Bloodsucking Fiends

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Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story
First edition cover
Author	Christopher Moore
Language	English
Genre	Romance, comedy, horror
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	September 19, 1995
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	304
ISBN	0-684-81097-2
OCLC	32129988
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 20
LC Class	PS3563.O594 B58 1995
Preceded by	Coyote Blue
Followed by	Island of the Sequined Love Nun

Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story is a novel by American writer Christopher Moore, published in 1995.^[1] It combines elements of the supernatural and of the romance novel, as well as tongue-in-cheek humor.^[2]

Bloodsucking Fiends is the first volume of a trilogy, followed by You Suck: A Love Story (2007) and Bite Me (2010).

Reception

In 1995, a review in Library Journal said that while Bloodsucking Fiends was nothing like the works of Anne Rice, the "delightful tale" was "filled with oddball characters, clever dialog, and hilarious situations that are Moore's trademarks", recalling his novel Coyote Blue (1994).^[1]

Plot summary

Jody, a young, single woman living in San Francisco, wakes up in a dumpster after being mugged and discovers she has been turned into a vampire.^[2] While attempting to adjust to her new nocturnal lifestyle, she finds the help of Tommy Flood, a wannabe writer who recently moved to the city and works as a night stocking manager (and champion "turkey bowler") at a local Safeway. She has him perform tasks during the day as her vampirism forces her unconscious except after sundown. As Jody and Tommy begin their life together and begin falling in love, they 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 recruit "the Animals", Tommy's crew of stockers from the supermarket, as well as an eccentric street person and his faithful dogs known as "The Emperor."

References

^ ^a ^b Stankowski, Rebecca House (August 13, 1995). "Book Reviews: Fiction". Library Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.
^ ^a ^b Pearl, Nancy; Welch, Rollie (June 15, 2003). "BLOODSUCKING FIENDS: A LOVE STORY (Book)". Library Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via EBSCOhost.

External links

Novels by Christopher Moore

Practical Demonkeeping
Coyote Blue
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
A Dirty Job
You Suck: A Love Story
Fool
Bite Me: A Love Story
Sacré Bleu
The Serpent of Venice
Secondhand Souls
Noir
Shakespeare for Squirrels

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