Dead Until Dark – True Blood
February 27, 2010
SO I swear I have been thinking about writing, but I didn’t know what to write about. Yes, I have been reading, but I’ve been reading different series and thinking I should finish them. That being said, no I have not read all of the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. But then again, I don’t think I will.
So the first book in this series is called Dead Until Dark. It has inspired the series True Blood on some random tv channel. And, since it was written before the Twilight series, I’m guessing it might have had an influence in that as well.
The premise is that vampires have “come out of the coffin” about being around. As such, it is politically acceptable to interact with them on a daily basis. Sookie, the main character, can read minds(remind you of anyone?) but not Bill’s who is a vampire. Naturally, they hit it off since Sookie smells/tastes great to Bill and she can’t hear a word he thinks. etc. I won’t go into detail and spoil the plot and what happens. I do want to say, that yes, there are werewolves and there is demand for Sookie’s attention by multiple people/monsters. Figures.
I know I shouldn’t rag on it because the premise seems repetitive because it was actually the original. But what I do have to say somewhat negatively about it is the writing style. It’s alright. I mean you can figure out what is going on through the mind of the main character and there is some surprise/twists/turns. But I just feel that it would have been better advertised for teenagers rather than adults. No, teenagers are not less intelligent than adults, but the vocabulary in this book is feels geared toward teenagers more so than adults. I think if I had read this a few years ago, I would have found it much more enjoyable than today. I felt a little let down. For a book on the New York Bestsellers, it’s not all that well-crafted.
I know you may not agree with me. And that is cool. Feel free to disagree. And I’m probably a little fed up with the vampire craze going on. But the book left some to be desired for me. I wish there was more to it than what is there.
