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mrsadillon's review against another edition
2.0
Not impressed :/...hope the next one can recover. I really wanted to love it and thought that I might if certain parts were finished better.
palaeogirl's review against another edition
2.0
325 pages of not a whole lot. Yes, a couple of major things happen, but on the whole, the book didn't seem to have a driving plot.
I slogged my way through it, and will still read the next one when I get to the top of the waiting list at the library, but it's more because I hate to leave a story unfinished then because I really care about the characters. I'm seriously questioning why every male finds Sookie so attractive, because I'm increasingly finding her less interesting and sympathetic. For someone who is supposed to have this 'essential spark' (which is supposed to make her able to intellectually handle multiple worlds/dimensions), she's getting more and more closed-minded, and unwilling to accept that non-humans have different world-views and motivations than 'good Christians' like herself.
I slogged my way through it, and will still read the next one when I get to the top of the waiting list at the library, but it's more because I hate to leave a story unfinished then because I really care about the characters. I'm seriously questioning why every male finds Sookie so attractive, because I'm increasingly finding her less interesting and sympathetic. For someone who is supposed to have this 'essential spark' (which is supposed to make her able to intellectually handle multiple worlds/dimensions), she's getting more and more closed-minded, and unwilling to accept that non-humans have different world-views and motivations than 'good Christians' like herself.
sbwright's review against another edition
3.0
Dead Reckoning is the 11th book in Charlaine Harris’ immensely successful Southern Vampire Series, that has been made into the very successful True Blood Series by HBO.
I am a fan of the HBO series, I love the return to the sensual, seductive and debased nature of the Vampire of myth. I like the twang of the bluegrass music, the decay and the parody of hick culture(well maybe it’s not a parody). I have never read Charlaine Harris before, but with a solid love of True Blood , Dead Reckoning should have been right up my alley.
It wasn’t, not quite anyway.
The Story
Dead Reckoning reads much like the “continued adventures of Sookie Stackhouse”, the main plot revolves around getting involved in an internecine vampire plot to kill off one of the nasties in the Vampire hierarchy. Harris also reveals a bit more of Sookie’s fae background and the adulterous relationship her grandmother engaged in with a member of the fairy realm.
Elvis also makes an appearance and yes, he’s dead.
Read the books first?
There were two things that worked against my enjoyment of the book and both relate to my love of the TV show.
First I found Sookie to be a little less believable in the book than her portrayal by Anna Paquin in True Blood; she seems to be able to recover a might too easily from being firebombed, beset by thugs, chased by a deranged killer, and quite okay with killing and disposing of bodies and hatching a plan to kill a powerful vampire and his entourage.
All in a day’s work for our telepathic waitress.
The second issue was, being book 11, the plot has advanced far beyond my watching of the show (Season 2) and there was a small disconnect in finding out that Bill is no longer with Sookie and the story has broadened to include fairies and elves, (which doesn’t happen until Season 3 of True Blood) and it struck me as a bit disappointing as the “world” began to feel like a bit of a Mulligan stew.
But put aside my fraying sense of disbelief and the preconceptions generated by True Blood and the book is well paced , light, and entertaining read.
Note: This book was provided by the publisher at no cost to myself.
I am a fan of the HBO series, I love the return to the sensual, seductive and debased nature of the Vampire of myth. I like the twang of the bluegrass music, the decay and the parody of hick culture(well maybe it’s not a parody). I have never read Charlaine Harris before, but with a solid love of True Blood , Dead Reckoning should have been right up my alley.
It wasn’t, not quite anyway.
The Story
Dead Reckoning reads much like the “continued adventures of Sookie Stackhouse”, the main plot revolves around getting involved in an internecine vampire plot to kill off one of the nasties in the Vampire hierarchy. Harris also reveals a bit more of Sookie’s fae background and the adulterous relationship her grandmother engaged in with a member of the fairy realm.
Elvis also makes an appearance and yes, he’s dead.
Read the books first?
There were two things that worked against my enjoyment of the book and both relate to my love of the TV show.
First I found Sookie to be a little less believable in the book than her portrayal by Anna Paquin in True Blood; she seems to be able to recover a might too easily from being firebombed, beset by thugs, chased by a deranged killer, and quite okay with killing and disposing of bodies and hatching a plan to kill a powerful vampire and his entourage.
All in a day’s work for our telepathic waitress.
The second issue was, being book 11, the plot has advanced far beyond my watching of the show (Season 2) and there was a small disconnect in finding out that Bill is no longer with Sookie and the story has broadened to include fairies and elves, (which doesn’t happen until Season 3 of True Blood) and it struck me as a bit disappointing as the “world” began to feel like a bit of a Mulligan stew.
But put aside my fraying sense of disbelief and the preconceptions generated by True Blood and the book is well paced , light, and entertaining read.
Note: This book was provided by the publisher at no cost to myself.
ravenlynne's review against another edition
3.0
Ms. Harris seems to be slacking off. Glad the next book is the last.
lauramclain's review against another edition
4.0
Sookie Stackhouse’s corner of Louisiana has more supernatural drama than you can shake a stick at. She has troubles with the men in her life—except they’re not technically men. She’s got a Viking vampire boyfriend, Confederate vampire ex-boyfriend, shapeshifter boss, fairy cousin, half-fairy great-uncle, demon lawyer, werewolf admirer, werepanther brother, and a telepathic nephew. Plus, a werebitch from her past has resurfaced to kill Sookie, and boyfriend Eric’s vampire boss is cruelly and violently consolidating his hold on his territory.
buckeyebreezey's review against another edition
3.0
I'm so enjoying this series. More info on Sookie's family and some HUGE stuff going down with Eric.
neredhead's review against another edition
3.0
This one was not as strong as many of the others. Not my favorite of the series, but a nice easy vacation read.
profbanks's review against another edition
4.0
It's such a long stretch between books--not Diana Gabaldon long, but still relatively unbearable to someone who could eat a bowl of this every morning for breakfast--that I tried to stretch it out as much as I could. Like the last couple of installments, this one was chock full of happenings, yet strangely unfulfilling. The endings aren't so much cliffhangers anymore, as in medias res. Even with a major event (no spoilers), there's no sense of resolution, just more avenues opened.
I did appreciate more insights into the Mystery of Sookie but, being a staunch member of Team Eric, I confess to some grumbling as faint motions were made back in the direction of Mr. Compton. And what stands out most starkly for me as a fan is how much (and how separately) I enjoy the books and the TV show. I'm not even sure half the time if the events I visualize as I read (I've always been a very vivid mental imager as I read, if that makes sense) feature the actors and sets I know from TV.
So, yay for more story; boo for not enough story.
I did appreciate more insights into the Mystery of Sookie but, being a staunch member of Team Eric, I confess to some grumbling as faint motions were made back in the direction of Mr. Compton. And what stands out most starkly for me as a fan is how much (and how separately) I enjoy the books and the TV show. I'm not even sure half the time if the events I visualize as I read (I've always been a very vivid mental imager as I read, if that makes sense) feature the actors and sets I know from TV.
So, yay for more story; boo for not enough story.
melissarochelle's review against another edition
2.0
The series really lost me with the last book...this one was better, but still missing that Sookie spark (or maybe I just like True Blood better?).
I did appreciate Harris throwing in some more Faerie lore...but still not great!
I did appreciate Harris throwing in some more Faerie lore...but still not great!
j_rowley's review against another edition
3.0
Sookie is still with Eric. She and Pam get along. Sam's is fire-bombed. Eric and Pam want to kill the vampire above them because he is rogue. Sookie gets sucked in. (He he)
Anyway. Just a visit to Bon Temps. Claude and Dermot still around. Hard to believe Sookie is still with Eric. I think that Harris is building up to Sookie and Sam for the finale.
Anyway. Just a visit to Bon Temps. Claude and Dermot still around. Hard to believe Sookie is still with Eric. I think that Harris is building up to Sookie and Sam for the finale.