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Book post: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Title: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Author: Jeff Lindsay
Number of pages: 288
Genre: thriller
Book Number/Goal: 27/50
My Rating: 4/5
Review: This book is what the 1st season of Dexter TV show is based upon. The main character is employed by police as a blood splatter analyst, and he's very good in his job because in his spare time he's a serial killer (but he has a moral code and only kills other serial killers).
I probably would've loved the book if I had not seen the show - in the TV version the characters are more fleshed out (in the book, all the characters except for Dexter are flat and sketchy), the plot is much more complex and contains some delicious episodes that almost turned me into a "shipper" even though I normally hate romantic relationships, and the ending is more dramatic. So it was slightly disappointing to read something that looks like a first draft in comparison. On the other hand, Dexter is more funny and eloquent in the book (his poetic musings would've sounded too unnatural when spoken from the screen), and there's a nice nightmares/split personality angle.
Definitely recommended for fans of Dexter series (even if it's inferior, one can never have enough of the background material!) but can be enjoyed by any horror fans.
Author: Jeff Lindsay
Number of pages: 288
Genre: thriller
Book Number/Goal: 27/50
My Rating: 4/5
Review: This book is what the 1st season of Dexter TV show is based upon. The main character is employed by police as a blood splatter analyst, and he's very good in his job because in his spare time he's a serial killer (but he has a moral code and only kills other serial killers).
I probably would've loved the book if I had not seen the show - in the TV version the characters are more fleshed out (in the book, all the characters except for Dexter are flat and sketchy), the plot is much more complex and contains some delicious episodes that almost turned me into a "shipper" even though I normally hate romantic relationships, and the ending is more dramatic. So it was slightly disappointing to read something that looks like a first draft in comparison. On the other hand, Dexter is more funny and eloquent in the book (his poetic musings would've sounded too unnatural when spoken from the screen), and there's a nice nightmares/split personality angle.
Definitely recommended for fans of Dexter series (even if it's inferior, one can never have enough of the background material!) but can be enjoyed by any horror fans.