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This is a novel of unexpected charm, told from the point of view of a 13-year-old girl who may or may not be a vampire. Limited readers might prefer an old-fashioned bite-on-the-neck story, or perhaps a scholarly exhumation of Dracula versions--something they won't get from The Society of S. Instead, they get a coming-of-age story in a most unusual context, a look at what a real vampire society might be like in modern America. The young narrator may seem ingenuous, but her way of telling her life is a delightful change from Transylvanian melodrama.
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The Society of S: A Novel by Susan Hubbard
Literate77, September 3, 2007
This is a novel of unexpected charm, told from the point of view of a 13-year-old girl who may or may not be a vampire. Limited readers might prefer an old-fashioned bite-on-the-neck story, or perhaps a scholarly exhumation of Dracula versions--something they won't get from The Society of S. Instead, they get a coming-of-age story in a most unusual context, a look at what a real vampire society might be like in modern America. The young narrator may seem ingenuous, but her way of telling her life is a delightful change from Transylvanian melodrama.(3 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)