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True Blood Boxed Set (Sookie Stackhouse Vampire) | 
enlarge | Author: Charlaine Harris Publisher: Gollancz Category: Book
List Price: £40.00 Buy New: £18.93 You Save: ?21.07 (53%)
New (22) Used (7) from £18.50
Rating: reviews Sales Rank: 156
Media: Paperback Edition: True Blood 8-Books Collection (Sookie Stackhouse Vampire) (Shrinkwraped) Pages: 800 Number Of Items: 8 Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9 Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.1 x 5.2
ISBN: 0575095385 EAN: 9780575095380 ASIN: 0575095385
Publication Date: November 24, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| • | New | | • | Mint Condition | | • | Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon | | • | Guaranteed packaging | | • | No quibbles returns |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description The perfect gift: all eight Sookie Stackhouse paperbacks in one sexy boxed set!
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| Customer Reviews:
Great, but one oddity September 3, 2010 Alayna Great timing, price, condition and all that (excellent books too!) With one oddity. 7 of the 8 books had the non-tv tie in covers, but book 2 was the TV show cover with the actors on.
Great Escape :) September 1, 2010 Bee Easy but great read! Better than the TV series and it is a great escape from work and life sometimes! Love them
Amazing August 26, 2010 Emerol Couldn't put it down. Love 'em. The 2 last one is not in this set, but it's still worth it.
Enjoyable Reading August 20, 2010 Megan Obrien (Sydney Australia) This is a pretty good series to read - enjoyable, not too heavy going, though a little predictable. Great bargain from Amazon for the boxed set of 8. Would highly recommend to any vampire/fantasy fanatic.
Brilliant, funny, sexy, compelling...TV series fans may be disappointed though. August 19, 2010 Ma Mays (England) I LIKE the TV series, I LOVE these books but its very clear to me that the two together wont appeal to everyone because they are significantly different from one another.
For a start the books are written in the first person from the point of view of a 25 year old barmaid, whereas the TV series explores more the other characters/situations. Also the stories vary quite a bit and the more the TV series goes on the further it departs from the story line of the novels - almost as if the screen writer has chucked Charlaine Harris' version of things into a metaphorical bowl and given it all a good mix, the result being a parallel dimension where the characters and events are recognisable but not the same. This can grate to be honest, especially if your favourite book/chapter is skipped or mutilated! Equally if you really enjoyed the TV series you may be annoyed that the books differ.
As far as the writing goes, well its such a subjective area, there's no right or wrong and everyone is of course entitled to their opinion. Personally Charlaine Harris' style suits me, I thought it was chatty, humourous, sexy and she even managed to convey the accent which I really enjoyed. I have read complaints about typo's/grammatical errors but I honestly didn't think there were many, the story is primary focus and I can't remember the last time I felt so complelled, I have literally flown through these books and am going back to start again!
If you're not sure whether these, or any other, books will suit you I suggest hiring from a library, borrowing from a friend, or just buying the first one (its only a £5) to try it out rather than jumping in and splashing out on the boxed set straight off. I really wouldn't be put off by a small number of negative comments when the number of positives is so overwhelming, you could miss out on something wonderful. Better to regret having done something than to regret never having done it at all I say!
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