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You Suck: A Love Story

by Christopher Moore

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"Moore's latest (after 2006's A Dirty Job) is a cheerfully perverse, gut-busting tale of young vampires in love. Nineteen-year-old Tommy is a bewildered hipster recently relocated to San Francisco from Incontinence, Ind. His sarcastic redhead (and bloodsucking) girlfriend, Jody, brings him into the fold of the undead ('I wanted us to be together,' she says). Tommy, understandably, has mixed feelings; vampirism has its perks (you can turn to mist, live forever and the sex is awesome), but sunlight is death and blood hunger makes you do some pretty foul things. Also, the duo is hunted by Elijah, the ancient vampire who 'turned' Jody and wants her back, and a band of Safeway stock boys/amateur vampire hunters known as the Animals (with whom pre-dark side Tommy once rolled). With the assistance of their devoted minion, goth girl Abby Normal, whose hilarious diary entries form part of the narrative, Tommy and Jody evade their pursuers, feeding at night and conking out at dawn, all the while learning how vampirism complicates love. Moore writes with the jittery energy of a brilliant, charming class clown, mixing sex and gore and a potty mouth with a goofy-sweet sensibility to deliver laughs on nearly every page." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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"[A] fitfully entertaining...sequel to his 1995 romp, Bloodsucking Fiends....Moore handles its goofier-than-thou plot adroitly....Think of a collaboration among Anne Rice, S.J. Perelman, and Pedro Almodóvar." Kirkus Reviews

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"Happy endings for pretty much everybody conclude Moore's hilarious mockery of the pursuit of the appetites." Booklist

Synopsis:

Waking up after a fantastic night unlike any he's ever had, C. Thomas Flood discovers the woman of his dreams is a vampire, and surprise, he's one now, too. Making their relationship work is the least of their problems. A dangerous faction of old longteeth is bent on wiping out new vampires.
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About the Author

Christopher Moore is the author of nine previous novels: A Dirty Job, The Stupidest Angel, Fluke, Lamb, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Bloodsucking Fiends, Coyote Blue, and Practical Demonkeeping. He divides his time between San Francisco and Hawaii. He invites readers to e-mail him at BSFiends@aol.com.
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Scott Hays, February 23, 2007 (view all comments by Scott Hays)
Bookwoman has it right ... this is a laugh out loud adventure that will leave fellow travellers on the light rail shaking their heads in consternation if you dare read it on the way to work. Abby Normal is one of the most original (and hilarious) characters ever drawn, while Vampyre Flood and the Countess stand together as among the most darkly sympathetic and unlikely protagonists you will ever encounter. You Suck rocks!
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bookwoman51, January 17, 2007 (view all comments by bookwoman51)
He had me by page 10. My friends have told me forever to read Christopher Moore; how right they are.
Great characters, real-life vampires (or is that an oxymoron), turkey bowling, San Francisco & a minion named Abby Normal. What more could anyone want from a book? Read it, you're sure to laugh out loud.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781135682774
Subtitle:
A Love Story
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company
Author:
Moore, Christopher
Copyright:
2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
336
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Product details 336 pages William Morrow & Company - English 9781135682774 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Moore's latest (after 2006's A Dirty Job) is a cheerfully perverse, gut-busting tale of young vampires in love. Nineteen-year-old Tommy is a bewildered hipster recently relocated to San Francisco from Incontinence, Ind. His sarcastic redhead (and bloodsucking) girlfriend, Jody, brings him into the fold of the undead ('I wanted us to be together,' she says). Tommy, understandably, has mixed feelings; vampirism has its perks (you can turn to mist, live forever and the sex is awesome), but sunlight is death and blood hunger makes you do some pretty foul things. Also, the duo is hunted by Elijah, the ancient vampire who 'turned' Jody and wants her back, and a band of Safeway stock boys/amateur vampire hunters known as the Animals (with whom pre-dark side Tommy once rolled). With the assistance of their devoted minion, goth girl Abby Normal, whose hilarious diary entries form part of the narrative, Tommy and Jody evade their pursuers, feeding at night and conking out at dawn, all the while learning how vampirism complicates love. Moore writes with the jittery energy of a brilliant, charming class clown, mixing sex and gore and a potty mouth with a goofy-sweet sensibility to deliver laughs on nearly every page." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Review" by , "[A] fitfully entertaining...sequel to his 1995 romp, Bloodsucking Fiends....Moore handles its goofier-than-thou plot adroitly....Think of a collaboration among Anne Rice, S.J. Perelman, and Pedro Almodóvar."
"Review" by , "Happy endings for pretty much everybody conclude Moore's hilarious mockery of the pursuit of the appetites."
"Synopsis" by , Waking up after a fantastic night unlike any he's ever had, C. Thomas Flood discovers the woman of his dreams is a vampire, and surprise, he's one now, too. Making their relationship work is the least of their problems. A dangerous faction of old longteeth is bent on wiping out new vampires.
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