Dearly Devoted Dexter

Ez talán még az első résznél is rosszabb volt. Nagyjából a feléig még reménykedtem, hogy nem lesz ez annyira szörnyű, de onnan valahogy sikerült egyre unalmasabbá és idegesítőbbé tennie a sztorit Lindsay-nek. Én nem is értem, hogy lehet egy ilyen zseniális alapötletet ennyire elszúrni.
Attól meg egyenesen hülyét kaptam, hogy egy fél mondat erejéig sem foglalkozott a ténnyel, hogy az első könyv végén spoiler Debra rájött, mit művel a bátyja a szabadidejében. Jó, egy mondat azért akadt, de azért nehogy már nem ér legalább egy fejezetet vagy kettőt az, hogy miként dolgozza föl, hogy a testvére gyilkos. spoiler vége

Mellesleg kezd egyre gyanúsabb lenni (az értékelések és idézetek alapján), hogy a magyar fordítás jobb lehet, mint az eredeti.

There are certain elements of pop culture that shouldn't take themselves too seriously. The Dexter series is one of those. The books sparkle with a crisp, clean CSI: Miami feel, a whole lot of fun in the sun, and balance the lightness with Dexter playing serial killer under the moon; snappy writing and an insightful, interesting narrator, playful and charming and wry and absorbing in his innocent manner and his dark desires. These were the things that I loved about the first book, and the things that made me very excited to read the second book in the series.

The writing remains engaging, as does Dexter, but Lindsay seems to believe that this second work needed to be more important than the first, needed to say something. There is enough going on behind Dexter's scenes that the murders he “investigates” do not need to impart a lofty sense of ideals, or make anyone further question ethics and morals.

I really enjoyed this book, but honestly i think that Dexter's point of view being the only one hurts the story. I wish it was more like the show where there were different point of views.

There's the aspect of the “Medecin Malgré lui” (The Doctor in Spite of Himself) that i find hilarious. The concept of this scary heartless serial killer that finds himself risking his life and saving people cause he doesn't want his sister to be sad and just sucks at social interactions tickles me.

I do wish the endings would be less abrupt, maybe get to know what the characters are thinking about what went on, but it does make sense for the self-centered narrator to not care to share.

*Very different from the series but fun to see which details the series writers decided to use and how.

Really engaging read, plot that I did not expect.

I actually liked this book a bit better than the first one.. but it could still use some improvement on character depth with all the characters other than dexter himself.

I enjoyed this much more than book 1 in the series.

This makes me more excited to continue on with book 3.

An improvement on the first novel in the series. It seemed a lot less rushed and fleshed the characters out a bit more.

The second in the series we are all familiar with who and what Dexter is. In this novel, Dexter accidentally gets engaged while dealing with Doakes preoccupation with him after LaGuerta's death and the new serial killer in town Dr. Danco.

Overall I enjoyed the book, as I'm beginning to see as becoming a trend. There is a disconnect that continues between Lindsay's original vision of Dexter and Michael C. Hall's portrayal (which is just fantastic) and I find it messed with my perception some times because what Dexter does in the book is very different from how Dexter would have reacted in the TV show. It's going to take a little bit of work for me to see them as different people.

The Dexter series is an incredible series... but you have to have a pretty dark sense of humor to get the full effect of the book.

In my opinion, book two is much better than book one for several reasons. Book one concentrated more on getting you involved with the characters. Book two focuses more on what's going on in Dexter's head. You can see more of his wit and humor instead of waiting for him to explain himself after every thought.

Overall, I would say that this is a book is worth the read. Especially if you like your novels quick, easy, and hilarious.

While this book was engaging, it was only because of Dexter's entertaining callousness and intriguing personality. Unlike the first book, Dexter is not heavily invested in the mystery of this story, and as a result neither is the reader, even though its still an amusing perspective to read from. Not a complete waste of time, because there are still some great moments and lines, but not a great book by any means and not as good as the first one.