Dearly Devoted Dexter

It was a good read but alot of it was not in the tv show which is kinda disappointing. Otherwise I highly recommend it for sure Dexter fans

The Dexter series of books is improving with each new novel. This one is a definite improvement and continuation of the first, but still hasn't found it's true stride yet since it's only the second book in the series. For fans of Dexter, this novel won't be as much about the adventure with the "doctor" (a fascinating, albeit one-dimensional antagonist), but about the little events at Rita's. The plot here, unlike with the first book/season, has not been used in the Showtime show for season two. This is a totally different direction for the characters. While books and tv/movies can never co-exist perfectly, I think both have done a great job with the characters and taking them downt their separate paths. So don't pick this book up expecting to know what is going to happen if you have kept up with the Showtime series. Overall, a great guilty-pleasure read and a lot of fun. Not a literary masterpiece (although the author's use of wit and onomonopeia are great), still worth reading, and a must for anyone who has shown the least amount of interest in the Dexter character.

Good book and good quality

as advertised.

My favourite serial killer is back once again. By day he is continuing to work for the Miami Police department as a blood splatter analyst and of course by night, he is slashing his way through the dregs of the Miami society. There are just a few problems in Dexter's happily ordered life of work and murder. Sargent Doakes is on to him and someone may or may not want to kill him! Whatever is Dexter to do? As Doakes' constant presence begins to put a damper on Dexter's happy slashing fun, Dexter decides to sharpen his disguise. While spending his evenings on Rita's couch drinking beer, he notices some familiar behaviour in her children. Could they be more like him than anyone suspects? Dexter quickly finds himself as a mentor to Cody and Astor as he tries to steer them on the right path. Of course it's not all playing daddy and shaping the monsters of the future for Dexter. His sister has once again become involved in a gruesome case. It quickly becomes clear that Dexter's archnemisis Doakes has some connection to the case and the two must reluctantly work together to solve it. Dexter may just be able to kill two birds with one stone. Once again, this book is quite funny and had me laughing out loud. Jeff Lindsey continues to develop Dexter's character and with each book a little more of himself is revealed.

Book Info: Genre: Thriller/Police Procedural Reading Level: Adult Recommended for: twisted people Trigger Warnings: murder, torture, vivisection My Thoughts: This book opens with a scene that plays on our expectations of Dexter... and then turns them on their ear. I just love that! This book is filled with scenes like that, scenes that turn our expectations against us and make us look at things from a slightly different perspective. Watching Dexter's complete confusion over how to deal with Rita is always hilarious. However, I always wondered why no one ever mentioned that the ring was actually Kyle's and that Dexter would need to somehow retrieve it for him. That wasn't the only comment in the book that didn't really make sense. There is a scene toward the end where Dexter thinks to himself about the three remaining potential victims being unaware, and includes Acosta among them, although Acosta not only was aware but had fled. I was a bit surprised something like that would make it through the final editing process. However, these are very minor things, and with all the busyness, I'm sure a lot of people would not even noticed these minor, questionable situations. I remember back when I first read this book I was so excited to see where the series was going with the children. I still find this a really interesting idea, and was disappointed when the TV series did not include this. I suppose involving the children was just too much and not nearly "sexy" enough, but to me I much prefer the direction the story is going in the books over what I saw in the first four seasons of the TV show. If you have a really dark and twisted sense of humor, and like reading about rather dark and twisted vigilantes, then you definitely need to spend some time with Dexter Morgan. Series Information: Dexter Morgan series Book 1: Darkly Dreaming Dexter, review linked here Book 2: Dearly Devoted Dexter Book 3: Dexter in the Dark Book 4: Dexter by Design Book 5: Dexter is Delicious Book 6: Double Dexter Book 7: Dexter's Final Cut Disclosure: I purchased this book for myself. All opinions are my own. Synopsis: Dexter Morgan has been under considerable pressure. It's just not easy being an ethical serial killer--especially while trying to avoid the unshakable suspicions of the dangerous Sergeant Doakes (who believes Dexter is a homicidal maniac... which, of course, he is). In an attempt to throw Doakes off his trail, Dexter has had to slip deep into his foolproof disguise. While not working as a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, he now spends nearly all his time with his cheerful girlfriend, Rita, and her two children, sipping light beer and slowly becoming the world's first serial couch potato. But how long can Dexter play Kick the Can instead of Slice the Slasher? How long before his Dark Passenger forces him to drop the charade and let his inner monster run free? In trying times, opportunity knocks. A particularly nasty psychopath is cutting a trail through Miami--a man whose twisted technique leaves even Dexter speechless. As Dexter's dark appetite is revived, his sister, Deborah (a newly minted, tough-as-nails Miami detective), is drawn headlong into the case. It quickly becomes clear that it will take a monster to catch a monster--but it isn't until his archnemesis is abducted that Dex can finally throw himself into the search for a new plaything. Unless, of course, his plaything finds him first...

I bought and read this book because I had seen the Showtime series derived from it. I heartily recommend the book, but be aware that while the book is very good, the series is better. I had the feeling that the author really wanted to tell a fuller story in the book, but was limited by the medium he chose. The series fleshes out all the characters, adds a few, and is a much more satisfying experience than the book. I may read the second book, Dearly Devoted Dexter, before the second season on Showtime, or I may do what I did the first season, TV first, book second. I would like to know to what extent the author and his ideas contributed to the expansion of the whole concept in the TV version. Dexter rocks, that is for sure. A serial killer who only kills serial killers: that remains the author's big contribution, and a very original and creative idea it is!

I got my friends hooked on the show, and I'm rereading each book as I rewatch the season; we just finished season 2, and I finished the reread of Dearly Devoted Dexter. I keep reading about how this straddles fiction and satire, and I have to agree that's why I keep coming back. If Dexter didn't poke fun at all aspects of life, from driving in Miami to the mating rituals real human boys and girls go through, then I wouldn't be hooked - or at least not quite as hooked as I am. After all, the concept of a serial killer killing other serial killers has been done before, my favorite other example being The Punisher. It's Dexter's keen self-awareness that makes me feel, well, any sympathy for him. It makes me want to root for him, and in addition his wit often stems from that self-awareness. (For example, how at home he feels driving in Miami since everyone on the road seems homicidal as well.) I loved the detailed social commentary such as this, and how Jeff Lindsay manages to do it for the little details of life, as well as grander brush-strokes about life in general. I'd forgotten quite how disturbing this particular novel was. It finds Doakes following Dexter, and someone from Doakes' past following him and his former posse. And in a circular manner, it concerns Dexter and the police force following the fellow trailing Doakes and his friends. It's nice to see the Dark Passenger a little stumped, if only because, again, it makes him a little more relatable, but more importantly, doesn't make him seem too powerful. I like my characters, even the Dark Passenger, to have flaws and weaknesses. There are also some nice little setups in this novel. It sets up Doakes as a recurring character; as it was, he would have derailed Dexter completely in the beginning of the novel. By the end, he becomes a sustainable character, who will be a nice adversary for Dexter within the police force. It sets up Cody and Astor's true purpose within the series - and I love what Linday's done with them. (The TV series, and the writers have been very open about this from the beginning, has gone a completely different direction with the kids.) It's also set up Dexter's relationship with Rita - or should I say, in retrospect, it sets up for events in Dexter is Delicious. (I refuse to give out spoilers.) As I said in my review for Darkly Dreaming Dexter, I think Lindsay improves with each novel. Don't get me wrong, I love every single book in the series, but I think as the series goes on, Lindsay sharpens his wit, and perhaps even gets a stronger grasp of what situations to put Dexter in, and how to dig Dexter out of those holes.

Cool book!

my friends and some fan say the show is much better than the book, and i think maybe its the truth. like them i love the TV version of Dexter so much and i think the show is better, but i still like this one too. all the supporting characters from the show are here. They are almost the same as the show.[the half-Japanese character Masuka on the show is Masuoka in the book] like the show Dexter is fairly likeable because he only kills the really bad guys and his life is going along nicely until another serial killer emerges in Miami. i have to admit that i felt like something is missing in the book, but i think thats because i already had seen the great show. and the show is too great. ithink thanks to the show the books series are underrated. maybe it's not a great literature, but its humorous and grabbing. To be fair, the book version of Dexter is one of the most original and gripping books ive ever read. if you really like the show, try the book, i think its worth it PS. Dexter series are not for young children

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Sabia que hay bastantes diferencias entre la serie y el libro, una lastima que no hayan usado a Dr. Danco como villano principal en algunas de las temporadas. Como el primero, buen libro, bien manejado el suspenso.

Este segundo volume da série de livros "Dexter" pouco ou nada se assemelha ao enredo da série de TV. Há que se fazer um esforço para não "misturar" as histórias quando optar pela leitura das obras ou assistir à série. Assim como o livro anterior, o volume 2 da série é intrigante e (levemente) viciante. Foi uma leitura mais "pesada" pra mim do que o volume 1. Isto porque, confesso, fiquei um pouco aturdida com a riqueza de detalhes dos crimes cometidos por Dr. Danco. Mas não deve afetar tanto aqueles não tão impressionáveis... Recomendo (com ressalva aos mais sensíveis/impressionáveis).