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[books 2010] Living Dead in Dallas
Jul. 10th, 2010 01:45 pm44. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
The second Sookie Stackhouse novel, now adapted for TV as series 2 of True Blood. Once again I came to the book already having watched the TV version.
I think I liked this better than the first book (from what I can remember). It's neither substantial nor deep, but it is a lot of fun.
This time I was struck by how completely outside my realm of existence is the world narrated by Sookie (never mind the supernatural beings). She has never left her home town. She's deeply Christian. Despite dating a vampire she is very naive and has a very sheltered outlook on life. Her main hobby is tanning, and the outfits she describes in great detail are truly redneck-tastic. I think that's part of the appeal.
Once again, I wholeheartedly support the themes of tolerance and compassion.
I was tempted to take the rest of these on holiday with me, but they're so insubstantial I'd probably be finished at least one before I even got on the plane.
The second Sookie Stackhouse novel, now adapted for TV as series 2 of True Blood. Once again I came to the book already having watched the TV version.
I think I liked this better than the first book (from what I can remember). It's neither substantial nor deep, but it is a lot of fun.
This time I was struck by how completely outside my realm of existence is the world narrated by Sookie (never mind the supernatural beings). She has never left her home town. She's deeply Christian. Despite dating a vampire she is very naive and has a very sheltered outlook on life. Her main hobby is tanning, and the outfits she describes in great detail are truly redneck-tastic. I think that's part of the appeal.
Once again, I wholeheartedly support the themes of tolerance and compassion.
I was tempted to take the rest of these on holiday with me, but they're so insubstantial I'd probably be finished at least one before I even got on the plane.
