If you like vampires and the possibility of the supernatural, you will love this series (now adapted for television as HBO's True Blood). The main character, Sookie Stackhouse, is a mid-twenties bar waitress with a "gift." She's a telepath. Having been able to read people's thoughts all of her life, she has been ostracized by the normals for her different ability. Such treatment leaves her empathetic and open to the life situations of other "beings" (living and dead) who traverse the margins of human society. Sookie's world has just publicly and legally accepted the presence and civil "human" rights of vampires. So, it seems only natural that Sookie would find her first real love in the form of the undead--Bill Compton, who lost his first life shortly after the Civil War. Her new relationship quickly opens up her eyes and heart to vamps, shapeshifters, weres, witches, demons, fairies, and others. Set in the New Orleans area, Charlaine Harris successfully melds mystery, horror, a small bit of sex and gore, and humor in her books. Once you bite into the first book, you'll be hooked for life -- and death. (I'm dying to get my hands on Sookie #8 from the public library. And, #9 will be released in May.) Warning: #7 has some disturbing connections to 9/11 and Oklahoma City domestic terrorism, but it's not gratuitous.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
A Fun Series for the Vampire Lover
If you like vampires and the possibility of the supernatural, you will love this series (now adapted for television as HBO's True Blood). The main character, Sookie Stackhouse, is a mid-twenties bar waitress with a "gift." She's a telepath. Having been able to read people's thoughts all of her life, she has been ostracized by the normals for her different ability. Such treatment leaves her empathetic and open to the life situations of other "beings" (living and dead) who traverse the margins of human society. Sookie's world has just publicly and legally accepted the presence and civil "human" rights of vampires. So, it seems only natural that Sookie would find her first real love in the form of the undead--Bill Compton, who lost his first life shortly after the Civil War. Her new relationship quickly opens up her eyes and heart to vamps, shapeshifters, weres, witches, demons, fairies, and others. Set in the New Orleans area, Charlaine Harris successfully melds mystery, horror, a small bit of sex and gore, and humor in her books. Once you bite into the first book, you'll be hooked for life -- and death. (I'm dying to get my hands on Sookie #8 from the public library. And, #9 will be released in May.) Warning: #7 has some disturbing connections to 9/11 and Oklahoma City domestic terrorism, but it's not gratuitous.
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