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From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charlaine Harris
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 65
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 368
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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 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Condition: NEW! bottom of dust cover has extremly minor wear
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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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 So many storylines, so little time... May 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sookie Stackhouse has a lot on her plate. The Were community is planning to "come out of the closet," to expose themselves to the public in the same way the vampires had done some years ago. In the meantime, someone is trying to kill Sookie, and that someone could be a Were. Sookie suspects that the pack leader is the culprit, and when Maria-Star, werewolf Alcide's girlfriend, turns out dead, Alcide declares war. The vampires are also in the brink of something big. Sophie-Ann suffered some major injuries during the big fire that burned or killed most of the vampires during a summit (All Together Dead), and the Las Vegas vampires want to take over the state of Louisiana. The main vampires in the story -- Eric, Bill, Pam, etc. -- are fine, burns and other injuries all cured. Will Eric allow the new vampires to take over? More issues abound. Amelia's boyfriend, Bob, is still a cat; Quinn is MIA; Alcide may become the new pack leader; Sam is getting tired of Were and vampire politics; Bill loves Sookie, and he is letting her know in no uncertain terms that he loves her and wants her back, but he will let the decision to her; Eric has his own romantic agenda with Sookie; Sookie's cousin, Hadley, had secrets that Sookie now discovers; and Sookie discovers she has a great-grandfather, but not the jolly, take-his-grandchild-out-for-fishing type. And speaking of family, her brother Jason does something mean and unspeakable. Oh, and a new witch befriends Sookie. Through all this, Sookie manages to put on her uniform and wait tables at Merlott's.
Does it sound like there's too much going on in this novel? Well, that's because there is indeed a lot going on. I'm sure I've forgotten to mention a few things. Harris starts out a plot, then moves on to something else. Then, a hundred or so pages later, she goes back to the previous plot, and so much had gone on since then that I'd almost forgotten about that storyline. This novel, like the previous three, feels crammed in. There is simply too much going on in just 359 pages. It feels like there are about five novels in one. (I'm sure I have mentioned this in my reviews of the previous two or three installments.) I was exhausted when I finished this book, trying to remember everything. The highlights for me were the ones centered on Eric and Bill, which were so little that I had to roll my eyes with dismay. Nothing much changes with the aforementioned storylines outside of a twist regarding Eric and his memory. Bill -- my favorite character, followed by Eric -- is still apologizing to Sookie, and she's still a pain about it all, which annoys me. I wish Harris would resolve that issue already. (Again, I think I mentioned this in All Together Dead already.) Perhaps Bill will never be Sookie's lover again, but perhaps they could get past this remorseful/outraged issue and become friends. If not, then just have Bill move to Silicone Valley and become the undead version of Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. I love him, but I don't see the point of having him make brief appearances in the books if the author is not going to use the character in any real way. In spite of it all, I enjoyed From Dead to Worse. To be fair, it is a little more organized than the previous two novels. And it appears that Sookie is doing a lot of soul-searching in this one. It also appears that there might be, just might be, a turning point in her relationship with Bill, one based on friendship in future books (at least I hope so! We need to get out of that hallway already.) And I also like the last page, where the novel ends with a poignant note. I will continue to read the series because I am hopelessly hooked and because I adore the characters and the story's small southern town charm too much to let go, but I am hoping that there will be a good, compelling plot instead of five or six little ones jumping back and forth. To date, Dead to the World remains the best Sookie Stackhouse book for me. If you're a devoted fan, you won't be able to keep yourself from giving this one a whirl. (On a side note, I've noticed that the series title has changed from "Southern Vampire Mysteries" to "a Sookie Stackhouse novel." The hardback copy is also larger.)
 Doesn't progress the story much May 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a tremendous fan of the Sookie Stackhouse books - Southern Vampire Mysteries - A lot happened in the last book - things literally exploded all over the place -
In From Dead to Worse just deals with rather pedestrian topics than the immense implications to come - the tip of the Underworld Iceberg is the Vampire Culture - the humans don't even know about weres, shapeshifters, fairies, etc. But no progression pro or con.
I do not give spoilers in my reviews. I read books to get these gems - but have to say there aren't such great gems in this one.
I hope Ms. Harris isn't going into the extending oneself too much in all her series. She had a firecracker series with red hot scenes, fun things with Bubba, and yes the struggle between good and bad. Eric was the mysterious sexy head honcho who took your breath away.
In this book there is a lack of spirit and tension. Some new characters, but on the whole, same old same old.
I will keep reading this series, but Ms.Harris, please don't get Patricia Cornwell on us faithful readers. We deserve better.
Very good book although coincidential May 15, 2008
First thanks to a well written intro of sorts this book stands alone.
The characters are excellent an well drawn. The problem I have is that the plot is ting up a bunch of loose ends. Well done but still rather diffuse. I wondered if some one would come after the weakened Louisiana Vampires and what would happen with the more aggressive supes displaced by Katrina. Some humor as well but limited.
Overall a very good read. It seems to be clearing the decks in preparation for the next novel in the series. If the plot(s) had been stronger it would be a 5 but as it is A happens, then B, then C... with no connection except some of the characters.
 Very Disappointed May 14, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I waited with baited breath for this book to come out. I found it overshadowed completely by a foul-mood Sookie. There were no humorous come backs or statements by her... just blah.
All the characters seemed out of sorts. "Eric" did not sound/seem like Eric until almost the end. I don't know why it seems the author wants us to like bill again. I felt the Quinn storyline was rushed with a capital R.
I hope this book is merely a bridge --- tying up loose ends and introducing characters to make the NEXT book as fabulous as (some)of the others were. The pattern seems to be one phenomenal, 2 OK, then back to phenomenal. 1, 4 & 7 are by far my faves.
Hoping this was just a burp.
 Yay! Sookie's back! May 14, 2008
I was disappointed with the All Together Dead, but From Dead to Worse brought back the Sookie I've come to love. It's hard to give a synopsis of the story without giving spoilers. Sookie is back in her home town of Bon Temps trying to get her life back to some semblance of normal after the events at the vampire conference. Normal isn't an easy thing for Sookie anymore, and before too long she's dragged into a conflict with the weres and then the vampires, not to mention the grief her brother causes.
This book isn't for someone that is unfamiliar with the series. It ties up a lot of old plot points, as well as bringing in new material for the series to continue. Sookie is back to being the poor but well-bred southern gal we came to know from the first of the series, yet she grows in this book. She finally gives herself permission to take care of her needs even if that is being selfish. The story moves quickly from one problem to the next rather than having one big story arc. I can forgive this for one volume. I much preferred having a lot of different plot points resolved. It was sort of like a week or two in the life of Sookie Stackhouse. Rather than being driven by a single plot or mystery this book involved more of a character driven story. It's Sookie really coming to terms with her involvement in the supernatural community and realizing for all of the danger it involves, she is happier now.
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