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Review of Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4)
- When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire--but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life.
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- From Emma Bull's War for the Oaks to Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, from The X-Files to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, creators are mixing old European myths and legends with modern American pop culture. Incorporating influences ranging from blaxploitation movies and erotic novels to tabloid staples like UFOs and Elvis, authors and directors are creating a new mythology for the strip-mall, tract-house, cell-phone America of the new millennium.
One of the best-known and best writers of the new American mythology is Charlaine Harris. Dead to the World is the fourth novel in her Anthony Award-winning Southern Vampire series. It continues the story of psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who has fallen out with her undead lover, Bill. Bill has no sooner departed for Peru, than Sookie finds the head vampire, Eric, running naked and terrified through the rural night. She helps Eric, and discovers his memory has been destroyed by a coven of unscrupulous, astonishingly powerful witches, newly arrived in her small Louisiana town, and offering a huge reward for Eric. Sookie tries to hide Eric, but her brother sees him--and immediately disappears. And Sookie finds herself caught in a war among witches, vampires, and werewolves. --Cynthia Ward
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Comments for Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries | Book 4)
- Posted on 2008-10-05
Better than the first three...
As I have said in my last three reviews on the previous books the only reason I putting myself through the time consuming cloud of these novels is because I love the show on HBO and don't want to wait years to find out what happens (even though the show seems like a different story at times). I was surprised though that this book was actually better then the first three. The story wasn't as choppy and Sookie seems to be acting her age and not like a baby. I am also surprised at how much I like Eric. The producers of the "True Blood" series didn't in my opinion choose the right man for the role. Here's hoping that every book in the series improves like this one did!
Score: 3
- Posted on 2008-10-04
My favorite in this series so far
I absolutely loved this book and it's my favorite so far in this series. Sookie is an incredible character. She's sweet, smart, sassy and doesn't take any crap from anyone. She's also a telepath, which makes her even more interesting.
She finds Eric, a gorgeous vampire leader who been interested in her past and she happens to have a blood bond with. When she finds him, she realizes, Eric doesn't remember anything at all. She agrees to keep him safe at her house until they can find out who/what's responsible for his memory loss. Eric's new personality makes him absolutely dreamy, but Sookie knows that this may only be temporary.
As if Sookie didn't have enough to deal with, her brother Jason turns up missing and the circumstances seem to point to foul play. So Sookie must find out what happened to her brother and deal with the Eric situation.
In this book we are introduced to more "supes". Supernaturals, like werewolfs, shapeshifters, fairies and witches. While the vampires are the most interesting, the supes really add to the story.
Most of the Supes (especially the vamps) seem to love Sookie, and because Harris does a great job defining Sookie, it's easy to understand why they would. She gets a great deal of help from the Supernatural world to get to the bottom of Jason's disapperance and Erics memory loss.
This is a fun read and an absolute page turner. If you love this series, you won't be disappointed in this installment. One thing I can say about Harris is that she has a knack for being able to end a story leaving you satisfied, but keeping enough loose ends to continue to series. I can't wait to see what happens next.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-10-01
Bring back Bill!
The fourth book in the Sookie Stackhouse series has a better story and more action than book 3, but my favorite vamp, Bill Compton has maybe 5 pages in the whole book? Eric is the romantic interest in this installment and for me, that just fell flat. What saved this one for me was the introduction of the community of Hotshot and the supernatural residents.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-09-26
Steamy!!!
This has to be my favorite book in the series and certainly has propelled me into reading further. It has everything a vampire murder mystery romance should have! I swear, Charlaine Harris has created a whole other book genre! :)
With this latest "Southern Vampire novel," our telepathic heroine, Sookie Stackhouse, just your average, pretty young barmaid with the "disability" of being able to read human beings' minds, finds herself still on the outs with her first love, "Vampire Bill." And I have to take my hat off to Ms. Harris, because the characters are all so well written... I could FEEL Bill's strained propreity. He's never been a big talker, always polite and genteel, and while he's made Sookie feel like a million bucks at times, he's also done a no-no and broken her heart. Enter Eric, the vampire Viking who owns the bar, "Fangtasia," and has always been a delicious flirt with Miss Stackhouse. When Sookie finds Eric half naked and suffering from a witch's curse of amnesia, Sookie inadvertantly agrees to hide Eric in her house til the other vampires can sort out the curse.
In this novel, romance is rich, the sex scenes are STEAMY, the villains are scary as ever, and the writing is so good! I got shivers when Sookie went to the backwoods town of Hotshot, an unsettling place of shapeshifters. And the clipped, green lawns of the were community in Shreveport. Everything was so clear and detailed. And the characters were VIVID! Because of Sookie's "sixth sense," I felt like I knew everyone! And my favorite flirt, Eric, gets to show his true character (in my opinion). Loved loved loved this vampire romance!
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-09-14
Fantastic Book
Very good story line. Of course the whole series is good in my opinion. :)
Score: 5
