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  • Dead Until Dark

  • Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1
  • By: Charlaine Harris
  • Narrated by: Johanna Parker
  • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (12,606 ratings)

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Dead Until Dark

By: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
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Publisher's summary

Vampires have officially "come out of the coffin", and Miss Sookie can't wait for one to come her way.

Anthony Award-winner Charlaine Harris' New York Times and USA Today best-selling Sookie Stackhouse novels entice countless fans with an irresistible mixture of vampire romance, beguiling mystery, and old-fashioned Southern charm.

Listen to more titles in the Sookie Stackhouse series.
©2007 Charlaine Harris (P)2007 Recorded Books, LLC

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"An author of rare talents." ( Publishers Weekly)

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The guys were right!

The first book in the series was so much fun! The reader did an excellent job. I had to keep my phone with me everywhere I went to keep the story going. What’s really funny is that all the men that my husband works with recommended this audiobook to him. It just seems ironic that a bunch of “macho’ guys are so excited to see what happens next to Sookie! I’m starting the next book right now!

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Indifferent

I'm indifferent about this series I started reading it due to the show but I almost liked the show more because it's switches from character stories. The whole " I'm so in love with Bill" drag seems to go on forever. But it wasn't a bad book, it was entertaining. It's just very simple. The narrating is what really made this audible enjoyable. I give it 4 starts.

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possibly flawless

I've been loving the fact that I can listen to books instead of just reading it [slow reader], and this is perhaps one of the most enjoyable piece of literature I have had the pleasure of coming across with.

Kudos to both Author and reader! Superb Storytelling, I can't wait to get the whole series and devour them with gusto. Sookie Stackhouse ROCKS!


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Loved the book, hated the narration

Read these books, the narration is awful. The whole series is a wonderful reading experience, that you'll get hooked immediately. So much better than the TV series,and different from the "True Blood" series.So don't try to compare them. The narration in this book is horrible: her southern drawl is completely overdone, and Bill is a complete wash out. So read them, and enjoy.

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The PERFECT Narration

Would you listen to Dead Until Dark again? Why?

No, I am not sure I would read any other of the 11 books in this series. Nothing personal...just not my type of book.

What did you like best about this story?

The story kept you interested. This book was recommended to me by a number of people. I am just not into comical vampire drama.

Which scene was your favorite?

The vampire is named Bill - Seriously?

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Actually, I had to push myself to finish. The narration is perfection. She makes the book. Charlaine Harris is prolific with a large following. She has an large fan base....I am just not one in it.

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Not Your Usual Vampire Romance - Funny

What made the experience of listening to Dead Until Dark the most enjoyable?

I have to say that I was almost positive that I would not like this book. I am not a fan of the whole vampire "romance" genre. The only reason I read it, is that I like some of Charlaine Harris's other series - all of them in fact so for that reason I gave it a shot. I hate vampire romance usually because it involves some stupid girl who is hooked on a vampire because he's sexy even if he doesn't have any trace of personality and is a jerk most of the time. I was sure a book about a waitress in a sexual relationship with a vampire would be exactly like that. I was really wrong and happy to have been so! Sookie made me laugh a lot. That was so unexpected. And despite engaging in vampire sex, Sookie has a real innocence to her. I found her charming. I love the way she bursts out laughing that a vampire is named Bill. And about Bill, I didn't find him as emotionless and boring as most vampire men. Bill is perhaps a little dull and that is part of his charm. Most of the time he's just dull like a normal man, even a little old fashioned. I liked the book much less when other vampires were on screen. They are the more standard cruel and wild sort. Also for once I found the woman's attraction to the vampire understandable. Due to Sookie's mind reading gift/curse Bill is really a step up from a normal man since she can't read his mind. Usually I just don't get the attraction. I will one day go on to the rest in this series but I actually took a break after this one because I was relieved that Bill and Sookie were at a good point and finally out of danger. There is sex of course and some gore. Nothing extreme for a vampire book at all though.

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Better Than I Thought

As a big True Blood I was hesitate about reading the series. I didn't want it to ruin my ideas of the characters. I'm so glad I did! The narrator's accent is thick but believable. Highly recommend if you're a True Blood or vampire fan.

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Amazing

I loved this book it was an amazing read! I cannot wait to read book two.

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Pretty good vampire book.

Pretty good vampire book. Original. Nothing like the TV series, IMHO, thank goodness.

Mystery was a bit messed up, seemed like an after thought.

Narrator was great!

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Great Listen!

I am a vampire lore fan; love the movies from the first silent vampire film to every movie and quite a few different books that are out there. With that being said, I think this audiobook is a great listen for vampire fans that can stand laughter infused in the storyline. If you can't, this is not the book for you. If you are a True Blood fan, then reading (listening) to this series, where I assume Sookie Stackhouse originated, is a blast. Extremely well narrated, you are in for a treat. I only gave it 4 stars because it was short for an unabridged novel.

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