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Dexter Is Dead
by Jeff Lindsay
Dexter is most certainly dead... I think. It might be interesting to see a spin-off series with Astor and Cody, but at this point in time, it does appear that Dexter is done for.
I had to read this last Dexter book simply so I could compare the book series ending to the TV series ending. I must say, Dexter seems to have gone soft and lost control. It was interesting to pick up the last Dexter book (having only read the first 2 or 3) after watching the entire TV series and seeing familiar names still alive. Brian, for one.
I'd say the most interesting characters were Brian and the high-priced lawyer. There was a LOT of internal dialogue from Dexter, a LOT. And a lot of talk about food. So much so that I found myself skimming quite a bit to get to the good parts. Sadly, the good parts were far and few between.
Dexter is known for his cunning planning. However, in this book there is really only one scene where he sets up things and they go off without a hitch... however, that is all he does. He sets it up with some phone calls and then sits back and watches it unfold (for the most part). When one person is kept for questioning, there is very little given to the reader. Some description of tools that Brian has in his lair, and some description of his lair, and some innuendo about what was to come, but it stops short of giving the reader any real details, and it is that way throughout the book.
While Dexter did kind of go out with a bang, the book was little more than a sizzle.
I had to read this last Dexter book simply so I could compare the book series ending to the TV series ending. I must say, Dexter seems to have gone soft and lost control. It was interesting to pick up the last Dexter book (having only read the first 2 or 3) after watching the entire TV series and seeing familiar names still alive. Brian, for one.
I'd say the most interesting characters were Brian and the high-priced lawyer. There was a LOT of internal dialogue from Dexter, a LOT. And a lot of talk about food. So much so that I found myself skimming quite a bit to get to the good parts. Sadly, the good parts were far and few between.
Dexter is known for his cunning planning. However, in this book there is really only one scene where he sets up things and they go off without a hitch... however, that is all he does. He sets it up with some phone calls and then sits back and watches it unfold (for the most part). When one person is kept for questioning, there is very little given to the reader. Some description of tools that Brian has in his lair, and some description of his lair, and some innuendo about what was to come, but it stops short of giving the reader any real details, and it is that way throughout the book.
While Dexter did kind of go out with a bang, the book was little more than a sizzle.