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suzemo's review against another edition
4.0
Vampire kitties. Narrated by Abby Normal.
I loved this book. It may be because I read #1 and #2 in the wrong order, but I like this one the best of the three books. This little set of vampire books beats the hell out of most pop-culture vampire stuff and is a hell of a lot of fun. Moore doesn't disappoint with lots of laugh out loud moments and utter absurdity.
I listened to these books, and I am so pleased that all three have the same awesome narrator. She really brings life to the characters and I think a lot of the funnier moments were made better by her characterization of the people in the book (particularly Marvin and Abby Normal).
And just as a total aside (and thanks to my career field), I've spent entirely too much time thinking about the husbandry of vampire (research) rats. Thanks, Christopher Moore, - I needed that.
I loved this book. It may be because I read #1 and #2 in the wrong order, but I like this one the best of the three books. This little set of vampire books beats the hell out of most pop-culture vampire stuff and is a hell of a lot of fun. Moore doesn't disappoint with lots of laugh out loud moments and utter absurdity.
I listened to these books, and I am so pleased that all three have the same awesome narrator. She really brings life to the characters and I think a lot of the funnier moments were made better by her characterization of the people in the book (particularly Marvin and Abby Normal).
And just as a total aside (and thanks to my career field), I've spent entirely too much time thinking about the husbandry of vampire (research) rats. Thanks, Christopher Moore, - I needed that.
mldias's review against another edition
4.0
'Kayso, I was blog-surfing six months ago and saw the announcement for this book on Christopher Moore's site.
And I was all, "OMGz, a book from Abby Normal's point of view! She's so tormented and angsty and emo."
And the blog was like, "Here are chapters 1 and 2 for your enjoyment."
So I read them and was like, "WTF? I have to wait until March to read the rest?" And, like, I totally cried blood tears because the weight of the universe was on my chest. Rawr! Feel my scorned wrath!
And my husband was all, "Hey, dinner's ready."
So I was all, "GTG. L8rz."
(This was my lame attempt at impersonating Abby Normal. What can you say about her, really, except that she has no equal in contemporary humor-horror literature?)
And I was all, "OMGz, a book from Abby Normal's point of view! She's so tormented and angsty and emo."
And the blog was like, "Here are chapters 1 and 2 for your enjoyment."
So I read them and was like, "WTF? I have to wait until March to read the rest?" And, like, I totally cried blood tears because the weight of the universe was on my chest. Rawr! Feel my scorned wrath!
And my husband was all, "Hey, dinner's ready."
So I was all, "GTG. L8rz."
(This was my lame attempt at impersonating Abby Normal. What can you say about her, really, except that she has no equal in contemporary humor-horror literature?)
nbwriter7's review against another edition
3.0
As much as I enjoyed the characters and the story of this trilogy, the addition of Abby in You Suck and her appearance in this drag it down. While Moore is really good at writing female characters, Abby feels too much like an “Okay, Boomer” take on mid-2000s Hot Topic teenagers. Her first person blog post chapters are difficult to get through.
That being said, the rest of the book is very good and he ends the trilogy well.
That being said, the rest of the book is very good and he ends the trilogy well.
mehitabels's review against another edition
3.0
Better than You Suck: A Love Story, but soo weird and tangential. I'm going to have to go back and read A Dirty Job AGAIN, and good gracious, since this book now smells like the beach, I'm going to have to read
Fluke too . . .
Fluke too . . .
nickcarravay's review against another edition
3.0
Meh, it was alright.
The audio book was OK.
"You Suck" was better.
This book didn't really resolve all of the unanswered questions of the previous book.
Some of the character idiosyncrasies got repetitive and annoying.
It really didn't feel like anything changed in this book and having said that, was it worth reading?
The audio book was OK.
"You Suck" was better.
This book didn't really resolve all of the unanswered questions of the previous book.
Some of the character idiosyncrasies got repetitive and annoying.
It really didn't feel like anything changed in this book and having said that, was it worth reading?
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
A monstrous horde of vampire cats stalks the streets of San Francisco and only Abby Normal can save the city... with the help of Tommy Flood, Jody, the Animals, Foo, Jared, Cavuto and Rivera. Will Abby fulfill her lifelong ambition of becoming a creature of the night?
Bite Me is a pretty damn funny book. The chapters written from Abby's point of view were hilarious and Tommy and Jody's relationship progressed to the next step. The supporting characters were also good and Foo Dog's experiments with the vampire rats gave the book a little something extra. I'm also glad Moore threw in Chet the Vampire Cat from the last book as a big part of the story instead of sweeping him under the rug. Rivera and Cavuto, as always, were a joy whenever they made an appearance. And I can't forget about the Emperor of San Francisco.
In short, Bite Me is damn good. It's been too long since my last Moore-gasm. As far as I can tell, Bite Me's only flaw is that it isn't Lamb.
Bite Me is a pretty damn funny book. The chapters written from Abby's point of view were hilarious and Tommy and Jody's relationship progressed to the next step. The supporting characters were also good and Foo Dog's experiments with the vampire rats gave the book a little something extra. I'm also glad Moore threw in Chet the Vampire Cat from the last book as a big part of the story instead of sweeping him under the rug. Rivera and Cavuto, as always, were a joy whenever they made an appearance. And I can't forget about the Emperor of San Francisco.
In short, Bite Me is damn good. It's been too long since my last Moore-gasm. As far as I can tell, Bite Me's only flaw is that it isn't Lamb.
bookloverchelle's review against another edition
4.0
'Kayso, if you haven't read the first two books in this series, put this book down and go read those, you will be thoroughly confused without them. If you have read them, then welcome to San Francisco and the world according to Christopher Moore. Moore has a special brand of humor and quirkiness that not everyone will enjoy but I am someone who just loves it! Sometimes there can seem to be just too much silliness to take these books seriously, but I believe the laugh out loud qualities make it that more enjoyable. I loved seeing what came next for the Countess, Lord Flood, and Abby Normal. At some points the secondary characters almost stole the show, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Hilarious read and would recommend this and many of Mr. Moore's other books.
heregrim's review against another edition
3.0
Positives, Chet and samurai. Negatives, wasn't happy with the way the story went with Jody and Tommy & the ending. For some additional reason more clean up of the vampire but this time by other vampires and the romance goes a different direction.
crowandnightingale's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't dislike this series, but I didn't find it as compelling as some of Christopher Moore's other stories. The ending was bittersweet. I wonder if he'll revisit this again sometime.
ljesica's review against another edition
4.0
This is the 3rd and final book of Moore's funtasy vampire series. Or at least for now. He sometimes writes more a decade later. You never know.
This one has our core vampires, Jody and Tommy trying to live in an undead world. Minion Abby Normal is living with Foo, her Chinese scientist boyfriend who has come up with a serum to convert the vampires back to human form. And Chet, the homeless vampire cat has created a horde of vampire cats that are taking out the homeless of the city. Oh, and there is Okato, the Japanese swordsman who is getting on in years but is totally badass. And detectives Rivera and Cavuto are still trying to solve the vampire problem without actually admitting to anyone that there is a vampire problem.
Honestly, these books are ridiculous but also a ton of fun. Perfect spooky season books for a wuss like me.
This one has our core vampires, Jody and Tommy trying to live in an undead world. Minion Abby Normal is living with Foo, her Chinese scientist boyfriend who has come up with a serum to convert the vampires back to human form. And Chet, the homeless vampire cat has created a horde of vampire cats that are taking out the homeless of the city. Oh, and there is Okato, the Japanese swordsman who is getting on in years but is totally badass. And detectives Rivera and Cavuto are still trying to solve the vampire problem without actually admitting to anyone that there is a vampire problem.
Honestly, these books are ridiculous but also a ton of fun. Perfect spooky season books for a wuss like me.