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 Love it!! July 22, 2010
Book 1981 (London)
I'm giving this box set such a high score based on the outrageous fun the Sookie Stackhouse novels provide. If you take these books for what they are - Utter escapism, a complete fantasy filled with cheap thrills, sexy romps and intrigue - Then you will not be disappointed. But if you are expecting something intellectually challenging or the height of literary accomplishment, you will be disappointed and the obvious question will be why you went near these books in the first place. These are not books to be taken seriously, but this, to me, does not reduce their value.
The narration is saturated with a dry matter-of-fact humour which had me laughing out loud more than once (one example is the statement Sookie makes when a vampire shows up driving a blood-red Mustang: "You never see a vampire in a Ford Fiesta"). Sookie, the telepathic heroine, is instantly likeable, sarcastic, sassy, funny, brave and fallible like the rest of us. The other characters jump off the page in glorious technicolour, delicious, shocking, original and buzzing. The storylines are clever, fast and never seem too easy, and there is plenty of suspense, romance and twists to keep the reader interested from beginning to end.
The only thing that irritated me a little was the constant re-capping of previous events. These are not stand-alone books, and should be read in the correct order to make the best out of them. Once that premise has been established, the recapping is unnecessary and tiresome. But this irritation is brief and hardly worth noting.
I should probably also point out that this series is, beyond any doubt, for women - Sit back and enjoy Bill, Eric, Sam, Quinn, Alceed and Jason. As Sookie would have put it: "Oh yum!"
 Great series July 22, 2010
Janmo76
I own and have read the entire series of these books and am a huge fan of not just the books but the HBO series. I highly recommend these books especially to fans of the show, but I would like to say that HBO has veered from the books and only the basic storyline is the same. All in all, a very enjoyable read.
Love it July 19, 2010
blossom1044
I saw the first few episodes of True Blood and then bought the first book. I AM HOOKED.
I like this Genre as I read Keelly Arm Strong and Kin Harrison. These are lighter fun.
I bought the bookset as it was a bargain. I am almost finished. I can't put the books down which is hard as I then go to bed late.
Very readable and lots of fantasy fun.
If you are a True Blood fan - please note the books are different. The TV series sort of follows the gist, but goes off tangents and adds extra characters which are only perifial in the book. Personal opinion - treat them seperate, but similar and you'll enjoy the lot.
Great fun.
Great stories July 17, 2010
Miranda
A must buy, I read the whole set in a week - yes really I enjoyed the stories so much.
Totally addictive July 16, 2010
H. B. Hosegoood (Devon, England)
I haven't seen the TV series and hadn't even heard of Charlaine Harris when I bought this box set on a spur of the moment thing. Now I have a huge hole in my life, having read through the whole set of books back to back - where do I turn to now for more about Sookie? I believe there is another book which I shall have to read very slowly and savour because I can't stop thinking about the characters.
These are very easy-to-read books with plenty of sex and violence, but in a Bruce Willis kind of way, so you won't be frightened to go to sleep - except that you won't find out what happens next if you do. Go on, treat yourself.
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