Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 9/13/2010 + 1180 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I am a big fan of the the HBO series "True Blood" which is based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. So I thought I would give the books a try. Well, "Dead Until Dark" was just okay. Somehow HBO seemed to have much improved the written version of the story. The storyline of the book was close to the portrayal on HBO with some exceptions; however, while the TV series really sucked you in, the novel kind of dragged. In the series, HBO really developed the characters which was kind of lacking in the book. Especially, Lafayette, the gay African-American cook - in the HBO series he is one of the delights while in the book he is just barely mentioned. Another favorite character in the series, Tara, is not even in the book! I did enjoy the Sookie character in both the series and the novel and I will probably read one or two more in the series to see if there is improvement. Overall, a mild recommendation.

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