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cyan (USA: TX) (2008/11/25):
I can't say that I really liked this book, but I didn't hate it either. It was a quick read, and somewhat entertaining. But the vampire love interest was incredibly under developed. He rarely spoke, when he did he was rude. I would peg him as a moody, neandrethal type. The main character was a bit trailer-trashy. Wouldn't really recommend this one.
linda (Sverige) (2009/02/08):
Not my type of book, at all. I expected more of it, since the idea of vampires "coming out from the coffin" seemed like an interesting allegory .
In the end it was all about whether or not vampires can have sex or not (and really ridiculous descriptions of these acts), about what kind of clothes Sookie wears and how often she shaves her legs. And the vampire Bill, come on.Too silly for me and it's a shame since I thought it would be a good reading.
Loraine (South Africa) (2009/04/26):
I LOVE the TV show, so I was expecting great things from this book. With all the Twilight hype recently, I was hoping for a vampire series with some weight that I could get into, but this book was just not good. It's actually quite odd- Charlaine's narrative style is the main thing that irks, even though there are little bright spots here and there in the story and characters themselves. Of course the concept is great, but within the story itself there are a few little pieces of real ingenuity also. Somehow it feels like those little snippets were achieved merely by accident, because her actual writing is so bad it doesn't seem to leave space in one's sense of logic for it. It reads like a piece of fan fiction, with almost everyone being incredibly beautiful in some way, and clumsy character descriptions to convey this to boot. We are treated to detailed wardrobe changes more often than I can count, and there must have been at least four or five times where we were treated to Sookie shaving her legs. There were far more sex acts described in far too Mills & Boons-like ways to justify, and overall Sookie read stupid. Not just stupid for the sake of a three dimensional character, but stupid and bitty like this is all the author knows to write. And throwing in choice phrases from her word a day calender didn't help Charlaine at all, I'm afraid, they just stuck out like so many sore thumbs. Nope, I'll have to try to separate the book from the show in my mind, so it doesn't ruin it for me. Conversely enough, I don't think I hate it, but I definitely do not recommend it to anyone, except out of morbid curiosity as to what they'd make of it.
Lex (Canada) (2009/10/20):
After reading all these reviews I wholeheartly agree with what was being sad. Her writing is awful and why I continue to read these books I will never know. I rarely like the show over the books but in this case the show is FAR better and Charlaine should count her blessings that she even received money for this concept. I do not care WHAT sookie wears..or how often her "disability" is bad for her!
Joby (Canada) (2010/10/29):
Unlike the reviews above, I really enjoyed the book. I picked it up when it was new (before True Blood the TV show) and didn't like it. It is written in first person and I generally stay away from books like that. After watching True Blood, I decided to give the book another chance. Not completely like the TV show, but I found myself enjoying the book more and looking forward to the next Sookie Stackhouse novel.
ekelnor (USA: MD) (2011/01/03):
I like this book well enough. It's an easy read and nothing special but is perfectly entertaining. That being said, I'm now on the third book and I've grown bored with the series.
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