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Old 05-20-2010, 12:15 AM   #31
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Mildly off topic, but this series was made into a Showtime series simply titled "Dexter". I love the tv series and wanted to read the books, but according to Amazon reviews, the books are not up to par, go figure

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Having seen the Dexter TV series first, I thought I might be disappointed.
The books are just a little different. I thought quite good. Maybe the bad book review came from TV watchers that can't really read "gud" d'oh
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Having seen the Dexter TV series first, I thought I might be disappointed.
The books are just a little different. I thought quite good. Maybe the bad book review came from TV watchers that can't really read "gud" d'oh
I don't know. I saw the TV series first as well and really enjoyed it. I've read all the books so far, and they're pretty mediocre. The TV series has well-written, fully developed stories and characters that actually change and grow over time, and the books don't. Reading the first book after watching the first season of the show feels like you're getting a cliff notes version of the basicly the same story, except not as good. The second book is rather forgetable, and then the third book takes weird supernatural turn that doesn't make any sense.
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I recommend BEAT THE REAPER by Josh Bazell about a hit man turned medical intern who's still a badass, then his past catches up to him. Terrific voice.

I also enjoyed THE LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton, about a safe cracker, psychologically mute from a childhood trauma.
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Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley series, with the amazing "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Talented_Mr._Ripley) as its first appearance.

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I don't know. I saw the TV series first as well and really enjoyed it. I've read all the books so far, and they're pretty mediocre. The TV series has well-written, fully developed stories and characters that actually change and grow over time, and the books don't. Reading the first book after watching the first season of the show feels like you're getting a cliff notes version of the basicly the same story, except not as good. The second book is rather forgetable, and then the third book takes weird supernatural turn that doesn't make any sense.
I only read the first novel, and I agree with you whole-heartedly. Sometimes someone has a good story and finds someone with a good voice to tell it. That's what I like to think happened here. The Dexter idea is brilliant, the books not so much, the teevee show takes the best parts of the original idea and creates a satisfying narrative. I also think the series was right not to kill off a main (and interesting) character at the end of the first story - unlike the novel.
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One I forgot to mention when I started this thread was Barry Eisler whose main character is John Rain, an assassin.

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Most of protagonists are villains
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... I also think the series was right not to kill off a main (and interesting) character at the end of the first story - unlike the novel.
No spoiler alert?
Not that I was particuliarly inclined to read the book after reading the couple comments here, but still...
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No spoiler alert?
Not that I was particuliarly inclined to read the book after reading the couple comments here, but still...
I watched the first TV series and read the 1st book and it is so rememberable that I forgot which character he was spoiling.
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