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Holistic Guidance - Darkly Dreaming Dexter
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Manufacturer: Vintage
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780307277886
ISBN: 0307277887
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2006-09-19
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: 2006-09-19
Studio: Vintage
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The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall
Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.
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Summary: Dissonant Dexter
Comment: Dexter is a sociopath who isn't a sociopath. His moral compass is broken, but it is still there. I couldn't quite buy into the anomaly protagonist that the author tries to explain throughout the story, but at the same time I found the concept intriguing and full of potential.
What I didn't find intriguing was the way the author makes almost every other major character in the story a bumbling fool. Perhaps it was to make Dexter shine even more in comparison, or maybe it was to frame the condescending (yet unemotional) perspective of Dexter? Whatever the reason, the story was ultimately a hard sell with such a cast of flaccid personalities.
I am hoping that these shortcomings are something that Jeff Lindsay can overcome in future installments, because even with the lackluster initial release, I believe good storylines can be worked around Dexter.
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Summary: Audio 8cds Not for the faint hearted!!!!!!!
Comment: Dexter not my normal story but it got my interest. Dexter only murders the bad guys. Dexter was a foster child of a homicide detective, who taught him to only kill the bad guys and make sure he has proof before doing it.
A new serial killer is in Dexters area. Wow the gruesome details are beyond belief. Not for the faint hearted.
Details. Is it possible????? Now anyone who has read it and I'm not with giving away the final ending. Is it possible to cut off so many parts off a human and the person surviving???? (not saying how many parts) But being realistic most authors do their homework. Surely it may be possible or absolutely not possible. What is your opinion!!! I will be earmarking that section and will play the 10 minutes of the worst bit to nurses and high up clients who work in hospitals and see what they think. One close friend said rubbish no way someone would live. What is your opinion??????? comment and lets see peoples opinions.
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Summary: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Comment: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
This book was a great read. Even if you watched the show first. However the Dexter in the show is different than the one in the book. This book neatly wraps up the charcter that is Dexter and does so quickly as well as humorously. I love the wit and sarcasm, i think it tops it off nicely. I can't wait to read the second book.
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Summary: Deeply Disappointing Dexter
Comment: Having watched Dexter Season 1, I decided to read the source novel in preparation for Season 2 coming out on DVD. I was Deeply Disappointed. This is a readable page-turner and most of the core elements of TV Dexter are here, but the novel lacks the depth and wit of the TV adapation. The Dexter, Deb and Harry dynamic is the same and their whole backstory is here, but all the other characters are two-dimensional compared with the TV adaptation. Rita is introduced but falls away after a few appearances, LaGuerta is shallow, Doakes is shallower still, Angel is almost entirely missing, Rita's husband Paul is not here at all, and the character of the Ice Truck Killer / Tamiami Butcher is not well fleshed out (excuse the pun). The charm and personality of Dexter Morgan is present here, but much else is missing. For the best introduction to Dexter... get the Dexter - The First Season DVD!
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Summary: Fun read, but somewhat flat supporting characters.
Comment: I enjoyed the book, but it wasn't really as good as I'd thought it was going to be. I love the concept, and I think the author does an excellent job developing the main character so that he is complex and believable. The problem both my husband and I had was that we felt that none of the other characters received much development at all. They all seemed flat, two-dimensional. My husband, who is a police dispatcher, complained that neither Deb nor La Guerta had any business being police at all, since apparently none of them can think for themselves, and need Dexter to do all of their work for them.
I recently started watching the TV series, and have to say that the show does a better job rounding out and developing ALL of the characters, not just Dexter.
The book was engaging and I enjoyed it, but I think I'll just stick with the TV show and not bother reading any of the additional books.
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