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“Dexter Morgan has always lived a happy homicidal life. He keeps his dark urges in check by adhering to one steadfast rule . . . he only kills very bad people. But now Dexter is experiencing some major life changes—don’t we all?—and they’re mostly wrapped up in the eight-pound curiosity that is his newborn daughter. Family bliss is cut short, however, when Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of a seventeen-year-old girl who has been running with a bizarre group of goths who fancy themselves to be vampires. As Dexter gets closer to the truth of what happened to the missing girl, he realizes they are not really vampires so much as cannibals. And, most disturbing . . . these people have decided they would really like to eat Dexter.
Jeff Lindsay’s bestselling, dark, ironic, and oftentimes laugh-out-loud hilarious novels about the lovable serial killer with no soul (but a redeeming desire to kill only people who deserve it) have gained a legion of fans and assumed a place in our culture.”
Book Review:
The more I read of the Dexter series, the more I become convinced of two things. First — I have a dark side to my sense of humor — and the things I find entertaining are truly dark to most people. Second — most Americans still have a fascination with, if not an outright commitment to vigilante justice — even if we don’t admit to this concept. I think it is this fascination that has given birth to, and continues to breath life into the Wild West Justice appearance of Americans as a whole, and this has developed into a major part of the American psyche. Never leave justice in the hands of law enforcement when nearly every household in the country has their own guns. (That is not to say I am a proponent of vigilante justice — I’m not — but I find that there is a distinct appeal on this subject with most people, and this fascination becomes pronounced in a lot of the literature we read.)
This installment continues with the dark, sometimes perverse humor that gives a strange kind of insight into the function of the human mind, and the question of what is conscience? What role does it play in our lives? And even more significantly than that does everyone have a conscience? Dexter’s voice has a strange quality that, while professing to have no feelings and no moral hindrance such as a conscience, he has an uncharacteristic ability to shed insight into the moral convictions of people. This voice proves to be much more powerful, and much more evocative for what he says, contrary to what he believes that the reader can’t help but find resonance and a quality of truth in the character.
This particular story takes on the concept of one of the most horrifying immoral acts that we, as humans can possibly think of — cannibalism, while at the same time turning the attention of the reader to the responsibilities of father’s — and what it takes to be a good parent. As “demonic Dexter” tries to change his life to conform with the newest role that Dexter finds himself playing — that of “daddy Dexter” we begin to challenge our perceptions of parenthood — and how important a position that this responsibility plays in all individual’s lives.
Lindsay continues on with his trademark dark puns, and ironic juxtapositions throughout this story as well. I found the language in this one to be a little harsher than the others. But then Dexter’s sister “Debs” has a real hard core mouth when it comes to profanity anyway. But the story is creative, and even though it is a serial “detective” story — I find that I still enjoy a trip through Dexter’s world.
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Originally posted 2011-06-16 06:00:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
