I think for me reading the books helped me enjoy the show more. I feel like they're different enough so that it doesn't just spoil everything. Everything not related to Sookie directly is usually totally original, or just based on maybe 1 or 2 paragraphs.
And the Sookie-related stuff is mostly the same as the books, but with little changes here and there.
So it's kind of like you can feel good about the show remaining faithful to Sookie's story but then still be surprised by everything else at the same time.
Plus, they constantly have all of these little nudges to the book readers. Like a hat Jason wears or certain things on Eric's desk. It's kind of fun when you notice stuff like that.
I think the only thing that reading the books really taints is Bill/Sookie. LOL but it's not like they weren't already tainted just from the show anyway. And prior to the last couple of episodes I would have said that the books make you love Eric more but...now that they've been showing the smiley, smirky, sarcastic Eric I'd say he's pretty much the same amount of awesome in the show.
The books will probably make you like Sookie more too, because she's actually a fun narrator with a pretty great sense of humor...that they've mostly neglected to show on the show thus far. But I'm still hoping that will change.
I guess it depends what kind of person you are. I'm just super crazy and definitely a "read the book before the movie" kind of person. haha
And the Sookie-related stuff is mostly the same as the books, but with little changes here and there.
So it's kind of like you can feel good about the show remaining faithful to Sookie's story but then still be surprised by everything else at the same time.
Plus, they constantly have all of these little nudges to the book readers. Like a hat Jason wears or certain things on Eric's desk. It's kind of fun when you notice stuff like that.
I think the only thing that reading the books really taints is Bill/Sookie. LOL but it's not like they weren't already tainted just from the show anyway.
And prior to the last couple of episodes I would have said that the books make you love Eric more but...now that they've been showing the smiley, smirky, sarcastic Eric I'd say he's pretty much the same amount of awesome in the show.
The books will probably make you like Sookie more too, because she's actually a fun narrator with a pretty great sense of humor...that they've mostly neglected to show on the show thus far. But I'm still hoping that will change.
I guess it depends what kind of person you are. I'm just super crazy and definitely a "read the book before the movie" kind of person. haha
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