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purchristeekorn 's review for:
Dead Ever After
by Charlaine Harris
By reading other people's reviews, I can see that many are upset with how Sookie's story concluded. I am not one of those people. We were reintroduced to many of the characters that we fell in love with, and for me that's what I REALLY wanted: A proper goodbye for ALL of the characters, and not just the main ones. The book was set around dire circumstances, yet for me, it was like one big party; being able to read about everyone, one last time. Though, I wanted the story to head in different direction, it makes sense that Charlaine Harris ended Sookie's story the way she did.
**Spoilers Ahead**
After reading many interviews conducted with Charlaine Harris, in hopes to get a glimpse of what was in store for the final chapter of Sookie's story, I pieced it together: It was quite painful to realize who Sookie that Sookie would end up with Sam, not Eric. Luckily for me, I came to grips with this BEFORE I read the book, so I enjoyed it knowing Sookie was probably going to be with Sam, the saner option. Many people says that she should end up with Eric and while he is my favorite character, I agree that they shouldn't be together. When she was with any of the vampires, she was always being beaten up, damaged, or close to death. They also liked to control her, which did not fly with Sookie. I think the relationships with vampires could be construed as domestic violence situations in many cases. The way Charlaine constructed these stories, vampires are ruthless and look out for themselves, while humans are pretty objects to use and Eric is no different. Pam pointed this out in the end, when she told Sookie that just because Eric ensured her saftey from vampires doesn't mean that Eric was being thoughtful, he was showing that he knows how to take care of his "things." Sookie got the happy ending she deserved, and while it wasn't the ending many of us preferred, from an objective standpoint, Sookie got a true happy ending, away from fear and pain.
**Spoilers Ahead**
After reading many interviews conducted with Charlaine Harris, in hopes to get a glimpse of what was in store for the final chapter of Sookie's story, I pieced it together: It was quite painful to realize who Sookie that Sookie would end up with Sam, not Eric. Luckily for me, I came to grips with this BEFORE I read the book, so I enjoyed it knowing Sookie was probably going to be with Sam, the saner option. Many people says that she should end up with Eric and while he is my favorite character, I agree that they shouldn't be together. When she was with any of the vampires, she was always being beaten up, damaged, or close to death. They also liked to control her, which did not fly with Sookie. I think the relationships with vampires could be construed as domestic violence situations in many cases. The way Charlaine constructed these stories, vampires are ruthless and look out for themselves, while humans are pretty objects to use and Eric is no different. Pam pointed this out in the end, when she told Sookie that just because Eric ensured her saftey from vampires doesn't mean that Eric was being thoughtful, he was showing that he knows how to take care of his "things." Sookie got the happy ending she deserved, and while it wasn't the ending many of us preferred, from an objective standpoint, Sookie got a true happy ending, away from fear and pain.