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Sweetblood by Pete Hautman is a vampire novel about a Goth diabetic named Lucy Szabo who is known online as “Sweetblood”. Her parents completely disagree with her lifestyle but she is encouraged by her online friends, especially a vampire” who goes by the name of “Draco”. Her neighbor, Mark Murphy, knew her before her diabetes and before she became Goth and he doesn’t really understand why she has changed so much. When a handsome and mysterious new boy comes to school, Lucy thinks that she is in love. Is this boy perfect for her, or is she just caught up in lies? I think that the author wanted to show that the vampire legend could be plausible if compared to modern day diseases. Also, there was the hidden theme of Internet safety and how you have to watch what you say when you are online. Pete Hautman had a very positive attitude towards people who were different but he didn’t seem to think that people who were normal or “preppy’ deserved to be popular. The theme of the book is basically the same as many others: be yourself. The author was very good at making me visualize the scenes that were occurring. “We walked for a wordless while with the autumn sun warm on our backs, and every now and then his arm brushed mine.” By writing this, Mr. Hautman made me see the two people walking along and feel the sun on my back. Also, with his use of vocabulary, he made me feel a certain way about a certain character. For example, “Draco: Ah, Sweetblood, still pushing that diabetic vampire theory, I see.” For some reason, right off the bat, this guy gave me the creeps just by the way he talked. I liked how he made me feel what the characters were feeling, whether that was ecstatic or furious, but I didn’t enjoy how, in the end, the “bad guy” isn’t punished at all (I won’t reveal anything). I think that the book will last because it has an original and realistic take on vampires. The author did an excellent job of showing how diabetes can be connected with the vampire tales. I recommend Sweetblood for people who believe that vampires are not real because this shows that they may be real underneath all of the “Count Dracula” and turning into bats mumbo jumbo. Who Knows? Maybe it’s ALL real.
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This was an awesome movie!!! It grabs your attention from the get go. Its interesting how the director weaves three seperate stories together and then brings them together at the end. If you like foreign films this is one of the best!
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The most frightening book I've ever read. A must read for every American in 2007, as we await the Supreme Court ruling on the federal abortion ban that would make abortions as early as 12 weeks illegal.
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Sweetblood by Pete Hautman
Shannon, April 24, 2007
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Sweetblood by Pete Hautman is a vampire novel about a Goth diabetic named Lucy Szabo who is known online as “Sweetblood”. Her parents completely disagree with her lifestyle but she is encouraged by her online friends, especially a vampire” who goes by the name of “Draco”. Her neighbor, Mark Murphy, knew her before her diabetes and before she became Goth and he doesn’t really understand why she has changed so much. When a handsome and mysterious new boy comes to school, Lucy thinks that she is in love. Is this boy perfect for her, or is she just caught up in lies? I think that the author wanted to show that the vampire legend could be plausible if compared to modern day diseases. Also, there was the hidden theme of Internet safety and how you have to watch what you say when you are online. Pete Hautman had a very positive attitude towards people who were different but he didn’t seem to think that people who were normal or “preppy’ deserved to be popular. The theme of the book is basically the same as many others: be yourself. The author was very good at making me visualize the scenes that were occurring. “We walked for a wordless while with the autumn sun warm on our backs, and every now and then his arm brushed mine.” By writing this, Mr. Hautman made me see the two people walking along and feel the sun on my back. Also, with his use of vocabulary, he made me feel a certain way about a certain character. For example, “Draco: Ah, Sweetblood, still pushing that diabetic vampire theory, I see.” For some reason, right off the bat, this guy gave me the creeps just by the way he talked. I liked how he made me feel what the characters were feeling, whether that was ecstatic or furious, but I didn’t enjoy how, in the end, the “bad guy” isn’t punished at all (I won’t reveal anything). I think that the book will last because it has an original and realistic take on vampires. The author did an excellent job of showing how diabetes can be connected with the vampire tales. I recommend Sweetblood for people who believe that vampires are not real because this shows that they may be real underneath all of the “Count Dracula” and turning into bats mumbo jumbo. Who Knows? Maybe it’s ALL real.
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Shannon, April 20, 2007
This was an awesome movie!!! It grabs your attention from the get go. Its interesting how the director weaves three seperate stories together and then brings them together at the end. If you like foreign films this is one of the best!(3 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
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Shannon, January 11, 2007
The most frightening book I've ever read. A must read for every American in 2007, as we await the Supreme Court ruling on the federal abortion ban that would make abortions as early as 12 weeks illegal.(15 of 22 readers found this comment helpful)