Bloodsucking Fiends

A Love Story

By: Christopher Moore

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Christopher Moore is a New York Times best-selling author whose offbeat novels combine comedy and the supernatural.

A striking red-head, 20-something Jody is attacked and transformed into a vampire while walking home one night in downtown San Francisco. Befriending 19-year-old Tommy, Jody tries to understand her new undead life, but trouble finds her when the cops start suspecting Tommy of being a local bloodsucking serial killer.

©1995 Christopher Moore (P)2008 Recorded Books

Very Entertaining and Fun Read!

This story made me laugh out loud! I loved this story! If you are looking for a change of pace and a light read, you must get this! The Narrator is Wonderful as well!

Worst. Cover. Ever. THIS IS A COMEDY!!!

Any additional comments?

- To the potential readers
Here's what you will find in the book. You're familiar with the stories of the young kids who move to The City and take all kinds of weirdness for granted, because they're here to use the crucible of The City to realize greatness that lurks within themselves? This is kind of like that, but takes a decidedly weird, but truly funny spin.

Tommy is a recent Midwest arrival to San Francisco, earning his rent stocking shelves (and bowling with frozen turkeys) at Safeway with the rest of "The Animals," while figuring out how to begin the next Great American Novel. Jody is a pretty redhead who thinks he's cute in a nerdy sweet-but-clueless way. Tommy is rendered powerless by her, not because of her vampire powers, but because she's the prettiest woman who's ever payed any attention to his geeky self. They fall in love, fend off vampires, avoid clever cops, and proceed from one bizarre adventure to the next.

Moore populates his San Francisco with characters every bit as interesting as I found when I move there - angst-ridden Gothster Abby Normal, street-wise Inspector Rivera who dressed in the type of designer suits only worn himself and pimps, a *huge* cat named Chet, and the homeless gentleman known as "The Emperor" and his dogs Bummer and Lazarus (based upon Emperor Norton, a much-beloved turn of the century San Franciscan). The book is a rich, rollicking, weird, ride that inspires laughs every page or two. It also contains Easter eggs where characters from other, equally funny, equally good, Moore books show up in this one.

I've spent plenty of time in Pratchett's Discworld, and I've happily Hitchiked Adams' Galaxy. If you're looking for books a creative story with regular comedic twists, inhabited by colorful, interesting, characters, give this one a try. Then finish out the trilogy with "You Suck," and "Bite Me." Need more Moore? Move on to "A Dirty Job" for his take on Death, or "Fool" for his take on Shakespeare's "King Lear" done as a British comedy. My point is, there's Moore comedy in Heaven and Earth, Horatio... ;-)


- To the designer of the audio book cover
Perhaps you were an intern who hadn't actually read the book. Possibly you're a spurned former lover trying to sabotage Moore's career. Perhaps you were on serious drugs at the time, or off your equally serious psychotropic meds. Whatever the case may be, the cover for this audio book does no favors at all to the author or the readers. This is first, a comedy, and second, a sweet adventure/love story. Yes, the heroine is a reluctant vamp, but when one sees who she selects the few times she kills, one can't help but fall in love with her. Read the book. You'll see.

Hilarious Horror

What made the experience of listening to Bloodsucking Fiends the most enjoyable?

Loved the characters. They felt so real, their pain, their triumphs. The night shift at the grocery store and their turkey bowling.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bloodsucking Fiends?

I loved when the animals pushed their friend in the water in order to obtain a boat. Too funny.

Which scene was your favorite?

Any scene involving the emperor and his men.

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

Lots of giggling, no crying.

Any additional comments?

I would have so killed Tommy!

Amazing listen!

Not only is this book laugh-out-loud funny, but Susan Bennett's performance is one of the best I've ever heard. Spoiler alert: her performance in the sequel books are the only better performances I've ever heard. Both book and narrator are incredible!

Not bad, amusing

I liked this book. I would give it 3.5 stars if I could. I've liked other Christopher Moore better (Lamb, Fool, Dirty Job). But I definitely liked it. It was very much a Chrisopher Moore take on vampires: sarcastic, unexpected at times, interesting characters, understated humor. What kept it from being a 4 star book for me is that I didn't have the urge to run out and get the second book in the series. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but just wasn't invested.

Loved it

Great book, love the narrator. Oddly enough got into the series listening to book 2 of 3 first. Great to finally listen to the start of the trilogy. How is it not a movie yet?

hilarious and compelling storytelling

I've listened to this book twice now and realized that while the humor is original and unique, the narration is really what brought me back for a 2nd listen. The accent and grandeur she employs for the homeless Emperor is particularly wonderful and I smile inwardly at every scene that she speaks for him. It's so easy to know what character is speaking without any <character> said prompts like most audio books require.

Great Story, Average Narration

I love this book. It's witty, fun and interesting. I first read it shortly after it was first published and recently downloaded it when it was on sale. The narration choice to make the Animals all sound like prepubescent boys was a bit jarring. It was like listening to a story about the Goonies. Jody sounds like a mature, sensual woman while Tommy sounds like a 12 year old with a sniffle problem. I wasn't able to buy in to them being hopelessly in love in spite of their "differences". Still a great book and the narration didn't absolutely ruin it but it did make it difficult to really get in to.

oh my goodness this was an awesome book

Would you consider the audio edition of Bloodsucking Fiends to be better than the print version?

didnt read the print version

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bloodsucking Fiends?

the turtles i really liked the turtles and when Jodis mom came to visit

Which character – as performed by Susan Bennett – was your favorite?

the emperor

If you could take any character from Bloodsucking Fiends out to dinner, who would it be and why?

the cops because they were dolts

Excellent Audiobook!

Loved it! Very funny, absurd characters. Laughed at loud. Great narration. One of the best audiobooks I've listened to.
Big thumbs up!!!!!