Dexter Is Delicious
by Jeff Lindsay
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Author: Jeff LindsayEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2010-09-07
ISBN: 0385532350
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Doubleday
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- ISBN13: 9780385532358
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "I want to be different."
Summary: 4 Stars
In Dexter Morgan's fifth outing, "Dexter is Delicious," our devilish and alliterative slasher and narrator is in danger of becoming a mushy and sentimental softie. His wife, Rita, has given birth to an adorable baby girl named Lily Anne, and Dexter is head over heels in love with his brand new bundle of joy. As he stands in the nursery gazing at the baby, he suddenly wants to embrace life, not death. "I want to hold her. I want to sit her on my lap and read her Christopher Robin and Dr. Seuss." In short, he decides, "I don't want to be Dark Dexter anymore." If he were to kill again, it would be to protect his beautiful child from any predator who would dare to touch a hair on her lovely head.
Paternity leave is short-lived, however, since Dexter's bossy and demanding sister, Sergeant Deborah, summons him to an address in Old Coconut Grove. She drags Dex into a room "so spattered with blood that it looked like a large animal had exploded." An eighteen-year-old girl has disappeared and Deborah wants her brother to help analyze the scene to determine what might have happened. At first, he is bewildered, but further inquiries reveal that there are some serious weirdoes loose in Miami who are engaged in nefarious activities, including cannibalism (hence the title).
Parts of this novel rank up there with the best of Lindsay. These include the sections that deal with Dexter's newfound feelings of humanity and his repressed, but still active, impulse to slice and dice; and Dexter's love/hate relationship with Deborah whom he would do anything to protect but who drives him up the wall. A few new characters spice up the story, including Deb's partner, Deke Slater, a slow-witted but sinfully good-looking cop. To add to the excitement, one of Dexter's long-lost relatives arrives unexpectedly and shows no signs of leaving. In addition, Deb's boyfriend, Kyle Chutsky, and Dex's nemesis, Sergeant Doakes, make brief but lively appearances.
The villainy in the book is disappointingly predictable. The bad guys have no depth and the "surprises" that the author springs on us are telegraphed well in advance. The territorial infighting between Deb and federal agents trying to wrest jurisdiction from her is a tiresome cliché that has been done to death, and Deborah's constant use of profanity is irritating. Nor are we terribly shocked when Dexter and Deb get themselves into hot water by rushing in to dangerous situations without sufficient backup. Still, we keep turning the pages, wondering if Dexter will revert to his bad old ways. Read "Dexter is Delicious" to enjoy the delightful satirical humor, observe the evolution of Dexter's complex personality, and empathize with Dexter's struggle to resist the increasingly urgent whisperings of the Dark Passenger.
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