You Suck

A Love Story

By: Christopher Moore

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

"You bitch, you killed me. You suck!"

Being dead sucks. Make that being undead sucks.

Literally. Just ask Thomas C. Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he's ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody, the woman of his dreams, is a vampire. And surprise! Now he's one, too.

For some couples, the whole biting-and-blood thing would have been a deal breaker. But Tommy and Jody are in love, and they vow to work through their issues. Like how much Jody should teach Tommy about his new superpowers (and how much he needs to learn on his own). Plus there's Tommy's cute new minion, 16-year-old goth girl Abby Normal. (Well, someone has to run errands during daylight hours!)

Making the relationship work, however, is the least of Jody and Tommy's problems. Word has it that the vampire who nibbled on Jody wasn't supposed to be recruiting any new members into the club. Even worse, Tommy's erstwhile turkey-bowling pals are out to get him, at the urging of a blue-dyed Las Vegas call-girl named (duh) Blue.

And that really sucks.

Love in vein: listen to more vampire fiction.

©2007 Christopher Moore (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A cheerfully perverse, gut-busting tale of young vampires in love....Moore writes with the jittery energy of a brilliant, charming class clown, mixing sex and gore and a potty mouth with a goofy-sweet sensibility to deliver laughs on nearly every page." (Publishers Weekly)

Funny, Sad, and well done!

Heard "You Suck" on XM radio, bought all 3 audios. Gotta start with Bloodsucking Fiends, then You Suck, and last Bite Me. ALL 3 were great. Susan Bennett is super reading this to you! Money well spent!

Hee hee hee

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, its hilarious.

What about Susan Bennett’s performance did you like?

Susan has a great talent for character voices.

Any additional comments?

If you love vamps and love to laugh... YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS BOOK.

So!

This is my first Christopher Moore story. I enjoyed it so much that I immediately got the other two that are currently available, and find myself hoping that 'Blood Sucking Fiends' will be released in audiobook form soon. Susan Bennett is an excellent story-teller and really brings the characters to life. I particularly liked her Abby Normal characterization (hence the title of my review!). I wondered how Moore learned Goth lingo, and then I checked Wikipedia for the answer. So!

Snide romp through SanFran

With some crossover references to his other novels (A Dirty Job), the author fills in some non-sequiters that might have left you scratching your head. There's really no "bad guys" here, and the story is more about a bunch of wacked out dudes blowing their windfall (and minds) in Vegas, and their buddy coming to grips with becoming a vampire in SanFran.

Light fare, with some funny moments - especially the author's voice in the memoirs of a teen goth chick.

Great

I enjoyed seeing characters repeated from the author's book Dirty Job. The characters are quirky and outrageously funny. This is my favorite narrator so far. He does an awesome job of carrying you along from character to character with great verve. I have even gone so far as to listen to something just because he is the narrator!

Kooky, hilarious vampire tale of San Francisco

Would you listen to You Suck again? Why?

Yes, and I already have. A cast of odd characters in this story is hilariously voiced in this story of vampires in this mythical version of San Francisco.

great

better than the first book. great new characters and can't wait to read the sequel

Crackles

Maybe it was my download but there were pauses as if someone muted the mic while doing the recording.

Excellent story, incredible narration

THis novel was hilariously entertaining. Thet storeline is quick moving and keeps you interested all the way through.

Warning though: I did not realize this was a sequel to Bloodsucking Fiends. You have no problem understanding the story, as the previous book is recapped here and there, but it would've been nice to have read Bloodsucking Fiends before hand.

The narration was incredible. Normally I do not like female narrators, but this one hits the various voices perfectly. Especially the voice of Abby Normal, little goth girl, who is the shining star of this novel. Abby completely makes the novel, and narrator protrays her perfectly.

Great narrator! Good book.

This, the second book in the series, is much better than the first. The characters are well developed and Abby Normal is fantastic. She is made even better by the narrator. When I finished the first book I felt obligated and a little curious about where the story would go. After listening to this book I couldn't wait to move on to the third one. Christopher Moore became a much better writer in the ten years between the writing of Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck.

The only complaint I have about this recording is the random music that plays between some chapters. It's distracting and really loud.