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by Charlaine Harris (Author) "I'D BEEN WAITING for the vampire for years when he walked into the bar ..." (more)
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Having an affair with a vampire has one main benefit for Sookie. Her predilection for reading minds doesn't seem to work with him. But as is common with vampires, violence follows in his wake, and she becomes afraid that she might be more than just a spectator. Christine Marshall takes on a drawl that hints of Louisiana as she narrates for Sookie and the other female characters. She is joined by William Dufris, who assumes the role of the vampire, as well as the other male characters. Marshall and Dufris work well together, maintaining a steady rhythm in the narrative passages and dialogue. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine


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Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out....

Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A fresh and interesting look at the world of the supernatural, Feb 8 2007
By Babyblue Kelly "Paperback Princess" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Until Dark (Mass Market Paperback)
So I was in a bookstore and I had to kill some major time and that is how I came across Harris' southern vampire novels. I had never heard of them before so I thought I would try the first one out. Well I read it in a day and went back to the bookstore and picked up the of the series that was availiable.
This book introduces us to Harris' heroine Sookie Stackhouse, a beautiful waitress in a small town bar. Not only does Sookie live in a world where vampires have recently been agknowledge as existing and are open to the public, she also has the gift/curse of being able to read people's minds.
I don't want to give anymore away but I would say that any fan of the supernatural should read this book, especially if you like your stories modern and with a sense of humour.
Currently I'm reading the second book in the series, so I can't really verify that the rest of the books are any good. But if they follow in the footsteps of Dead Until Dark, I think I will enjoy them just as much.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars More "Love at First Bite" than Anne Rice, May 16 2004
By Brett Benner (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Until Dark (Mass Market Paperback)
What this book has going for it is great gobs of Southern charm in the guise of its heroine Sookie Stackhouse, a small town Louisiana cocktail waitress who has this unfortunate gift of being able to read minds. Then she meets Bill, and can't read a thing he's thinking,which is a delight in her eyes.Her inability to read him is tied to the fact that he's a vampire, which in Sookies world is as common as any other race, creed, or national origin. They are referred to as "fangs" versus "humans", and it's not long before she's head over heels in love with him. The problem starts when bodies begin to pile up around town, and Sookie begins to fear for her life.
Sookie is a disarming and utterly charming character, and for me is what makes the book unique.Bill seems an interesting guy, but there's not much to him besides his lust/love for Sookie, but I'm imagining more will be revealed in subsequent books.Overall I found the tone of the book hard to classify; Is it a romance novel with an underworld twist, or a mystery novel with a romantic undercurrent? Either, both, I don't know. Whatever it is, it's amusing and worth reading providing you're not expecting Anne Rice.
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3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but not as good as expected..., May 8 2009
By Why Not (Toronto, ON, Can) - See all my reviews
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Having just finished reading this, the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, I will say that I do intend to pick up at least a couple of the sequels ... however I also found Dead Until Dark to be quite lacking in a few key areas for me. First and foremost, I get easily disappointed with a read when the characters act in ways that just don't seem natural, when their motives, behaviour, choices, thoughts etc. just don't add up to what I might expect a real, live person might do. I found this was frequently the case with Charlaine Harris' writing, as I just wasn't convinced of the legitimacy of Sookie's emotions, reactions, decisions and considerations in many cases... I did enjoy the fiery chemistry as she eased into a relationship with Bill, the vampire, but then I felt that his character could have used more developing on a deeper level; I get that vampires are generally cold-hearted, for the most part lacking in the human emotions that they have long since left behind, but as we got to know Bill a little more throughout the book, it would have been nice to see more dimension to his ultimately rather flat personality. There was some decent background on his former life, but I feel like Harris needed to open him up to us a little bit more... On the plus side, the fictional world in which vampires are an 'accepted' albeit taboo part of society provided a unique and interesting backdrop to the story, and I'll look forward to learning more of that world's intricacies as the series progresses.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining ... should've read it before watching season one of True Blood
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris is the first of the Sookie Stackhouse novels and is written in first person through the eyes of Sookie. Read more
Published 4 months ago by SH

1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly shallow and one-dimensional!
I was looking forward to reading this book because it was so highly reviewed on the site and because the HBO Series "True Blood" seemed to have garnered quite a good following... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Elizabeth Allan

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead Until Dark
A good start to a great series.
An unlikely but immediately likeable heroine and a fantastic setting. Read more
Published 8 months ago by P. Thomas

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
While there are little things I didn't like about this book, overall I loved it! Good mystery, creepy villain, interesting characters. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Deborah Holmes

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Dead, Not Deep
A fun read. Flippant, flighty, sexy. Lots of absurd characters, the hunky malevant Eric, Malcolm Diane & Liam - nasty vampires all. Sookie and Sam, almost normal. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Book Addicted

5.0 out of 5 stars wow what a great book!!
Just finished listening to the audio version of this book and I loved it and starting on the next one in the series, hope its as good as the first book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Alyssa Rose Mae

4.0 out of 5 stars A Kinder Gentler Vampire Love Story
Well, I read this book because of a reviewer who'd supported my positive review of a Laurell K hamilton Story.

It wasn't as good as promised but entertaining. Read more

Published on Jul 11 2004 by Mouser

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised
I got this book because it was recommended to me and I really needed something to read while on an upcoming airplane trip. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by Christine Larson

4.0 out of 5 stars Yummy, just like southern pecan pie
Charlaine Harris has captured the small town atmosphere perfectly with her cast of characters. Everyone knows everyone else's business and if it's too brutal or out of the... Read more
Published on Jun 20 2004 by N. Nutt

2.0 out of 5 stars Down the same trail?
The first book in this series did offer a little bit of a difference, a good main character with a little twist. Read more
Published on Jun 15 2004 by Doc

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