Nutgraf

Not a command, Bite Me is the title of the latest novel by Christopher Moore. If you’ve had the good fortune to read any of Moore’s previous books, you know why I picked his latest. It’s bound to be fast-paced, funny, gripping and ludicrous (in a good way).

This is Moore’s third venture in the vampire vein (heh). His previous contributions on the theme include You Suck and Bloodsucking Fiends. This isn’t the Twilight saga, and while Moore often explores The Dark Side, it tends to be an oafish, flailing dark side with a bad sense of direction. If you’re looking for longing, brooding or sparkling, look elsewhere. Here you’ll find slapstick, drama and snappy repartee riddled with sarcasm. In fact, I’d call Moore’s writing “humor with a heart,” but that would leave out the very important fantasy element, since most of his books have impossible creatures in them – vampires, a giant lizard, a ravenous man-eating demon, the messiah… and I’m totally looking forward to reading this one.  I hope you enjoy.

I’ll post some thoughts on the book on June 20th. If the spirit moves you, let me know what you think about the book, Moore’s other work, my work here, the weather… whatev.

Confession

This selection is partly an excuse for me to ping Moore’s people and see if I can coax him into responding to a few questions. Mostly so I can gush to him about how much I enjoy his work and envy him what must be a very fulfilling career. Wish me luck.

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