by - written on 02/03/10, updated on 03/03/10 (Useful, 16 readings)
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I bought this book from thebookpeople.co.uk as part of a set of 8 books for £8.99 + £2 P&P. I am totally addicted to the Southern Vampire Mysteries series and this book took me 2 days to read and I wasn't reading it all the time (it has 295 pages). The plot is: Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress in a bar and she has a ... Read the complete review
by - written on 05/02/10 (Very useful, 35 readings)
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Dead as a doornail is the fifth of eight books in the Southern Vampire Mysteries aka Sookie Stackhouse series aka the books behind the TV series of True Blood. In a nutshell, Sookie is a telepath living in a small Southern town of Bon Temps. Vampires and other "supernatural beings" aka supes (shape shifters, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 13/01/10 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris is book number five in the Sookie Stackhouse Mysteries / True Blood series. There are some books in the series which you could get away with reading having not read any of the first four books in the series before this. However, this book makes so many references to events of the previous book, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 10/01/10, updated on 10/01/10 (Very useful, 13 readings)
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This is the fifth book in Charlaine Harris' True Blood series. **NB there are spoilers in this review for anyone who hasn't read the first four books in the series (a full list at the end of this review). Life just doesn't get any more simple for Sookie Stackhouse, the telepathic waitress from Bon Temps. Still reeling from ... Read the complete review
by - written on 08/12/09 (Very useful, 89 readings)
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After enjoying the previous book I reviewed (see dead to the world review), I ploughed straight on with the next in the series. The book I will now review is - "Dead as a doornail by Charlaine Harris". WARNING! If you are intending on reading these books, just take my word that these are great ... Read the complete review
by - written on 17/09/09, updated on 18/09/09 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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Dead as a Doornail is the 5th installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series. Main focus of the book: Following on from the 4th book, Sookie's brother Jason is getting used to his new 'shifting' status after being bitten by a werepanther. He's still in trouble though as there is a sniper shooting the local shape-shifters and ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/07/09 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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Since the success of the True Blood series on HBO, which is based on the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mysteries, these books are being re-released. Dead as a Doornail is book 5 of the series and to fully appreciate the story, it really would be better to begin at book 1 (Dead Until Dark), simply because the characterisation and ... Read the complete review
