- Gebundene Ausgabe: 336 Seiten
- Verlag: William Morrow; Auflage: 1 (16. Januar 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060590297
- ISBN-13: 978-0060590291
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19 x 13,5 x 3,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (5 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 89.563 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Moore revives the stars of his last "love story," Bloodsucking Fiends (1995)--literally. Redheaded stunner--and vampire--Jody had been sealed in a bronze body cast by her lover C. Thomas Flood. She escaped, though, because Tommy drilled ear holes so she could hear his heartsick regrets. She used her vampire powers to go all misty, drift out of the cast, rematerialize, and "turn" Tommy, who has just waked as a vampire as our story opens. "You bitch, you killed me!" he remonstrates, "You suck!" Of course, and, now, so must he, but not before some "hot monkey love," which greatly reconciles the 19-year-old to his fate. The lovers must go on the lam, however, since they promised the two San Francisco cops hip to them to get out of town immediately. Tommy finds a minion in morbid but perky teenager Abby Normal, who fills the bill handily and writes her doings up in valley-girl-teenybopper-hip-hop slang in her journal, which Moore excerpts throughout. Good thing Abby's so effective, too, since per usual in Moore's dark-fantasy lampoons, a small army is soon in pursuit of Jody and Tommy. Happy endings for pretty much everybody conclude Moore's hilarious mockery of the pursuit of the appetites. Ray Olson
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“A vampire comedy that’s witty, bright and funny.” (People )
“Think of a collaboration among Anne Rice, S.J. Perelman and Pedro Almodóvar.” (Kirkus Reviews )
“[A] cheerfully perverse, gut-busting tale...deliver[s] laughs on nearly every page.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
“A laugh-a-page novel that’s raunchy and irreverent.” (USA Today )
“Fun, funny and just a little bit gross -- what more could anyone ask? Grade: A” (Rocky Mountain News )
“Christopher Moore mines a comic gold mine, deftly skewering the conceits of the vampire genre with precision and wit.” (Buffalo News )
“Think of a collaboration among Anne Rice, S.J. Perelman and Pedro Almodóvar.” (Kirkus Reviews )
“[A] cheerfully perverse, gut-busting tale...deliver[s] laughs on nearly every page.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
“A laugh-a-page novel that’s raunchy and irreverent.” (USA Today )
“Fun, funny and just a little bit gross -- what more could anyone ask? Grade: A” (Rocky Mountain News )
“Christopher Moore mines a comic gold mine, deftly skewering the conceits of the vampire genre with precision and wit.” (Buffalo News )
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Elijiah begat Jody. Jody begat Tommy. Tommy begat Blue. Not by birth, but by bite. The begatting still granted life, but it's eternal life - with special powers. Elijiah, eight hundred and seventeen years old, is a vampire of long experience. Taking up with the young woman, he tutors her in the ways of the undead. He overlooks Jody's resourcefulness, however, and becomes a statue. With Elijiah immobilised, she is free to choose her own consort. Tommy, a naive Midwesterner from Incontience, Indiana proves an inspired choice. They're young, in love, and in trouble. For one thing, the police know who, and what, they are.
Christopher Moore's inventiveness has become nearly legendary. His books may be labelled "fantasy" only under the broadest definition. Set in contemporary environments, his stories leave you looking askance at your neighbours and friends. Just who is that teen in the bizarre dress and make-up? Is she just protesting against normal values, or is she bearing a hidden agenda. "Abby Normal", who slowly takes over this story, is but eight centuries younger than Elijiah. Her own ingenuity builds through the story as she interacts with a succession of "dark lords", the Countess, her mother and the "cops". The "p" is derisively inflected, of course - she has little time for such 'tarded people.
Vampires have special problems, of course. Once transformed, the diet is blood. Regular food, coffee or even plain water brings a violent intestinal reaction. To acquire the blood means hunting. Humans, animals such as rats since this is The City - even insects when times are hard. A trip to the zoo is not out of the question, but thirst must be enhanced by talent, or the vampire entering the cage may not come out intact. Their time is night, since daylight can vaporise them. It's a busy schedule all around, made intense by the knowledge that they are hunted. Sometimes even by their own kind.
Moore's placing the story in San Francisco brings the enhancement of dripping fogs, shady waterfronts, and Safeway stores. Tommy works at a Safeway as a night manager. His stocking and shelving crew are the Animals, a motley group who've made a killing of their own. On a trip to Las Vegas, the Animals acquired a hooker painted blue all over and bring her back to San Francisco. Moore manages to paint the characters with finesse and audacity as he leads them through their personal destinies. Wholly fantastic, yet he keeps them all real enough to hold your attention with every short chapter. Character development is his genius and he applies it here with meticulous care. There's not an individual here for most of us to identify with, or even sympathise over. Yet, there you will sit, turning pages to learn how he resolves the complexities he's created for your enjoyment. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]
Christopher Moore's inventiveness has become nearly legendary. His books may be labelled "fantasy" only under the broadest definition. Set in contemporary environments, his stories leave you looking askance at your neighbours and friends. Just who is that teen in the bizarre dress and make-up? Is she just protesting against normal values, or is she bearing a hidden agenda. "Abby Normal", who slowly takes over this story, is but eight centuries younger than Elijiah. Her own ingenuity builds through the story as she interacts with a succession of "dark lords", the Countess, her mother and the "cops". The "p" is derisively inflected, of course - she has little time for such 'tarded people.
Vampires have special problems, of course. Once transformed, the diet is blood. Regular food, coffee or even plain water brings a violent intestinal reaction. To acquire the blood means hunting. Humans, animals such as rats since this is The City - even insects when times are hard. A trip to the zoo is not out of the question, but thirst must be enhanced by talent, or the vampire entering the cage may not come out intact. Their time is night, since daylight can vaporise them. It's a busy schedule all around, made intense by the knowledge that they are hunted. Sometimes even by their own kind.
Moore's placing the story in San Francisco brings the enhancement of dripping fogs, shady waterfronts, and Safeway stores. Tommy works at a Safeway as a night manager. His stocking and shelving crew are the Animals, a motley group who've made a killing of their own. On a trip to Las Vegas, the Animals acquired a hooker painted blue all over and bring her back to San Francisco. Moore manages to paint the characters with finesse and audacity as he leads them through their personal destinies. Wholly fantastic, yet he keeps them all real enough to hold your attention with every short chapter. Character development is his genius and he applies it here with meticulous care. There's not an individual here for most of us to identify with, or even sympathise over. Yet, there you will sit, turning pages to learn how he resolves the complexities he's created for your enjoyment. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]
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Was soll ich sagen. Ich fand das Buch klasse, wie eigentlich jedes Buch von Christopher Moore. Sein Stil zu schreiben ist einfach genial und es hat Spaß gemacht das Buch zu lesen. Er ist ein Meister des Abgedrehten und sein schwarzer Humor sorgte bei mir auch in ''YOU SUCK'' wieder mal für so manche Lacher. Wem Blodsucking Fiends gefallen hat, der wird auch dieses Buch lieben.
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This was a good sequel to 'Blood Sucking Fiends' but it wasn't as good. I thought there was something missing and also think the author was forced into writing this book. The dedicated even says it is for all the fans who asked for it. Maybe he didn't even want to write this one?
Anyway for any fan it is worth reading. It is the normal rollercoaster ride of fun, wit and weirdness that you expect from Moore...just somehow not as good as Bloodsucking fiends.
Anyway for any fan it is worth reading. It is the normal rollercoaster ride of fun, wit and weirdness that you expect from Moore...just somehow not as good as Bloodsucking fiends.
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Chris Moore ist ein Meister des Komischen und Abgedrehten. In YOU SUCK zeigt er aber sehr wenig von seinem Talent. Zu brav das Ganze. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. April 2007 von El Niño
It ain't LAMB, but it's funny
Christopher Moore sets the bar high with his writing. Very few books written these days are laugh out loud funny. When I read Mr. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. März 2007 von Larry Ketchersid
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