Like a lot of people, I had never heard of the Sookie Stackhouse book series until the HBO series True Blood started attracting buzz. As is my nature, I have trouble doing things out of order so I wanted to try reading Dead Until Dark before renting the first season of True Blood. I guess I'm not the only one who had that idea because I have been on a waiting list at the library for a month to get the book. Who knew it was so popular?
In the meantime, I keep hearing reviews of the TV show and how good it is. The first season is available on NetFlix, and I'm pretty sure I could have the first few episodes in my hands before I will get the book from the library. My summer viewing schedule isn't as full as it will be in a couple months, so I am tempted to add True Blood to my queue. Will I kick myself if I watch the show before reading the book? If I read the book first, I will watch the show but if I watch the show first I will probably skip the book altogether. Will I be missing a lot if I skip the book?
4 comments:
Are you going to join in on the Sookie reading challenge?
I haven't read the books (yet!), but the show is fantastic, and actually made me want to read the books more, not less.
Michael, I don't have much luck with challenges. As soon as I join one, I lose interest in the books I'm supposed to be reading :-). Besides, I doubt that I will be able to get the books from the library quickly enough to make the challenge worthwhile.
You really must read them in order because they absolutely build on each other.
I hope you'll join in the challenge!
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