It has been a long time since my last entry. Work and job hunting have kept me very busy. But, I never stop reading so I have some book updates for those of you who are curious. I am now on the 7th of the 9 book series by Charlaine Harris. Popularly referred to as the Sookie Stackhouse novels, each one is like a murder mystery/romance/fantasy story all wrapped up in a neat package.
For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about. The Sookie Stackhouse novels are written about a modern world where Japanese scientists created synthetic blood and thereby allowing vampires to come out of hiding and be a part of the human world in exchange for promising not to harm them anymore. Sookie Stackhouse is the heroine of these novels and her talent for reading minds gets her involved in the underworld of supes (supernatural beings) that live among us. She befriends vampires, shape-shifters, werewolves, werepanthers, faeries, demons, witches, and other such make-believe creatures that are absolutely real in Harris's novels.
Each novel centers around a conflict/problem in which Sookie is somehow involved. Her talent for mind-reading is usually what helps to save the day. But sometimes it is her connections with very powerful beings that helps her out of tight spots. Unfortunately, her relationship with all these beings is usually what causes the problems to begin with.
I hope that some readers will see the value in such entertaining stories and read them for that reason alone. But if the books don't entice you, check out the HBO series based on these novels, True Blood. I hear it's not really the same as the books, but for some of us tv is a more powerful medium. Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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