Bloodsucking Fiends
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Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story is the third novel by Christopher Moore, published in 1995. It combines elements of the supernatural
and of the romance novel
.
and soon finds that she's become one herself. While trying to adjust to her new nocturnal lifestyle, she's aided by C. Thomas (Tommy) Flood, a wannabe writer who just moved to town and works as a night clerk (and champion "turkey bowler
") at a local Safeway
. As Jody and Tommy begin their life together (and become attracted to each other), they also discover that a recent string of mysterious murders may be the work of the vampire who attacked Jody. To get to the bottom of the matter, they engage the help of Tommy's coworkers ("the Animals") and an eccentric street person known as "The Emperor."
sufferers, etc.). This principle plays into her cameo appearance
in the author's later novel A Dirty Job
.
Bloodsucking Fiends is the first volume of a trilogy, followed by You Suck: A Love Story
(2007) and Bite Me
(2010).
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
and of the romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
.
Plot summary
Jody, a young single red-headed woman living in San Francisco, is attacked by a vampireVampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
and soon finds that she's become one herself. While trying to adjust to her new nocturnal lifestyle, she's aided by C. Thomas (Tommy) Flood, a wannabe writer who just moved to town and works as a night clerk (and champion "turkey bowler
Turkey bowling
Turkey bowling is a sport which is based on ordinary bowling: a frozen turkey serves as a bowling ball and 10 plastic bottles of soft drinks or water are the bowling pins. The turkey is bowled down a smooth surface, for example, ice...
") at a local Safeway
Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
. As Jody and Tommy begin their life together (and become attracted to each other), they also discover that a recent string of mysterious murders may be the work of the vampire who attacked Jody. To get to the bottom of the matter, they engage the help of Tommy's coworkers ("the Animals") and an eccentric street person known as "The Emperor."
Appraisal
Despite the gruesomeness of the general story, there is a certain vampiric benevolence here in that Jody survives by preying upon people who are already very near death themselves (e.g., AIDSAIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
sufferers, etc.). This principle plays into her cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
in the author's later novel A Dirty Job
A Dirty Job
A Dirty Job is the ninth novel by Christopher Moore, published in 2006. While reflecting the author's absurdist tendencies, the content of the novel draws in no small part from his own experiences in tending to the needs of close family and friends who were in the stages of dying.- Plot :The story...
.
Bloodsucking Fiends is the first volume of a trilogy, followed by You Suck: A Love Story
You Suck
You Suck: A Love Story is the tenth novel by Christopher Moore.It is a sequel to the author's Bloodsucking Fiends, from 1995, and was released on January 16, 2007 by William Morrow and Company. It is followed by Bite Me, the third novel in the trilogy.- Plot :The story of You Suck continues...
(2007) and Bite Me
Bite Me (novel)
Bite Me: A Love Story is the twelfth novel by Christopher Moore. It debuted at number 5 on The New York Times Best Seller list on April 11, 2010.It is the third book in to the author's original vampire series Bloodsucking Fiends, from 1995...
(2010).