living dead in dallas
well, finally i’m done! i watched the first 2 episodes of true blood on tvshack and it got me all excited about the books again. there’s more murder in this one which forces sookie to join in some erotic escapades later in the story. is it me or does sookie find herself in the most sexually charged environments that have no business being there? practically her whole town participates in sex parties? oh, really? the reason behind the murders in the first book was so much more believable.
luckily, sookie and co. do a stint in dallas when her “gift” is lent out to the head vampire there. this was much more interesting since “the fellowship of the sun” is introduced causing shenanigans in the vampire community. these extremists believe vampires should “meet the dawn” and burn since their very existence is sin. sookie displays her charming train of thought at one point when she asks a fellowship member when their lock-in starts:
“At six-thirty. We want our members to get here before they rise.”
For a second, I envisioned a tray of rolls set in some warm place.
oh, sookie.
anyway, sookie helps rescue a dallas vampire from the hands of the fellowship then returns to bon temps to solve the murder of her friend…blah blah blah. it’s all pretty airy. but sookie does refine her telepathic ability and is able to communicate with other telepaths. sookie and bill break up then get back together something fierce. oh, there is also a nice twist on who bill’s descendants are. i guess i found book 2 interesting enough, but book 1 sat better with me. i hear they get better so i’m sticking to it. anyway, more fellowship of the sun please! thanks.
tv notes: i’m working on it. i’ve watched approximately 2.5 episodes which rejuvenates my interest in the books. so i need a little bit of this to want a little bit of that.
dead until dark
finished the first book in the popular sookie stackhouse series which we all probably know is the basis for the show “true blood”. my first impression is that it was entertaining. this take on vampires was very adult, so that was a nice change from previous books i’ve read. i also liked the bits of southern charm peppered throughout (story takes place in Louisiana). reading this book actually made me feel like i was indulging in a guilty pleasure because it only appealed to my superficial senses. i mean, how many times did sookie and bill need to bed each other?? (aaawwww, sookie sookie!)
book 1
i was sucked into the story only after the murders started happening. the descriptions of sookie and bill at the beginning just weren’t enough to fully capture my interest. but as my friend mendie agrees, i always appreciate a story that surprises me, and the resolution at the end of the whodunnit murder spree was an eye-popper. i’m looking forward to development of the main characters in the rest of the books ’cause right now, bill and sookie seem kind of shallow. although i will say that i love sam and hope to see a lot more of him (in whatever form). and why does sookie get the dickens beat out of her all the time and not seem that upset? and why does she act all scared just running from house to car (and vice-versa) yet when the murderer is in the dark woods around her house she decides her best bet is to run throughout the woods? enough questions. i did like how she got all katniss everdeen in those woods though (the hunger games, people!). anyway…
i will read the rest of the series as soon as i can get my greedy hands on them. does anyone know if the series is complete? (leave comments guys!!!) i’m into buying completed boxed sets these days. i would recommend these books to everyone of course because they’re so easy to read. and sometimes its nice to have a brainless, carnal read.
tv notes: i don’t have hbo. boo!!! as usual, i’m going to have to buy this series because all i do is read about how awesomely awesome it is. as if i have enough money to fund all of my diversions.
the bookend. 