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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. My deep devotion towards Dexter started with the TV show... then I found out the show was based on a book series. Jackpot. Darkly Dreaming Dexter describes with daring disquiet the devilish Dexter Morgan. Dexter is a blood splatter analyst by trade and a serial killer by profession. Unlike most killers, Dexter follows a code and only kills those who "deserve" it. Murderers, rapists and pedophiles beware, for you may be next. Fans of the TV series should definitely try out the book. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending that deviates delightfully from the show. (  ) JechtShot | Nov 8, 2009 |  I first discovered the title when surfing through channels and finding the TV series based off the book. I really only watched one episode, but it was enough for me to be curious with the story - as much as it creeped me out. Darkly Dreaming Dexter is apparently the first book of a new series... It focuses on a considerably normal and attractive blood spatter specialist in the Miami Police Department, who seems to have a feel for serial cases - most likely because he moonlights as a serial killer himself. The writing style of the book itself is fairly simple and a little cliche, making a fast read... It's worth checking out, though. (  ) lilasia | Oct 19, 2009 | Fast paced, fun read that really makes you think. It is a must have for any mystery fan! (  ) Jania28 | Oct 13, 2009 | This book should be called "Deeply Disturbing Dexter" but in a good way :) One of the blurbs on the back cover says "Maybe the first serial killer who unabashedly solicits our love". I didn't feel that way, in fact Dexter is a very disturbing, very scary, very much the monster he describes himself to be. But, he is quite intriguing. And Jeff Lindsay manages to write about the mind of a serial killer that is believable, that is captures the imagination, but still in keeping with a cold blooded psycho path. My only complaint, and its me, not the book, is that I saw a few episodes of the TV show, and knew who the other killer is. It totally ruined my "first read" enjoyment of this book. I look forward to reading the next book in this series. ( ) TheDivineOomba | Oct 12, 2009 | Cotton candy at a demented carnival. (  ) ltyphair | Oct 11, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0307277887, Paperback)Meet Dexter Morgan. He's a highly respected lab technician specializing in blood spatter for the Miami Dade Police Department. He's a handsome, though reluctant, ladies' man. He's polite, says all the right things, and rarely calls attention to himself. He's also a sociopathic serial killer whose "Dark Passenger" drives him to commit the occasional dismemberment.
Mind you, Dexter's the good guy in this story.
Adopted at the age of four after an unnamed tragedy left him orphaned, Dexter's learned, with help from his pragmatic policeman father, to channel his "gift," killing only those who deal in death themselves. But when a new serial killer starts working in Miami, staging elaborately grisly scenes that are, to Dexter, an obvious attempt at communication from one monster to another, the eponymous protagonist finds himself at a loss. Should he help his policewoman sister Deborah earn a promotion to the Homicide desk by finding the fiend? Or should he locate this new killer himself, so he can express his admiration for the other's "art?" Or is it possible that psycho Dexter himself, admittedly not the most balanced of fellows, is finally going completely insane and committing these messy crimes himself?
Despite his penchant for vivisection, it's hard not to like Dexter as his coldly logical personality struggles to emulate emotions he doesn't feel and to keep up his appearance as a caring, unremarkable human being. Breakout author Jeff Lindsay's plot is tense and absorbing, but it's the voice of Dexter and his reactions to the other characters that will keep readers glued to Darkly Dreaming Dexter, as well as making it one of the most original and highly recommended serial killer stories in a long time. --Benjamin Reese (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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