In this case for me, the TV series was way better. I will refrain from reviewing as I feel my opinion would not be objective and fair to the book.

I will be continuing with the books in the hope that it gives me what I want 🙂

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ I am now so far behind in reviewing that all of my read-but-not-yet-reviewed selections can't fit on my home page. Bonus this go 'round is somehow I didn’t even manage to mark this one down as something I was reading at all (#failure). But wait, you ain’t seen NUTTIN’ yet. Not only have I never read Dexter, but I have never seen an episode of the highly acclaimed television series either . . . . Yeah yeah yeah . . . . Since I ...

Ok, well. I'm coming at this from an entirely different angle than most of my friends because I've never seen the tv show (GASP!). So, I have nothing to compare the book to...other than the book. BUT.Having said that, I only read this because I'd heard about the show and how fabulous it supposedly was.Also, one thing I should mention is that I rare to never read mystery/thrillers, so I don't know how this stacks up to the other popular stuff in this genre. Admittedly, I shy away from stuff with ...

Jarringly Jolly Jeff Lindsay has given his Rascally Rabid Readers a serial killer to cheer for. Hellishly Haunted Harry knew early on that his young son had a personality disorder. e.g. sociopath/ psychopath/ up and coming serial killer. With that in mind, Hollow Headed Harry figures if child rearing has given him a lemon.... make lemonade. So Highly Helpful Harry steers his son on a course that he hopes will keep him from a lifetime of incarceration.Fast forward to present day and Disturbingly ...

I have wanted to read this book FOREVER! And I'm so glad that I finally did. I first loved the TV show Dexter, so it was great to read what started it all. I have a high appreciation for both the book and the tv show. I can see why certain liberties were made with the tv show and how it worked with the story's overall feel! Dexter is a serial killer who works for a police department as a blood splatter analyst; he also kills other serial killers that slip through the police department's fingers ...

(A-) 82% | Very Good
Notes: An economical, almost skeleton series introduction: claustrophobic and bustling, it limits facts to plot and never lags.

This review is brought to you by the letter D.Dexter is a delightfully demented and dynamic dude...Well now that is enough of that...Dexter Morgan is a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami-Dade Police Department, but in his spare time he enjoys boating, eating donuts, spending time with his foster sister Deborah, playing with his girlfriend Rita's children...oh and killing people. Dexter lives by a code, "The Code of Harry". Before Harry Morgan -Dexter's foster father- died, he taught his...

I'm a BIG fan of the Dexter TV show on Showtime. This led to me being a bit hesitant to read the novels because I was worried about a serious case of disappointment. Michael C. Hall's portrayal of the title character is such an integral part of my enjoyment of the series that approached this book with trepidation, worried I wouldn't relate* as well to the novel's main character.* a dangerous thought, I know, given Dexter's proclivities. Well, turns out that my fears were groundless. The characte...

Like so many others, I loved the Showtime series and wanted to check out the original source material. I was very disappointed indeed. Since a lot of other people seem to have liked it, it may just be a matter of taste, but...The characters are two-dimensional cliches that can't tie their own shoelaces, except for the daringly deductive Dexter, who *can* tie his own shoelaces. Which makes him a genius. I recall seeing someone else comment that Darkly Dreaming Dexter needs to "show, don't tell." ...

I read this series of books because I was so taken by the Showtime series. And you know what? I liked the TV show better! The books are good, and it's fun to get "inside the mind" of Dexter, but because the plot of the book follows pretty closely to the first season of the TV show, it was hard not to make comparisons. Spoilers below, so don't continue reading if you don't want to know what happens!A few things that I thought the TV show did a lot better was the whole "flirting with another kille...