Dead but Not Forgotten

I have read and enjoyed all the Sookie Stackhouse books and miss not having new ones, so this was a great return to that world. Johanna Parker did a fantastic job reading each of the short stories and I feel made the return trip 100%, because you could feel you were back in Sookie\’s world hearing her voice. Thank you for this treat.

This collection of stories are a little of old home, the writers kept the feel and taste of CH\’s books. I give a big \”Well Done\” to each of them. They also made a wonderful choice by keeping Johanna Parker as the narrater. Again, \”Well Done\”. I have loved and still love the Sookie books and I mourn the end of the series. I find this book bitter because It\’s the last of a great thing, I find it sweet becouse it gave me one last taste of a wonderful series. So, if you loved and enjoyed the Sookie books as I have, this is a must buy.

This awesome lineup was the most entertaining 12 Hours and 36 Minutes I have ever purchased! I absolutely loved the stories all the writers came up with from the Sookie Stackhouse world! I wasn\’t sure what to expect when I started listening to this audiobook, but couldn\’t imagine it being all that bad because it\’s about Sookie, and Charlaine put her stamp of approval on it. Each writer involved (mentioned above), picked characters they were intrigued by and wrote a story about them within the confines of Sookie\’s world. Being the huge Sookie fan that I am, I was extremely happy to be able to visit the world again through this anthology. Each story reminded me of the different books throughout the series, by capturing Charlaine\’s essence and writing style. However I do have to point out, with Mary Janice Davidson\’s story you can tell she wrote it. Mary put her signature style in the writing which was very pronounced, but blended well with the Sookie world, (and why am I not surprised she chose to write about Eric? LOL!) While listening to the extreme care the writers put into the details and dialogue of the stories, I fell in love all over again with Sookie\’s world. I miss them so much, and for Leigh Perry to show us Sookie and Sam\’s future after the last book with their children was so heartwarming. The Real Santa Claus was my most favorite, thank you Leigh Perry! The Bat Signal by Suzanne McLeod was runner up featuring little mind reader Hunter, Sookie\’s cousin. I can pretty much guarantee any Sookie fan that you will love this work of art as much as I have! Narrator Review: Johanna Parker has been the voice of Sookie through all the books in the series as well as the short stories. I totally love her Louisiana Sookie accent! Johanna does such a wonderful job with all the characters voices, and just pulls you into the story as if it were Sookie herself! Great job with the whole series Johanna, I give you 5 Fangs for your wonderful performance!

I was on the fence when this book came out but in the end, the fact that Johanna Parker was narrating and because some of the contributors are some of my favorite authors, I decided to give it a whirl. I\’m glad I did. Let me point out that none of the stories are written by Charlaine Harris, so if they don\’t \”sound\” like her, it\’s because she didn\’t write them. They do, in my opinion, get pretty close. Also, Sookie only makes a brief cameo in a few of the stories. The stories are about other characters, some well known, some not so much. I\’m a pretty big fan of the Sookie books and I really liked getting to see some of the other characters in a different light. Parker did a good job, I\’m glad she read this one, it wouldn\’t be a Sookie book without her.

I wish Ms. Harris had better material from the writers and stories she chose. When the Sookie Stackhouse series was turned into the HBO hit \”True Blood ; suddenly almost every fan of the books and the show thought they were accomplished writers….. and then came thousands of made up stories using her characters: fan fiction…… UGH! i thought most of them were no better than some teenager\’s wish list. sorry, but the stories in this book reminded me of them. Especially the last two in the book. Pam\’s turning and Eric\’s ennui were so boring i could barely finish the book. Alcide\’s story made little sense to me. And not one story from the point of view of the lead male, Bill Compton, or the lead female, Sookie Stackhouse. I was disappointed in nearly every single story. I don\’t recommend it to any fan unless you can borrow it from a friend for a free reading.

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