![]() ![]() The interior monologue harps constantly on the same few themes, especially his lack of emotions and the crippling stupidity of every living being in Miami. I found the authorial voice to not be "darkly humorous," but frequently silly and always snidely sarcastic. ![]() I recall seeing someone else comment that Darkly Dreaming Dexter needs to "show, don't tell." Dexter's interior monologue *tells* the reader about his code, and how careful he is, yet with one exception he's clumsy and messy throughout the book. The characters are two-dimensional cliches that can't tie their own shoelaces, except for the daringly deductive Dexter, who *can* tie his own shoelaces. ![]() Since a lot of other people seem to have liked it, it may just be a matter of taste, but. Like so many others, I loved the Showtime series and wanted to check out the original source material. ![]()
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