daedelys - reviewed on 12/12/2009 + 1218 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Sometimes I don't know why I feel I need to keep reading this series. Overall, I can't stand Sookie. Over and over again she proves how TSTL she is, yet somehow manages to still stay alive. I do however like a few of the supporting characters and they and occassional interesting plot keeps me reading. (Although, I don't believe that the plot in any of the books was so great that it warranted a tv show based on the series when there are much better modern-day vamp ones out there.)

Sookie's inner dialogue tends to drive me nuts, too. I found, several times, that she contradicts herself and her beliefs by actions. She also tends to be a poor narrator of what goes on around her and what is happening to her. I really feel her torture scene could have been much better, but perhaps that's just me projecting my annoyance of her character.

There are really times where I think Harris tries too hard to make Sookie and cool as Anita Blake or a couple of other characters from other authors' series, but lacks the descriptive skill to pull it off.

I also had to roll my eyes once Crystal's killers were revealed and how the quickie ending unraveled. It was like the scenarios were just pulled out of a toilet.

Regardless, I'll still keep reading the series because the books are almost worth the PBS credit I use to get them and I do get an occasional laugh here and then.

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