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List Price: $12.95
Our Price: $25.88
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Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
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Binding: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 1996-10-01
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Jody never asked to become a vampire. But when she wakes up under an alley Dumpster with a badly burned arm, an aching neck, superhuman strength, and a distinctly Nosferatuan thirst, she realizes the decision has been made for her. Making the transition from the nine-to-five grind to an eternity of nocturnal prowlings is going to take some doing, however, and that's where C. Thomas Flood fits in. A would-be Kerouac from Incontinence, Indiana, Tommy (to his friends) is biding his time night-clerking and frozen-turkey bowling in a San Francisco Safeway. But all that changes when a beautiful undead redhead walks through the door ... and proceeds to rock Tommy's life -- and afterlife -- in ways he never imagined possible.
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Summary: Bloodsucking Fiends
Comment: Christopher Moore's Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story is the first book in the vampire series with C. Thomas Flood and Jody. It's too bad that I read You Suck: A Love Storyfirst. However, even though I knew what happened at the end of this book, it was still a great read.
***Spoiler Alert***
C. Thomas Flood arrives in San Francisco from Indiana with stars in his eyes about his future as a writer in the city after living in small town, unionized Indiana. He arrives and stumbles upon an apartment for $50 weekly and he shares his room with 5 Wongs. The funniest part of this living situation is that the Wongs are illegals seeking a way to become legal citizens of the United States. They leave bouquets on his bed unbeknowst to Tommy.
After running into the Emperor of San Francisco and his men (a golden retriever and a terrier), he gets a job at the Marina Safeway, which will help him keep a roof over his head while he writes. He makes fast friends with the night crew, one of which translates what the Wongs, his roommates, are after. Tommy discovers they have asked for his hand in marriage and have attempted to court him with flowers.
Moving along in the story line, Jody is accosted outside of her work one evening and she black out, only to awaken as a vampire. She makes her way home to Kurt, her live-in boyfriend, who has little sympathy for her plight. She eventually bashes him on the head, drinks his blood, and books it to a motel.
***End Spoiler Alert***
These are just some of the uncanny events that occur in this book from ghastly murders to robbery to explosions and cops chasing the Marina Safeway gang. This book is chock full of fun and adventure as well as humor. Between this book, You Suck, and Dirty Job (which the husband and I are listening to on CD) Christopher Moore's books are wrought with unique humor that will have every reader doubled over in the stomach pain of laughter.
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Summary: bloodsucking fiends
Comment: I would buy from you again. Quick service and the book is just as advertised.
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Summary: Best Modern Day Vampire
Comment: It's been awhile since a great vampire story has come along... Moore has really gone in a brand new direction with this one. Gone are all the vampire myths that we all know. But what makes this great is Tommy. Here's this semi-normal guy who knows the fictitious stories of vampires as well, and he now gets to compare notes with the real deal. Truly funny and original. Really loved the story.
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Summary: Pretty good. Very bad language.
Comment: This is not a romance novel. I could be wrong, but I'm guessing that guys might not like this as much as gals. It is about a quirky, interesting vampire/human relationship. Jody gets turned into vampire. She needs a male helper who can run errands for her during the day. She meets Tommy a night worker at Safeway stores. Tommy says a lot of funny things. It's a fun relationship between Tommy as a human and Jody as a vampire.
Sexual content: not evaluated, but as I recall there was some sex. Setting: current day California. Copyright: 1995. Genre: humorous, contemporary, paranormal fiction.
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Summary: New to Moore, will have to read more...
Comment: I know it makes me sound like a rube, but the only reason I heard of Christopher Moore is because I grabbed this book at Costco. I had no idea what to expect, but really enjoyed it. I have never been a big fan of the vampire genre, but this book seems to transcend it. Ironically, this is the second vampire book (the other being Already Dead by Charlie Huston) I have read in less than a month, after reading maybe one other in my entire life.
Bloodsucking Fiends is clever, funny, sexy, and light, and all written with an almost sing-song tone. I flew through this book, and would recommend it to anyone looking to suspend disbelief and go for a fun ride. I will read more of Moore.
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