I thought that this was a pretty good story. I had actually started watching the series first (even though I've had the first 6 of these books on my shelf for well over a year now--what can I say, lots of books to read! ;P) but figured I'd better get in gear because I HAD to know what was going to happen (generally) in the show and I have little to no patience sometimes. :) I actually like that I had seen a few episodes first because it made it a lot easier to visualize what the characters looked like and such since the author does a mediocre job of describing everyone and I just feel the characters are a little under-developed. (I guess I love those authors who tell you the littlest twitch someone has so you can see what they're doing in your head.)

It's a light read but will probably disappoint those into the darker vamp books, especially since parts of it remind me of series by other authors that have been out longer. The story does get better as it goes on, which could be a result of the author becoming more comfortable with her characters and such, but it did start out a bit slow.

Cheesy dialogue, moronic female lead (and I despise the name Sookie), juvenile writing, the list goes on and on about why I should hate this book...having said all that, I really liked it. I couldn't put it down. I have high hopes that the writing will get better as the books progress, although I fear "Sookie" will remain my least favorite character EVER! If a reader can get past the negatives, the story itself is interesting and does draw you in. We'll see how the next one reads. I'm also going to watch the HBO series - very curious to see how that coincides with the book?

Entertaining enough to finish, but not a favorite. The characters fell flat and I didn't find it humorous. Most of the writing is "telling" not "showing" so I wasn't emotionally involved. Interesting plot but, overall, reading the book made me miss the charismatic vampires written by Raven Hart and Jeaniene Frost. I'm scratching my head over why HBO picked this series for their show. The show, TrueBlood, is equally unimpressive.

I'll eventually read the next book because people say the series gets better.

I am pleasantly surprised at the Sookie Stackhouse books, so much so that I ordered HBO just so I could watch True Blood.

Bon Temps houses a telepathic bartender. There is no shortage of drama in this out-of-the-way Louisiana town since Vampires have become legalized residents. These newly recognized citizens are trying to mainstream themselves by surviving off of synthetic Japanese made blood.

When there are a series of murders, vampires become the main suspects. Sookie is enlisted to use her "disability" to find the murderer before they find her.

Harris is an amazing storyteller. She will leave you wanting for more (and her other books won't disappoint).

I felt this was a sophomoric attempt to write a novel. The situations were many times corny and character development was lacking due to the author's insistence on writing first person. I think she was trying out too many different styles for one book. The worst part for me was trivialities. I don't care that the main character was trying a new shampoo and she does a poor job of describing "routine" rituals such as showering, getting dressed, etc. I understand what she was trying do with that style but it was done poorly and just didn't fit in this type of book.

I started reading this after I saw HBO's "True Blood" and I was surprised at the major differences between the book and the show. I honestly think the show is much better, but that being said I think it is an interesting premise.

I felt the writing was bad enough that I almost didn't finish it, but I am glad I did because I read the second book and it was better than this one. Book #2 is still kind of all over the place story-wise but still interesting.

After first I did not want to read this book. I thought I already saw the series I know what this is about. But I was wrong. I love being pleasantly surprised. There were twists and turns and more romance. I even found myself reading in a accent to match the TV Sookie. Enjoyed this book. I read them all out of order and still loved it. Now I am on to the other short stories by Charlaine Harris.

I didn't care for this book. I had planned to read the entire series but I almost didn't even finish this one. Someone told me to read these since I loved twilight but there is know comparison other than they both have vampires. Not my kind of book.

This was a great story. I was a little concerned about reading a vampire story (yes, I'm one of those few people who hated Twilight!), but I really liked this one.

Sookie is a wonderful heroine, and I liked the whole mystery aspect. I plan to read more of this series.

Vampire Bill and Sookie (the mind reader) are interesting characters who date. I enjoyed this book. It was a light read with shades of Anita Blake Vampire slayer. The book had everything from the obvious Vampires to crazy people, people with strange sexual proclivities, shapeshifters and even "The King". It certainly was not boring!

Easy read and a good companion to the show. Love the show!

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I'l a late-comer to this series... totally love it!

This book was just okat to me. It was less exciting and a lttle more smutty than I expecte. It was entertaining and I sent for the next one to give it one more chance. We'll see.

I enjoyed the tv series and am thinking the book is pretty darn good too.

I didn't get a chance to see the series on tv but I do enjoy the book. Lately I've been caught up in vampire books so this appears to be a very good series.

GREAT BOOK! I always like the books better than the movie or show :)

I happen to be a fan of the True Blood t.v. series and when I heard that it was based on books written by the author Charlaine Harris I thought I'd read the books and see how they compare. Dead Until Dark was a very good read. I have to admit Vampire Bill in the series is more loving than the one in the book--they gave him more human qualities. Sookie is very independent and I love the way her character narrates. There are differences from the t.v. series and the book but both are equally enjoyable. If you want an insight on the characters than I'd recommend exploring this particular book.

This is a different twist on the boy-meets-girl story. Get ready for vampires and other supernaturals that will change Sookie Stackhouse's life forever.

Fun, easy read

I'm not normally into vampire books because they tend to have a historical feel to them. This book was modern and in todays time with humor in the plot that makes the Charlaine Harris books so good. I rushed and added all of Charlaine's books to my wish list and can't wait to read them all. So funny.

This is a humorous, amusing story of a community of people living with vampires. There are some great characters that lead strange lives or they could be your neighbor.

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