Sookie Stackhouse Novels
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Shadowy Lady
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agreed, they get better in sequence. It took me two weeks to read the first one but the third I read in a day
tara_hearts
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Thanks so much Laura for sending the sookie series. Omg. I can't stop reading them. Ive only took breaks from eating to eat & pee. Haha. Oh & I am totally in love with Eric now. Drool....
tara_hearts
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Ok..differences between the show and the book I feel the need to talk about .. Spoilers ahead ..
Bill.
In the tv show they make him out to be a better boyfriend then in the book. Like at the end of season one where he saves her from Rene and gets burnt up by the sun saving her.... uh yeah right.. didn't happen in the book. And in the tv show they have him stake longshadow. Nope didn't happen. Eric saves her from longshadow, which I thought was pretty important because eric would never save a human from a vampire and he would never want to pay a fine for killing a vamp, so it says alot about his feelings towards sookie...
Eric - In the tv show, they make him out to be alot more sinister/evil. Like when he has lafayette in that dungeon and eric and them kill and torture people. I love eric in the books but it is really hard to like him on the show.
Hated the maenad sequence on the show. & in the book, the crazy orgy thing wasnt the maenads fault. The people were doing it on their own free will, the sex and violence attracted the maenad. They went wayyyy to overdramatic with it.
What i do like about the show though is that they beefed up jasons part. I love his character and i am glad they worked more into it.
Bill.
In the tv show they make him out to be a better boyfriend then in the book. Like at the end of season one where he saves her from Rene and gets burnt up by the sun saving her.... uh yeah right.. didn't happen in the book. And in the tv show they have him stake longshadow. Nope didn't happen. Eric saves her from longshadow, which I thought was pretty important because eric would never save a human from a vampire and he would never want to pay a fine for killing a vamp, so it says alot about his feelings towards sookie...
Eric - In the tv show, they make him out to be alot more sinister/evil. Like when he has lafayette in that dungeon and eric and them kill and torture people. I love eric in the books but it is really hard to like him on the show.
Hated the maenad sequence on the show. & in the book, the crazy orgy thing wasnt the maenads fault. The people were doing it on their own free will, the sex and violence attracted the maenad. They went wayyyy to overdramatic with it.
What i do like about the show though is that they beefed up jasons part. I love his character and i am glad they worked more into it.
blondie711
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My thoughts on your thoughts! Agree with everything you pointed out, but...I just watch the show to be entertained, I try not to compare books to the show to much. I read the books before the show came out, and knew that the show would be "based loosley on the books". Have you ever read a book and than the movie came out and you were disappointed? At least with True Blood you aren't really disappointed, you just notice the differences, but it's still entertaining.
That being said, I hated the whole Mary Ann/maenad thing. It just went on & on & on! It consumed the entire season. That was one storyline where I wished they had just stuck to the book. But then with Lafayette, he wasn't that big in the book, but was a pretty central character on the show, and I loved him. Eric is great in the books, but I like his character on the show too.
Now that you have all the books & I am sure you are reading through them at a record pace..just enjoy the show & the books!
Looking forward to June and the new season!!
That being said, I hated the whole Mary Ann/maenad thing. It just went on & on & on! It consumed the entire season. That was one storyline where I wished they had just stuck to the book. But then with Lafayette, he wasn't that big in the book, but was a pretty central character on the show, and I loved him. Eric is great in the books, but I like his character on the show too.
Now that you have all the books & I am sure you are reading through them at a record pace..just enjoy the show & the books!
Looking forward to June and the new season!!
tara_hearts
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^yeah you are definately right. I love the show and I love all the actors. Especially Anna Paquin, she's the perfect sookie. And I am stoked for season 3 but i wouldnt object to them skipping ahead to book 4
sinergy
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when the show first started..i wasnt too thrilled about anna paquin as sookie. now thru the two seasons, i do like her more and more. bill in the show is more likeable to me than bill in the books and i loved erick in the books but didnt care for him much in the show in the beginning. stand out characters for me in the show are jason, pam, and lafayette..(im not too impressed with tara in the show) and i agree the maenad thing was a little much but like blondie711 mentioned, its a show and its supposed to be loosely based on it the author, charlaine harris actually doesnt have much input in the show at all. so its not really her vision of her own characters but someone elses. (BTW, she made a cameo appearance in Merlott's at the end of season two. thought that was kind of cool..
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DOLLface
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I definitely agree that there are many, many differences between the books and the show, but I do enjoy both and when I watch I just think of them seperately. Even though Charlaine Harris has little/no input on where they take the shows plot, I have read that she's very happy with what they've done.
When I first started reading the books and hearing about Anna Paquin as Sookie, I was concerned because of the description of her in the book, but she's done a wonderful job transforming herself into the character.
Absolutely cannot wait for season three, since the third book is my favorite.
When I first started reading the books and hearing about Anna Paquin as Sookie, I was concerned because of the description of her in the book, but she's done a wonderful job transforming herself into the character.
Absolutely cannot wait for season three, since the third book is my favorite.
tara_hearts
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I agree, they made tara's character too angry/loud. In the book she's always more mild mannered. I agree about lafayette too. I loooove him on the show and glad they didnt off him like in the book. I didnt know charlaine harris made a cameo! imma have to hunt that episode down.
Originally Posted by sinergy
when the show first started..i wasnt too thrilled about anna paquin as sookie. now thru the two seasons, i do like her more and more. bill in the show is more likeable to me than bill in the books and i loved erick in the books but didnt care for him much in the show in the beginning. stand out characters for me in the show are jason, pam, and lafayette..(im not too impressed with tara in the show) and i agree the maenad thing was a little much but like blondie711 mentioned, its a show and its supposed to be loosely based on it the author, charlaine harris actually doesnt have much input in the show at all. so its not really her vision of her own characters but someone elses. (BTW, she made a cameo appearance in Merlott's at the end of season two. thought that was kind of cool..
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I agree, they made tara's character too angry/loud. In the book she's always more mild mannered. I agree about lafayette too. I loooove him on the show and glad they didnt off him like in the book. I didnt know charlaine harris made a cameo! imma have to hunt that episode down.
blondie711
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I agree with all regarding Tara. Not really sure why they needed to portray her with such an attitude. "Angry" is right! I wonder if she will be such a large part of season 3. Book 3 is my favorite too. I'm so glad we have this thread to discuss, my sister won't read the books so I can't talk to her about the show cuz she afraid I'll ruin it for her!
tarnii
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I have just finished main-lining these books and I am pretty sure my family feel I have been Dead to the World they way I have been in a daze. Now however I find myself at a loose end as there are no more to read just yet. It is hard to pick a definite favourite but I think it was a tie between Club Dead and Dead to the World.
Shadowy Lady
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I've been stuck in the 7th book for two weeks now. For some reason, this one is super slow!!! I also dislike Sookie a lot in this one (not that I ever like her, lol!)
tara_hearts
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^ i agree.. that one is really slow.. the eight book is a LITTLE better.. but I dig the 9th..
I can't wait until Dead in the Family... ughhhhhhhhhhhh... i wish i could get a pirated copy hahaha. The first chapter is available on charlaine harris's website
I can't wait until Dead in the Family... ughhhhhhhhhhhh... i wish i could get a pirated copy hahaha. The first chapter is available on charlaine harris's website
tara_hearts
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^since it is pretty much the best book in the series
tara_hearts
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Sacrilige.
I read that book in one day. I love me some Eric.
I read that book in one day. I love me some Eric.
nettiepoo
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As i set here reading through all the comments on this thread i am imagining Erik running through the dark along side a road NAKED...whew! I hope they put that scene in ssn 3. definatley. I totaly agree abt the maenad thing aggresively taking over last season, it was sooo blah. Iv goten way behind on reading my latest SS novel Altogether Dead, not because i thinks its bad, cuz so far its been good. Iv had soo much other things that require my attention, but i plan on picking it back up soon. I find myself re-watching ssn 1 of TB, i guess cuz all the charecters on the show seem as if there transforming into there charecter,idk. I am not reading the Novels in order i started on book 2 and so on. I hope these novels never end, same for the show...Goooo SSN 3!!!
