I have to admit that I first became curious about these books after catching the television series "True Blood" on HBO. Since becoming a mother and because I am working full time, I rarely have time to sit down and read for pleasure anymore. I decided to get these books on CD. I was very pleased with the narrator and the fact that they are unabridged versions of the books. I have to say that there are characters in the books that I am enthralled with. The same characters in the "True Blood" television series version haven't held much interest for me at all. Maybe this will change in future seasons of the television series as characters are developed more.
If you are thinking that the television series follows the book closely enough that you really aren't missing anything by not reading (or listening) to the books...you are wrong, dead wrong in fact. The character development for one is so much more in depth in the books and some of the characters are so much more compelling in the books (Eric for one). I found myself not really liking Bill in the books and that really surprised me. But then I like Tara in the television series and feel she isn't really fleshed out in the books. Honestly, if you like supernatural love stories, then these are certainly not to be missed. But be forewarned, these are not the Twilight books filled with teen longing and restraint. Sookie, the heroine, although a late sexual bloomer, explores and lives her fantasies in some detail with more than one supernatural being. I am not saying that she is promiscuous, just that she is a happy, healthy 20 something with normal desires that she acts on with unconventional partners.
As I mentioned before, the narrator that voices Sookie in the recorded books is very good. She draws you in and makes the story come alive. I often find myself smiling in remembrance of my time in Louisiana and the accents the narrator so effortlessly affects.
You can order you copies of the recorded books HERE!
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