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Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

My review

rating: 2 of 5 stars
The plot of this book was entertaining, continuing to excite me about the direction of the “True Blood” series on HBO. However, Harris’ writing continues to leave much to be desired. A 300-page book simply should not use the phrase “that’s another word I learned from my Word-of-the-Day calendar” more than once, much less what was at least 6 times, and maybe up to a dozen by Harris in this book.



I also feel like she contradicts herself in her characterization of Sookie. On the one hand, you have the non-stop Word-of-the-Day references that make Sookie seem quite simple and relatively uneducated. On the other hand, Sookie immediately recognizes the bouncer at the bar as a goblin. C’mon…



I have to move on to a more well-written book next or I’ll lose my patience entirely with this box set.


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Tag(s): Books | Charlaine Harris | Sookie Stackhouse

Tag(s): Stephen Colbert | Steve Martin

Two postings in the “Test Kitchen Secrets” section of cookinglight.com caught my attention today:

• Two Steps to Perfect Bacon - I’ve never really succeeded in cooking good bacon, so these two simple steps might be exactly what I need.
• Homemade Nut Butters - I probably eat peanut butter and toast for 4 of 7 breakfasts a week. Making my own without any of the preservatives sounds like an awesome alternative.

Tag(s): bacon | cooking | Cooking Light | nut butter

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

My review

rating: 2 of 5 stars
Charlaine Harris’ writing improved a little from the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, but I still only rate the book as ‘ok’. There was very little mystery in the plot — most questions were answered almost immediately after they were presented. It also seems like this book was yet another attempt to introduce some characters for later usage in the series, without providing any real hints as to why they needed to be a part of this book.



On the plus side, this is a pretty darn quick read, and it gives me some hope about the 2nd season of True Blood.


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Tag(s): Books | Charlaine Harris | Sookie Stackhouse

Download: http://www.anti.com/media/download/708 (MP3)

I learned about this via BrooklynVegan link to the AntiLabelBlog story.

Today, we are especially happy to bring you “People Got A Lotta Nerve,” the first single from Neko Case’s forthcoming album Middle Cyclone (out March 3), because for every blog that reposts the song and/or iLike user who adds it to their profile, Neko Case and ANTI- will make a cash donation to Best Friends Animal Society.

People Got A Lotta Nerve - Neko Case

Tag(s): charity | Music | Neko Case