ex-boyfriend. (I must admit I have a soft spot for Bill!) This is an action packed installment full of murder, mayhem and marriage! I can't wait to see what Ms. Harris comes up with next!
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This review is from: All Together Dead (Hardcover)
Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana, with telepathic abilities. Over the past couple of years, Sookie has become used to being surrounded by all types of creatures humans used to believe were only myths. Vampires have come out-of-the-closet and humans are still getting used to their undead existence. However, humans do not as yet know about shape shifters, changelings, faeries, or others.
Sookie was betrayed in her not too recent past by her long time vampire love, Bill. Sookie's other vampire lover, Eric, is no longer the man she cared for. Yet Sookie has managed to find herself in another relationship; this time with a shifter (weretiger). The only thing left for Sookie to deal with now is the long-planned vampire summit in Rhodes. Sophie-Anne Leclerq, the Queen of Louisiana, has been a refugee in Baton Rouge since Katrina hit her home base in New Orleans. At the summit, Sophie-Anne will be on trial for the murder of her husband, Peter (King of Arkansas). Sookie is to attend the trial with the queen, not only because she is the only witness to Peter's death and needs to help clear Sophie of the charges, but also to stand by the queen during negotiations of supplies and read the minds of any surrounding humans for possible treacheries. Secret alliances and back room deals are happening everywhere. Many are testing Sookie's abilities and intelligence or are planning on ways to own her. The Fellowship of the Sun may have spies within the summit as well. Yet through it all, Sookie is well aware that even more betrayal is going on deep within the shadows. This is one summit that many people (human, vampire, and were) may not walk out of. **** I have followed this series from the first book and given many great reviews; however, I am a bit disappointed in this installment. Before the summit begins, most of the pages are filled with names and background information for characters who made appearances in (most, if not all) the previous titles. Each of those characters have one or two small, unneeded scenes. The first hundred pages could be totally cut out of the novel and I would not have missed a thing. Once the summit finally begins, the pace picks up and get a bit interesting. From there on the book is a political mystery within a non-human government. All-in-all, wait for the paperback. Hopefully, Sookie's next adventure will be back to par. **** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: All Together Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
As a long-time fan of the Sookie Stackhouse series, I'd been anxiously awaiting All Together Dead, the 7th installment in the Southern Vampire series for some time. Sadly, I was mostly disappointed by this latest effort. My first reaction was that it felt as if the book had been written by someone else. All the great characters are still there, but they just don't sound quite right. This certainly didn't stop me from reading the book, but I didn't burn through All Together Dead as fast as I normally do with the Sookie novels, and I often had to re-read bits of dialogue before they made sense. In the end, it was a good story, but getting to the end wasn't as enjoyable as it normally is with Charlaine Harris's books.
Ms. Harris did a good job of recognizing the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and working her story around it, but that doesn't change the fact that parts of the book didn't quite flow. The stories that were took place back in Bon Temps felt truncated, and the overall mystery was full of big, glaring clues that left me frustrated with the characters for missing them. All that aside, there were still some great things about All Together Dead. Sookie has grown quite a bit in these last 2 novels, and I think that's important for the future of the series - things need to advance in order to keep the stories interesting and believable. I love that she has a new roommate, and that she's becoming more of a prominent figure in the supernatural world. I enjoyed getting to know Barry the other telepath, and liked that he and Sookie figured out how to work together to achieve better results. And I'm actually a big fan of Quinn, so I also enjoyed the growth of their relationship as well. Overall, the character development was great, and I'm eager to see where Harris will take Sookie and her supernatural crew in the future, but All Together Dead was not the best installment of the series.
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