A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse: The Complete Stories)
Selected Book Details
- Hardcover
- Author: Charlaine Harris
- Publisher: Ace
- Release Date: October 2009
- ISBN-10: 0441017835
- ISBN-13: 9780441017836
- List Price: $23.95
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
Summary Every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written-in one special volume-from the New York Times bestselling author. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Save your money
Rating:
I am a devoted fan of Charlaine Harris and her Sookie stories so I looked forward to reading this book. Unlike some other reviewers, I knew it was not a continuation of her novels, but a collection of short stories. However, the stories were really not that good or interesting and I suspect these stories were probably edited out of her larger novels for this reason. I did give it 3 stars because as a Sookie fan I still enjoyed reading more of Sookie and her world. My advice: do what I did and spend a hour or two at your neighborhood bookstore and read it there for free. There are only 4 or 5 stories in the book; the stories are ridiculously short and written in a really large font.
If you're a fan... it just doesn't matter.
Rating:
I have enjoyed the series- flaws and all. If you're a Sookie fan you're going to read this regardless of the reviews. Having said that, the book seems incredibly rushed and is an extremely brief read. It did give me a little Sookie 'fix' while waiting for the next book in the series and it was cute.
SPOILER: I did find one story disturbing... 'Gift Wrap'. Sookie's great grandfather sets up a special booty call for her. I enjoyed the story up to the point when you find out it was arranged by grandpa. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I find it disturbing to think of a parental unit masterminding a sexual escapade for their child.
Overall, add it to your collection.
A nice collection of short stories
Rating:
This was a nice collection of short stories. I had read some of them in other anthologies but some of them were new to me. They each have Harris's touch to them and they are very well written. I would recommend that you have read the other Sookie books to fully understand what is happening and Harris does a great job of explaining where in Sookie's books these stories would fit. I recommend this book to people who love the Southern Vampire series.
Loved it but could've used it sooner
Rating:
Here are all those stories that make the series make sense for me finally. I am glad she put the Sookie stories together, even though the non-Sookie, Sookie-verse stories are still scattered in different books. I am planning on going back and reading the stories in order when I re-read the series before the May 2010 release. The stories won't make much sense for non-fans, but it is a must own for fans, and a must read for those that read the series.
short and sweet
Rating:
Considering that I have read and adored all of the previous Sookie Stackhouse novels, it was not a surprise that I fell in love with the A Touch of Dead compilation of Sookie Stackhouse short stories. In essence, these short stories are a great introductory piece for the Sookie novice and a great afterward for the Sookie experienced. Charlaine Harris does an amazing job blending these stories in with the events that have occurred within in the series. Furthermore, I highly recommend watching the HBO's True Blood series based upon the Sookie Stackhouse books because unlike, Twilight's first movie, it accurately depicts the events of the books.
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