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A review by lvbopeep
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
4.0
Dexter is back again, this time with a supernatural theme that I'm not sure really works with him. I kept hoping for there to be a rational explanation for different killers and their relationship to the Moloch religion but gave up hope when our Dark Avenger started hearing the music and nearly let the kids turn into toast without any resistance. Glad he finally snapped out of it but would have preferred that there was another explanation for it all.
I think the TV series has done a far better job exploring the issue of Harry's Code and how it has affected Dexter. In the series, Dexter is far more questioning of Harry's motives and whether he was right to mold Dexter into a serial killer or not. In this book, Rita's children are the budding serial killers and Dexter just accepts that they will be like him without questioning whether it's too late for them. The tv Dexter may be a little more concientious, and it's the author's character but I prefer Dexter to have doubts about his ability to make moral choices like he does in the tv series. Plus, I found Cody's actions at the end to be completely unbelievable and entirely too convenient. However, it was still an entertaining, humourous read and I look forward to the next one (and even more forward to the new tv season! :) )
I think the TV series has done a far better job exploring the issue of Harry's Code and how it has affected Dexter. In the series, Dexter is far more questioning of Harry's motives and whether he was right to mold Dexter into a serial killer or not. In this book, Rita's children are the budding serial killers and Dexter just accepts that they will be like him without questioning whether it's too late for them. The tv Dexter may be a little more concientious, and it's the author's character but I prefer Dexter to have doubts about his ability to make moral choices like he does in the tv series. Plus, I found Cody's actions at the end to be completely unbelievable and entirely too convenient. However, it was still an entertaining, humourous read and I look forward to the next one (and even more forward to the new tv season! :) )