When the show True Blood first aired, I watched the first few episodes, and really liked the series, but I ended up being too busy to follow it regularly. I was so excited when I found out that one of the books we had to read for this class was what True Blood was based on. I loved reading Dead Until Dark and decided to catch up on True Blood (which is now on season 3).
Sookie is the average young female from a Southern small town in America, making her easily relatable. She is innocent and naive and thinks of her mind-reading gift as a disability. She is a much stronger character than Bella Swan, she is able to stand up for her opinions and fights to save Bill from the Rats. Instead of running away from the killer that she knew was coming after, as Bella did with James, she tries to find out who the killer is before he can get to her. Some things that I didn't like about Sookie was that she cries a lot. I didn't like how she mourned for her Grandma (I wouldn't even call what she did mourning). Also, I didn't like how passive she would get with Bill.
I didn't dislike Bill as much as I had hated Edward. He was much more mysterious, and was also a gentleman. But he was also overly protective of Sookie. I hated how he referred to Sookie as "mine" (even though it was for her protection). I didn't think he had any right to kill her uncle (even though he had raped her). He tried to rule her life and put her in a protective bubble even though she was her own person (although, she would often put up a good fight).
I was really upset when I watched the series and then read the book because I loved Tara's character. And I like how True Blood goes a lit bit further with Jason's character than the book did.
I agree that Sookie is a refreshing female character after Bella. But I also found it distracting that sookie cried a lot but didn't really mourn Grans death.
ReplyDeleteI almost feel as if Bella Swan should have watched True Blood. I mean, Sookie does give into love, but unlike Bella, Sookie is still able to maintain her sense of self, something I think Bella lost.
ReplyDeleteI also had a problem with Sookie's reaction to Gran's death. I accept it better in the show than in the book. I feel it's too rushed, especially for someone who is a virgin. The show definitely plays out Gran's death and Sookie's first time a lot better.