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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 (12,605 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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All these stories are great

This series is the best. I have listened to all of them and they are excellent. The narrator is awesome. I recommend all of them.

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Worth a listen

I watch True Blood and really like the TV series. The TV show stayed very close to the book, but as it was a few years since I saw season 1 it was a nice refresher. I will continue with book 2, but hope the TV show deviated a little and I get more story out of the book series.

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Love Sookie's Character and Humor!

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

The narrator does an excellent job reading Sookie's part. The other parts are well read also. The humor is infectious.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sookie, of course. She is a no-nonsense girl that doesn't realize she is funny.

What about Johanna Parker’s performance did you like?

She was able to read each characters part with incredible differentiation.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Several come to mind. Here "fresh" comments while having a vampire staked to death right on top of her. She describes herself as "disabled", this is funny, since most people would describe her as "gifted".

Any additional comments?

I just purchased the rest of the series, since it is on sale this weekend. Looking forward to them all. Incidentally, I mostly listen to non-fiction and comedy. This story is not one I would normally like, but it is so humorous I am hooked!

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5 star perfection

I loved the way that the narrator interpreted Charlaine Harris’s writing.

The town and life that these characters live is believable, with the small town mentality and reels you in wanting to know more. I give Charlaine 5 stars for writing.

The narrator was perfect. Absolutely fantastic and believable, she put so much emotion into the narration of this book. I give the narrator 5 stars for the narrating.

I recommend this book, and I will definitely be listening to the rest of the Sookie Stackhouse series.

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Fun read.

I had seen the first few episodes of the show "True Blood" and was intrigued by this plot line. Also, I am a big fan of series books and Audible.com had a sale on first books in many series. I did enjoy the book. The narrator was awesome. The story was good, but the ending was a bit disappointing. I am not sure I will read the next in the series. It wasn't really my cup of tea, but I was not disappointed that I listened to this book.

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excellent voice acting

This has captivating story, and most importantly, it delivers excellent narrating. The narrator embodies all characters enthusiastically.

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Great.

This audio book is great. I'm looking forward to listening to the rest of the series. Thank you.

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Awesome read

loved being able to just listen to these books. great stories and keeps you wanting more!!

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never read this before

omg I absolutely love it. wonderful and full of craziness. absolutely great. wow. I loved it

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Creativity and setting

Creativity of vampires amongst humans. Using an everyday real-seeming person as main character versus the typical journalist in New York scenario. Felt more relatable even though story was totally fiction! The southern, small town was a great scene for the book.

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