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Bite me : a love story
2010
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Characters
Abby Normal (Female), Goth
Stephen "Foo Dog" Wong (Male), Abby's boyfriend
Jody Stroud (Female), Secretary, Vampire, Fledgling vampire; dating Tommy
C. Thomas "Tommy" Flood (Male), Grocery clerk, Vampire, Aspiring writer; nightclerk at Safeway; dating Jody; became a fledling vampire
Genre
Horror
Fiction
Topics
Vampires
Cats
Stalking
Revenge
Setting
San Francisco, California - West (U.S.)
California - West (U.S.)
Time Period
1990s -- 20th century
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Publishers Weekly Review
A vampire cat is stalking San Francisco in Moore's serviceable latest comic horror adventure (after You Suck), and the only humans who can take him down are goth girl Abby Normal and her brainiac boyfriend, Stephen "Foo Dog" Wong. They, in turn, call upon Abby's masters, vampiric lovers Jody and Tommy, who were on the verge of breaking up until Abby decided to bronze them posed as Rodin's The Kiss. Also in pursuit of the vampire cat and his minions are the Animals, the night stock crew at the Marina Safeway who hunt vampires in their spare time; a lunatic homeless man who calls himself the "Emperor of San Francisco"; a Japanese printmaker who wields a mean sword; and homicide detectives Rivera and Cavuto. Things become even more complicated with the arrival of three ancient vampires intent on getting some payback. The narrative could use trimming, and much of the humor seems recycled from Moore's previous vampire tomes, though this won't matter to the legions of fans who crave Moore's trademark low horror and high camp. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Summary
The undead rise again in Bite Me, the third book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore¿s wonderfully twisted vampire saga. Joining his farcical gems Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck, Moore¿s latest in continuing story of young, urban, nosferatu style love, is no Twilight¿but rather a tsunami of the irresistible outrageousness that has earned him the appellation, ¿Stephen King with a whoopee cushion and a double-espresso imagination¿ from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and inspired Denver¿s Rocky Mountain News to declare him, ¿the 21st century¿s best satirist.¿
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