Dead until dark - first post

Author: Charlaine Harris

Published: May 2001

CHARACTERS SO FAR

Sookie Stackhouse - Lead person.

Sam Merlotte - Bar manager/boss.

Mack Ratray and Denise Ratray - Kill vampires for money.

Arlene - Fellow waitress.

Rene Lainer - Arlenes boyfriend.

Jason Stackhouse - Sookies brother.

Bill Compton - The vampire, that Sookie likes.

Adele Hale Stackhouse - Grandmother to Sookie.

Sookie lives in Bone Temps with her grandmother, it is a small town in Louisiana. She works as a cocktail waitress in a bar. One day one of the most handsome guys comes in and sits down at one of her tables. The first thing she notices is that he is a vampire.

 In this story people know that vampires exist. But Sookie is not affraid.

 As many other Sookie have a secret... she can read minds. That makes life complicated for her, but then she notices that she can´t read the thoughts of vampires, that make her a little happier (one mind less to shut out).

 The vampire, Bill, is tricked by two humans, the Ratrays, or the Rats as Sookie likes to call them. The Rats are drainers, they drain vampires on blood to earn some money. Vampireblood is good for humans if they are hurt, but it also works like a drug. Anyway, Sookie saves Bill from the Rats, which makes the Rats angry.

One day after work they show upp. With no one around they beat her to the edge of death. Luckily Bill shows up and rescues her. He gets rid of the Rats and gives Sookie some blood to save her life.

 Bill has no problem with Sookie beeing able to read minds, when others think she is crazy, and one night they kiss.

One night, Sookie has been invited to Bills house, which is not far from where she lives. When she enters Bill is not alone as she thought he would be. There where three vampires and two humans in the house, other than Bill and Sookie. When Sookie by accident read one of the humans mind he jumped at her but Bill was there to help her. The human, Jerry, probably did not live much longer.

When Sookie and Bill said goodbye a misunderstanding happened and she ran to her car with tears in her eyes.

I have read two chapters, 73 pages. In the begining it was a litle hard to follow but it got easier. So far the story have been great and I am anxious to read some more.

One thing I did not like was that people thought Sookie was crazy, on the other hand it makes the story better.

One thing i thought was interesting was that Bill could float in the air, I did not mention that above.

Next I hope Sookie and Bill will get to a boyfriend girlfriend relationchip. I also believe that the vampires at Bills house will turn against Sookie and Bill.

The author describes a lot of environment but also a lot of feelings. For exampel if someone says "met me at the back door" it makes you think, there is a back door but where is it. Is it in the end of a corridor or in the kitchen? Sometimes she describes the environment very well and sometimes not. When she writes about feelings it is mostly Sookies feelings. She writes it so that you understand and can relate to them.

At the top i wrote a lot of names because I do not believe she would mention them if they did not have a purpose. People in the story often give the reader a better insight of the main character.

 I have also noticed things that are different from similar books. In this book vampires can´t walk in the sun, they do not withstand silver and they do sleep in a secure place.

In, for examle Twilight, the vampires can walk in the sun, they kan handle silver and they do not sleep.

//Carin