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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  GeniusJen | Oct 13, 2009 |  This is a really interesting take on the vampire theme. Lucinda has a theory that vampires were really diabetic people in medieval times when the medical knowledge couldn't explain what was happening to them. This theory draws a strange middle-aged man to her and sends her teacher into a frenzy to try and "fix" Lucinda. Her parents, doctor, teachers, friends, psychiatrist and she herself doesn't know what to do about it all. The most interesting aspect was her reaction as a teenager to the restrictions coming from being a diabetic - denial, anger, grief and so on. A really interesting read. (  ) msbeesbooks | Jul 16, 2009 | This book was awesome! The ending was totally unexpected! He did a really good job writing this book and it inspires you to think a little differently! This is a DEFINATE READ! crazybookgirl | Jun 3, 2009 | Diabetic goth ponders vampire origins. Spirited story. librarianlk | Oct 27, 2008 | wow this book is the shit. NobodysGirl | Aug 28, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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So says Lucy Szabo. She has a theory: Hundreds of years ago, before the discovery of insulin, slowly dying diabetics were the original "vampires." Lucy, a diabetic herself, counts herself among the modern Undead.
As Sweetblood, she frequents the Transylvania room, an Internet chat room where so-called vampires gather to discuss all things goth. But Draco, one of the other visitors to Transylvania, claims to be a real vampire -- and Lucy's not entirely sure he's kidding.
As Lucy becomes more involved with the goth/vampire subculture, everything in her life begins to unravel. Her grades plummet, her relationship with her parents deteriorates, and her ability to regulate her blood sugar worsens dramatically.
Then she meets Draco face-to-face, and he invites her into his strange world. Lucy realizes that she needs to make some difficult choices -- if it isn't already too late.
Pete Hautman's new take on vampires is a disturbing and fascinating story about an intelligent, cynical teen reinventing herself in the face of a chronic illness.
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Lucy Szabo is diabetic, and that's led her to think up some interesting theories about vampires. Lucy believes that vampire legends were inspired by dying diabetics--the uncontrollable thirst, the deathlike appearance.
When Lucy gets involved with an interesting crowd--including a "real" vampire, a cute boy from school, and a bunch of burnout Goths--she starts to lose control of her life. She's sneaking out at night, her grades are plummeting rapidly, and she passes out at school because of an insulin reaction. Lucy's life is falling apart, and only she can pull the pieces back together again.
SWEETBLOOD is definitely an interesting novel, and very original. It's interesting in terms of Lucy's theories and in terms of how vampire legends started, but also just as a personal story, as the story of Lucy's life. There are good, intriguing characters throughout the novel, it's quite well-written, and very much worth reading. (