AUTHOR: Jeff
Lindsay
PUBLISHED: September
2006
GENRE: Fiction, Serial Killer,
Suspense,
SERIES: Dexter #1
SETTING: Miami, Florida
WHERE I GOT IT: ebook
borrow from the library
ABOUT BLURB: Dexter
Morgan isn't what he seems. By day he works for the Miami Police
Department as a blood splatter analyst, by night he is a killer.
Except he only hunts and kills other serial killers. When the Miami
Police start to track a serial killer Dexter takes notice but can he
beat them to him and serve his own justice?
EXPECTATIONS: I
had really high hopes for this book considering I LOVE the TV show. I
watched all the seasons on Netflix again recently but since Netflix
doesn't have the newest season yet I decided to try reading the
series since I am starting to go through Dexter withdrawal.
CHARACTERS: It's
really hard to judge the characters on how they appear in the book
because I watched the show first. When I was reading this I pictured
the actors from the show, their mannerisms and how they interpreted
the character and that is how I saw the characters when I read it.
That sort of sucks because I can't form my own opinion of the
characters myself. Although I think if I had read the books first,
then watched the show I still would probably picture the actors in
their respective roles if I reread the books again anyways. It
happened with the Sookie Stackhouse and Harry potter series as
well.
Of
course I found Dexter to be interesting considering what he does in
the dark of night. I think Deb is my favourite in the show and in the
books I can see some of what I love about her. But to me I feel like
all characters fell flat for me. What I love about them from the show
is there but it feels like it only scratches the surface of their
personalities. Then again this is only the first book in the series
so hopefully it will get better.
PLOT: I
am going to have to say that I liked the plot better in the TV show
but that might be because it was more flushed out then it was in the
book. But that makes sense right, the show is 12 episodes long and if
you just followed the book that probably would make for one boring
and even shorter TV season. I still found the book interesting though because I really didn't know exactly what was going to
happen or should I say how they were going to get to the conclusion
since it does differ greatly from the show. That in itself was kind
of nice since it almost feels like I am getting more information on
Dexter and his world.
PACING: I
found the pacing of the book to be odd. I found Dexter's
character interesting enough but for some reason I feel like the
story line was a bit too disjointed for my liking.
WHAT MADE ME THINK:
Dexter is one of those characters you hate to love because after all
he is a killer. His situation is one of those grey areas in life.
Sure maybe all those people he murders deserve it for what they have
done but does murder justify murder? I don't really think there is a
clear answer to that question.
WHAT I LIKED: I
really liked the concept of the book. I haven't read another story
that has a main character quite like Dexter.
WHAT I HATED: I
hated that by watching the show first it has ruined the book for me.
Sure I still liked the idea and the setting but I was not able to form my own opinion on what the characters looked like since I couldn't
get the actors from the show out of my mind. That really doesn't have
anything to do with the way Jeff Lindsay wrote the book however.
FINAL THOUGHTS: I
thought the book was okay. I found it to be a quick read and it does
differ from the TV show that it was still interesting to read.
However, I didn't love the book either. I will continue to read the
series though to see if they get better.
RATING: 2
out of 5 stars
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