Dead Until Dark

Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1

By: Charlaine Harris

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

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.

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©2007 Charlaine Harris (P)2007 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

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

If you liked True Blood, you'll like this series

I was pleasantly surprised at how the HBO series True Blood kept all of the characters and events from the first season similar to this book. The narrator did an excellent job and kept me captivated for the entire book. I look forward to listening to the rest of the books!

A wonderful series.

I came to the Sookie Stackhouse party late and did not have high hopes of enjoying myself. What a pleasent suprise! I did part of the series on Audible, part on Nook and part on paperback. I read 11 books of the series in 14 days, preordered the latest and read it in one day.

I would highly recommend this series for the fun, quirky characters and would doubly recommend the audible version for Johanna Parker's narration! She did a superb job!

The Story is Fantastic! Narration is okay.

What did you love best about Dead Until Dark?

The story for sure!! It is so well written and the imagination of the author is so vivid!!!

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes. She integrates love, suspense, murder, and the supernatural all into one story! I thought it was great!!

What three words best describe Johanna Parker’s performance?

Men sound awful

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

It did make me laugh in some spots... cry, um no.

Any additional comments?

I am a True Blood fan and I just have to say that I think it is very awesome that HBO took this book almost exactly as written and put it into a HIT TV series!! They didn't change much because the story is just that awesome... what would they change? I love the show and I am so glad to finally sit down and listen (read) how it all began! Kudos to the author and Kudos to HBO to finding a great book to base a series out of.

Didn't live up to the hype

In between publications of books I really wanted to read and not having any recommendations, I decided to try the Stackhouse mysteries. The mega series that seems to have hit the right spot for so many people just didn't do it for me; overall I was frustrated by the mystery taking a back seat, the predictability of the 'mysterious' supernatural lifeform(s), and the redundancy of some themes. I did enjoy Sookie's personality, the way the author introduced new characters, and Sookie's grandmother.

Awesome!!!

Love it. The narrator is awesome. This book is my most favoritest book ever on Audible

Greatest series ever!

I always enjoy this series. I could listen to it over and over. The Marriott or is awesome and perfect for this book the author is one of my all-time favorites.

Ok story, just not for me

I have heard of this series for quite a while, knowing that it had a tv series on it and people simply seemed to love it, so when I saw the first book in the series on sale, I was impulsive and decided to try it out. My mistake. I am not an impulsive person, often reading others reviews first to make sure it will suit my own tastes. I should have with this one, perhaps I am prudish, but the sex scenes in this book were not done tastefully. If a scene has a point, and executed properly, then fine, whatever, use it. These scenes instead seemed smutty just to be smutty and poorly done at that.

Beyond that particular problem, I just didn't connect with any of the characters. The premise of the book could definitely have promise, and perhaps the author does in fact flesh it out more in subsequent books, but I don't believe I will be reading them to find out.

One redeeming quality I must mention is the narrator. She was wonderful.

Not Really My Taste

Sometimes you have to try something different and I did. Vampires that fit into real life are strange to me and therefore the whole book was strange to me. Sookie is an interesting character and you may get drawn into finding out her future. So, I stayed with the story to the end.

Better than expected

I've been watching the show True Blood so I thought I'd give this book a read. fairly similar though it exceeded my expectations. Can't wait to read on.

The supernatural walks into Sookie's life.

What did you love best about Dead Until Dark?

How Sookie can recognize a vampire just by looking at them, when humans can't seem to tell.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sam because he is there for Sookie when she needs him the most.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Sookie is called out by Sam in the bar when she first tell her co-workers that she is dating Bill.

Any additional comments?

This is a great first book in the series. It makes you want to see where Sookie's relationships with Bill, Sam and Eric will go next. This is about the tenth time that I have listened to this book, I always enjoy the re-read.