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| From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 140 reviews)
Sales Rank: 784
Category: Book
Author: Charlaine Harris
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Studio: Ace Hardcover
Manufacturer: Ace Hardcover
Label: Ace Hardcover
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0441015891
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441015894
ASIN: 0441015891
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Product Description
New in the addicting New York Times bestselling series featuring Sookie Stackhouse.
After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyonehuman and otherwiseis stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing.
Its clear that things are changingwhether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And SookieFriend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire communityis caught up in the changes.
In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 135 more reviews...
 WEAK July 5, 2008
I think this is the weakest book in the series. Not very exciting or very interesting.
 From Dead to Worst - Charlaine Harris July 4, 2008
I won't really describe the happenings in this book, because it felt like mostly filler. It was like Charlaine was just preparing us for upcoming books. I enjoyed this only because I love all of the characters, I love the town, and Sookie is a great lead. There were some problems resolved and new problems brought to the surface. These have obviously opened new doors for future books. Lets see, Alcide is finally head of the Were's. Sookie and Quinn solved their relationship dilemma. Sookie is introduced to one of her ancestors. Eric now remembers his past with Sookie. I was hoping more would come out of that last one, but I was left disappointed. The book ends kind of awkwardly, and I'm not really sure what she was trying to tell us or make us feel at the end. All I know is I felt kind of empty about the whole thing.
I have a feeling that the next book will much better. This book set up a lot of new storylines for the future. I can only hope this series keeps trucking along, because I'm in love with the lighthearted small town charm that it has.
Mostly Dull and Where's the Mystery? July 3, 2008
I agree with everyone who has said that there is no central plot to pull the book together and the reader along. The first 60 pages were a snooze fest followed by a very compelling novella of about 100 pages whose plot line was neatly concluded. Sadly the book plodded along for another couple of hundred pages. There were some interesting bits of information revealed, but I doubt Harris could have sucked any more life from their presentation if she tried. If this was a TV show you would say all of the actors had phoned in their performances. There was no mystery, no romance, no character drama, no character growth, just a few action sequences and a lot of dull uninspired narration about Sookie's daily life. This read like a rough first draft, with a bunch of potentially interesting stuff that had not yet been shaped into a decent novel. It appears that Harris is spreading herself too thin in trying to keep up with her various series and is not taking the time to a good job. I'm just surprised that this book is still averaging such a high rating, because it is the dullest thing I have read in a long time. This is the first time I have been completely disappointed with the author and I'm not going to be too eager to chance her again.
From Dead to Worse July 3, 2008
Having read all her other books, this book is one of my favorites...if you have not read her other books in the series then I would encourage you to read them first...as a stand alone book it is well written and enjoyable but you get a little lost if you have not at least read the book prior to this because of character reference...I can't wait for her next book in this continuing saga to take off...
not up to Sookie standards July 3, 2008
Charlaine Harris's strength, to me, is character. Sookie is a great character... both in her unique and humorous voice as narrator and her combination of heart and gumption as heroine. And she's surrounded by other good characters, human and supe. It's the details of her every day life in Bon Temps (earning a living, paying property taxes, dealing with customers at Merlotte's) rubbing up against outlandish events in the supernatural world that gives this series such a delightful kick.
However "From Dead to Worse" has no arc, no real progression, no story... just one easily-wrapped up event after another... and frankly we've seen the Were wars and vampire wars before. Only the final few pages contain a potent new story idea... and we have to wait til the next book to explore it.
I'm wondering if Ms Harris was too caught up in the upcoming HBO series to give this particular novel much thought or planning.
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