It’s all over. OVER! After years of dedicated reading, I’ve just finished the final Sookie Stackhouse book. Thirteen books and it’s finally done. Without wanting to spoil it for others, I know the ending I wanted and it is not the ending I got. But it was the ending that I knew was coming. It’s the ending that makes the most sense, but the ending that seems to have sent people on goodreads into the depths of despair.
I loved this series but only loyalty had me reading the last few books. The story seemed to lose its way in its quest to stretch out to thirteen installments. Still, I will remember all the great writing that had me eagerly anticipating each installment. Who would have thought that a waitress called Sookie Stackhouse with telepathic powers and a love of tanning could make such fantastic reading? Add in vampires, werewolves, fairies, maenads, witches, shapeshifters, werepanthers, weretigers, demons and zealots and it was a recipe for a whole lot of fun.
Thank goodness I still have the TrueBlood HBO series to watch or else I would be distraught about saying good-bye to Sookie.
I gave up three books ago – just couldn’t take the difference between the first nine books and #10. Seemed to me she made a deal with the publisher and churned out pages. So was it worth staying on board? Curious reader wants to know. And I am dying to know if it’s Bill or Eric ….
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That’s exactly how it seemed. It lost a bit of direction in the last few books. I really want to tell you who Sookie ends up with but don’t want to spoil it for others. If you look on goodreads you will find out.
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I really have to start reading this series. Thirteen books should keep me going for a while!
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yes, give it a go and then tell me if you liked how book 13 ended.
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Ok. So 13 books didn’t last me as long as I thought they would. It took me about three weeks to get through them and I completely agree with you about the ending. I think I scared my boyfriend last night – I was that upset and angry about the end. I suspect that the ending you were after was the same one I wanted. I wouldn’t have even cared how she got to that ending, as long as she got there.
I feel like Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook when he throws the book out the window because the ending was so annoying (hoping you’ve seen that so you get what I mean).
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**Spoiler alert**
I’m so glad you read them all. And yes, I get the Silver Linings Playbook reference. Why do that to us? It takes all those books to get to where the author wants us to go – Sookie and Eric being together – and then it just peters out to nothing.
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I told myself after 12 that I was done. After six or seven they all started to blend together, but I kept on reading. Now that it’s over for sure, I’ll pick up 13.
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Hello over there,
I just discovered your blog and really like it!
Here are my thoughts on writing and literature (scrall down for the english version):
http://lasagnolove.blogspot.de/2013/06/you-get-to-decide-what-to-worship-ii.html
I’d love to know what you think!
Have a great weekend&greetings from Europe,
Bambi
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