Bloodsucking Fiends | Christopher Moore | Vampires seeking love in San Francisco

Bloodsucking Fiends | Christopher Moore | What to do with your undead girlfriend....

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Bloodsucking Fiends

	Bloodsucking Fiends Christopher Moore Harper Paperbacks, 2004 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 140 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Vampires seeking love in San Francisco

Christopher Moore has to be one of the funniest, and really warped, writers of today! This book chronicles the story of a beautiful young woman who is turned into a vampire one "dark and stormy night" in San Francisco. It also tells of a young man from the mid-west who is the night manager of a supermarket where he and his fellow "workers" bowl with turkeys and do other strange things. We also have the Emperor of San Francisco with his two faithful dogs, one of whom has a nose for seeking out vampires. It sounds strange, and it certainly is, but you keep turning the pages while you just laugh and laugh. Somehow the throught of vampires in San Francisco doesn't seem as strange as it should, given the odd reputation of California and its unusual residents.

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What to do with your undead girlfriend....

For those reading this review who haven't had the opportunity to come across Christopher Moore in his other outings a little background may be useful. Christopher Moore has been characterized as a "cult" author of what has been termed as "absurdist fiction." Now, clearly, when anyone uses the word "cult" to describe something that I subsribe to, then I start to get a little concerned about the future safety and well-being of me and my family. But, in this case, I think its quite okay to be part of an ever expanding cult of Moore readers.

Absurdist fiction, while a rather vague characertization, roughly sums up what Moore is all about. His other offerings, Practical Demonkeeping, the Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove and Lamb offer an interesting perspective on the more stickier aspects of befriending a demon, conjouring forth a sex-starved ancient lizard of the Pacific, and being J.C.'s childhood pal, respectively. Thus, armed with this background, it is no small surprise that Moore finds himself devling into the world of the undead in Bloodsucking Fiends.

In this novel, chronologically the third of Moore's eleven novels, C. Thomas Flood (the "C" added for hip factor) is an aspiring novelist from Indiana who comes to San Franscisco seeking literary inspiration when he happens to meet up with Jody; a newly inducted vampire. Its your basic story of small town, midwestern boy, meets big-city vampira and love ensues. Well, maybe not so basic, but the fact remains that the big-city vampira needs a day walker to assist her in the stickier points of being undead, such as finding a windowless bedroomed apartment.

The story begins with Jody, after being attacked, awakens to find herself under a dumpster, armed with a wad of cash, a seriously burnt hand, heigtened senses and increbible strength. It doesn't take long for her to realize that her attacker was really a vampire recruitier. Jody, being newly undead and all, is still trying to make sense of her new "life" and adjust to a schedule dicated by sunrise/sunset, as well as coming to terms with her near immortality, when she meets Tommy and sees an opportunity to fill the recently open position of "minion." Tommy, on the other hand, is busy trying to find authorial inspiration in the new City, avoiding marriage proposals from his Chinese roommates, and ascending to the throne of turkey bowling champion, when Jody becomes the all-meaningful first relationship in his life. All seems to be progressing, until blood-drained bodies start popping up around the City. Now its up to Jody, Tommy and his wanton band of turkey-bowling, night stocking buddies to find out whose behind the attacks before one of them becomes the next victim.

All in all, while not a literary masterpiece tome on the same plane as, say, War and Peace, Bloodsucking Fiends, like other Moore novels, is fun, absurd and downright hilarious! Dialogue and an interesting perspective on common, everyday occurences is what sets Moore apart from contemporary novelists, and this novel is no departure. Pick-up, read and enjoy!

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Two days

That's how long it took m to read it. Having read both this and the sequel "You Suck" (which I also highly recommend) Moore has placed himself high on the list of my favorite authors. I was laughing out loud the entire duraton of the book. Don't wait. Read this now and to avoid disappointment get a few of Moore's other books at the same time so you're not waiting.

Fantastic Read

I discovered this author by some of his recent works, then had to go back to read his earlier works. I now have his complete collection.

This story is fantastic and has great characters. You will not be disappointed.

If I ever become rich I will bankroll each of his books to movies, they are that good.

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Funny, but this guy should most likely be locked up

Outrageously funny! A knock out! I not a big fan of vampire books, but Mr. Moore is making me one. Well done Christopher, I can't wait to read Love Bites.

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