Welcome back to the dark, twisted world of Dexter Morgan. For the uninitiated, Dexter is a complicated figure. He’s a serial killer, for one thing. But he also works for Miami’s homicide department as a blood spatter analyst. He walks the line between law and disorder thanks to the Harry Code, a strict guideline taught … More The Dexter Books, by Jeff Lindsay (Part 2)
If you remember from last time, Jane Rizzoli is now a mother and a wife as we finished the sixth book in Tess Gerritsen’s detective series. Her new roles are forcing her to grow as a person and struggle to balance her newfound personal life with the career she values and has no intention of … More The Rizzoli and Isles Books, by Tess Gerritsen (Part 3)
You may remember from my post comparing the Dexter TV series to the books that inspired them, but this really bears repeating: they are completely different animals. Unlike, say Game of Thrones, where each season is adapted from a book in George R.R. Martin’s books, the producers of TV’s Dexter began making radical departures from … More The Dexter Books, by Jeff Lindsay (Part 1)
It’s been a while, but I’m finally back. In June, I did a comparison between the Rizzoli & Isles TV series and the Tess Gerritsen books that inspired it (you can check that out here), then a quick rundown of the first three books for good measure. To recap, intrepid M.E. and “Queen of the … More The Rizzoli and Isles Books, by Tess Gerritsen (Part 2)
“This was the forever show in Dexterland, and tickets were nonrefundable and one-way only.” By the time Jeff Lindsay got to this, the seventh book in his Dexter series (not to be confused with the TV show, which, as we have discussed, is very different), the books were beginning to fall into a bit of … More Book Review: Dexter’s Final Cut, by Jeff Lindsay
As we get ready for Dexter‘s final season on TV (premiering June 30th on Showtime), I thought it would be fun to take a look at the differences between the show and the books (authored by Jeff Lindsay). Last week, you may recall, I did the same for Rizzoli & Isles. This is going to … More Book Series vs. TV Series: Dexter
Let’s do this. Previously, we discussed the many differences between Tess Gerritsen’s gritty Rizzoli & Isles books and the decidedly-not-gritty TV show (read all about it here). But it’s hard to get at the scope of a series without taking a look at it in depth. I told you that the characters took journeys on … More The Rizzoli and Isles Books, by Tess Gerritsen (Part I)
Back in the day, I would have called Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli and Isles series of books a guilty pleasure. That was back in my book snob days (which you can read all about here). Now I can happily tell you that I’m a fan of Rizzoli and Isles in both of its incarnations: as a … More Book Series vs. TV Series: Rizzoli and Isles
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