I only recently discovered the SHOWTIME series based on this book- and I was not disappointed by either of them. The narrator was excellent, and getting a peek into the mind of a sociopath was just the kind of fresh, twisted literary adventure that grabs and holds my attention. Who knew that an anti-hero, completely devoid of emotion or conscience, could be so compelling?

First I'll mention that I have not seen the television show so can't speak to whether or not this is similar to that.

It is dark, droll and entertaining. A character study of a sociopath: someone with no human feelings, and with the knowledge that he has no human feelings. The author tries very hard to be funny - and uses a lot of alliteration (Darkly Dreaming Dexter is just one of dozen or more "funny" (?) alliterations he does).

While it is told in a manner that is intended to be humorous... whether it is very funny or not is another story. I'm not convinced it's as funny as the author thinks it is.

The narrator is good for the role: sounds like what you'd think Dexter would sound like. There are "swallowing" noises about a half dozen times in the book - it's not that loud but is noticeable (this is the first time I've heard a narrator swallow in an audiobook so it was very odd to hear.) Other than that, the narration is good.

Overall it's a very quick and enjoyable novel and I'll read more in the series.

This book kept me interested, but served mainly as an easy listen. I'm a big fan of the Showtime series, and thought I'd give the source material a shot, expecting it to be about the same in style and mood, and Lindsay's book met the goal. Exactly what I was hoping it would be.

I love this series. It is way better to listen to than the series is to watch on tv. The narrator is outstanding.

If you're a fan of Showtime's "Dexter" you may want grab a copy of this book to get a more in-depth view of Dexter's character. It's written in the first person with Dexter as the narrator as he shares his challenges helping his sister, Deb, on a serial killer case. I'm not going to go into specifics because I'd rather not ruin the book for you if you should decide to read it.

Mr. Lindsay is amazing when it comes to describing Dexter's thoughts, and creating the picture for the reader. You'll definitely come away with a vivid view of what is going on. That being said, there are times when he goes overboard with the details. It was almost like he was trying too hard when it came to the details as when he writes "Like a comet trying to get rid of a tail it doesn't want". What is that all about? How random is that?

It also seemed as though he wrote half the book, stopped for awhile and then came back to complete the book. The first half of the book refers to his sister as Deb. Then he shifts gears and the whole second half of the book he refers to his sister as Deborah. As I was listening to the second half I kept thinking "hey, what happened to Deb?". You'll notice a number of changes with Dexter's character as you progress from the first half of the book into the second half. Again, I'm not going to go into specifics here for fear of ruining it for you, but the character changes so dramatically that there are two completely different Dexters. Showtime does a great job keeping to the Dexter presented in the first half of the book and my guess is you'll enjoy that Dexter the most.

It's a matter of style preference, and in my case I didn't like Jeff Lindsay's style of using "he said", "I said", "she said" etc. over and over again. The flow was just painful in some of the conversations. Again, just a style preference and this may not bother you at all.