Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story

January 27, 2011

I'd never have picked up this book on my own, but a close friend insisted that I would love Christopher Moore's books. I'm glad I listened. There's a fine line between \"What a hoot!\" and \"Oh god that's so dumb.\" Moore manages to be light and charming and funny, without having a ridiculous plot. It's like watching an old Busby Berkeley movie: The story holds you, the spectacle engages you, and nobody takes any of it too seriously. Least of all you. This is \"Vampires for people who don't...

January 1, 2014

Don't get me wrong: this book is funny. Usually with Christopher Moore, I have several 'laugh out loud' moments. I had a total of one while reading Bloodsucking Fiends. It was quite funny and I did have a smile on my face the entire time. No doubt about it. What really impressed me was the character development he had in this one. Jody and Tommy are real characters. They act and feel like people that you can care about, not just plot mechanics to move the story forward (ditto for fuel for the...

April 23, 2007

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...

January 29, 2017

This is the perfect escapist novel for fantasy readers. However, you must like vampires and wry humor. The plot's pretty straightforward, with plenty of winks to the major elements of vampire mythos. It's funny but not silly, with enough characterization to keep you caring about the vampires and their humans. The pacing is perfect - I didn't find any dull sections. Written in the 1990s, it's also a bit ironic to see characters not keeping in touch when they can't find a pay phone. All in all,...

January 25, 2005

I've greatly enjoyed getting to know Christopher Moore. Someone, he alluded me until around the summer of 2004, so I'm madly working on catching up. What I've enjoyed about all his books is not only the totally insane, off-kilter hilarity of his outrageously conceived plots, but the rich characters. So often \"humor\" novels spend more time with strange plot machinations and forget to develop rounded characters one cares about. Christopher Moore \"gets\" that problem and he works hard to make...