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 Even though the so-said "vampire period" has passed in most of cases, I managed to create myself a obsession for books with this theme only now. I did not have great expectations from this novel, but it achieved them all. 
 Sookie Stackhouse is a telepath waitress, so she can listen to people's thoughts which manifest. She lives in Bon Temps, a small fictive town from Louisiana. Vampires "came out of the coffins", which means they can walk freely among people and have almost the same rights as them. Throughout the first pages we get clear explanations of the reason why this thing is possible, which is the creation of the artificial synthetic blood called "True Blood", and the consequences it has. One night, in the bar where Sookie works, Merlotte's, Bill Compton comes out, a 173-year-old vampire who wants to live within the comunnity. He gets on the hands of vampire blood hunters, and Sookie saves him. Days later, the same hunters attack Sookie as revenge, and Bill saves her and kill them both. Soon, they will fall in love. It sounds a lot like a cliche, right? 
 Well, the author introduces something new. In Bon Temps, different crimes occur. First, there is Maudette Pickens, then Dawn Green. What do these crimes have in common? Both happened through strangulation and had sex with Jason, Sookie's brother. It might seem obvious who the killer is, right? But don't let yourselves be fooled. 
 First of all, I like the construction of the vampire. Even though now these notion are vague, them seem nicely structured. Also, you don't get the classic hiding-in-the-shadow-vampires, and this implies an atmosphere which Harris successfully includes. Also, the crime idea is pretty good. The interaction between Sookie and Bill is interesting, especially because Bill has lots of secrets. 
 But my favourite character is definitely Eic. I didn't get much of him in this book, but it was enough for me to adore him. Maybe also because I love him in the series... I got no idea. 
 This first book introduced me well in the atmosphere and I really enjoyed it. Sookie may not be the best main character from my perspective, because I can't seem to empathize with her all the time, but the describes her world well, and even though we don't have every information about vampires, what is offered is satisfying.