Living Dead In Dallas

This is book 2 in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Sookie has been asked to use her mind-reading skills to help the vampires of Dallas, but she takes on more than she bargained for when she agrees to penetrate a terrorist organisation. The Fellowship Of The Sun has swarn to kill all vampires, and those who associate with them. This book is gripping from the start, its intense pace never letting up until the end. Recommended for all those who loved Dead Until Dark. Impossible to put down!

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Not like the TV series, but great all the same!

There are two types of series; one where you can read the books any which way and get the hang of it, and one where the order is important.

The first Sookie Stackhouse book has a nice solid ending, which made me think that order was not important. This one doesn't. OK so the events are all wrapped up by the end of the book, there are so many of them, so quickly, that many questions are raised and its slightly confusing. I'm left with the feeling that some of them will be answered in the next book.

OR MAYBE I've been confused by the True Blood TV series. This book contains elements which were introduced during various TV series in a different order and at different times. Oh and the characters are also slightly different from the TV series with different motivations. Yes I know, silly me, I should've expected that.

This has made it both an exciting AND confusing listen at the same time. Which is fabulous. Quite frankly I was being lazy choosing a book to listen to I thought I already knew (having seen the TV series) but am doing housework so can't have anything on my headphones that requires me to think too much. I realize now that actually it's much more fun to be going "OH HANG ON! WAIT A MINUTE!" than predicting the future accurately.

The narration is great. The are some very raunchy sex scenes handled nicely and the image of Alexander Skarsgård (who plays Erik on TV) dressed in a skin tight lyrca outfit attending an orgy had a smile on my face for the rest of the afternoon ....

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Love this!

I have some difficulty reading the novels but the narrator make this work come alive. It's a fantastic story and a pleasure to listen to.

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Truly not an experience to be missed!

Any additional comments?

Everything I read I remember, everything I hear I remember...

So as you can imagine I will consume a book and move on never to return, this series of books however are the only ones I have gone back through multiple times. This is because the characters are so intricately designed they become real, the story lines while based in fantasy from the off never fail to surprise and thoroughly delight. I have never had such an all round almost tactile experience from something that I've read to make me come back to them so often and with that first time read anticipation it's nuts because I remember every word already.

They are utterly hilarious, full of blood-pumping action and downright hot in equal measure with so many more facets that will have you also coming back time and again.
The books do not copy the T.V. Show plot line they are completely different the anchors for both being the familiarity of the main characters but both being superb in their own ways.

A definite BUY IT NOW! you certainly will not regret it

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Great follow up

I really enjoyed this audio book. I loved the first book, Dead Until Dark, and had the usual trepidation that the follow up wouldn't be as good. Well, not the case with this one. I loved the Dallas setting and there was as much action and steam as the first. Also, Johanna Parker narrates perfectly. The signature voice she gives each character remains constant thoughout the whole book. All in all, a real winner. I couldn't bring myself to press pause on my Iplayer!!! Worth every penny.

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Loved it

Where does Living Dead in Dallas rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Pretty high, I've listened to hundreds and give up quick if something doesn't hook me straight away

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the way the characters were written, the way they responded to things made unlikely events interesting

Which character – as performed by Johanna Parker – was your favourite?

Sookie Stackhouse

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh and wonder what would happen next

Any additional comments?

Surprised to be looking forward to the next installment

Mesmerising

the story just consumes you, taking you on a vivid journey that captures both the smell of the southern states but also crackles with the lure of the supernatural. Told and acted in a way that you can feel every emotion and that you can almost touch the other worldly creatures
Amazing

Going downhill fast in vol 2 of a series

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No, I found it frustrating

What was most disappointing about Charlaine Harris’s story?

Sookie jumped right into two quite obviously dangerous situations in quite implausible ways, and a new supernatural creature was introduced simply as a way to end the story. I felt really disappointed with this weak plot after the excellent volume 1. Lost interest in following the series completely now

What does Johanna Parker bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Excellent dramatisation rather than a simple reading out

Did Living Dead in Dallas inspire you to do anything?

Find a more interesting book to listen to.