Audio Book Review: Living Dead in Dallas (book 2 of the Southern Vampire Mysteries) by Charlaine Harris
Christel | July 3, 2009 | 10:00 amReviewed by Christel
Narrated by Johanna Parker
Audio Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
In preparation for the next season of True Blood, I wanted to review Ms. Harris’ story before watching the Alan Ball version. So I decided to listen to the Audio version of Living Dead in Dallas rather than read the written version again. And I am really glad that I did.
Sookie is in trouble again. One of her close friends turns up murdered. A maenad has targeted her to send a painful message to Eric, and after helping her heal from her wounds, Eric sends Sookie on a job to Dallas. A vampire has gone missing and Sookie is sort of “on loan” to the Vampires of Dallas to find their missing brother. In usual Sookie fashion, all hell breaks loose and she has to save herself from danger and keep the supernatural community happy at the same time. Not to mention, there is still that murderer in Bon Temps to find.
Johanna Parker does a great job finding Sookie’s voice. She has the southern accent down well, but she doesn’t over-exaggerate it. Sometimes when the accent is too thick, it just sounds ridiculous to me. Sookie is a complicated character, while she has this “telepathic gift” to deal with; she is still just a normal young lady who has fallen head first into the Supernatural world. Johanna makes you feel like you are listening to your friend tell you about her most recent adventure. She also does a fine job with the other voices in the story. I really enjoyed listening to her portray Luna, the feisty little bat that she is.
If you are like me and have already read the Southern Vampire mysteries (a couple of times) but you are wanting to enjoy the story again, I highly suggest listening to the audio version. Since we already know what is going to happen, it is sheer entertainment and it sure does make the long drive to work a little more interesting.

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