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| Christopher Moore courtesy of Cody Harris |
"Bite Me: A Love Story" by Christopher Moore is
the story of a teenage gothic/emo/punk girl who calls herself Abby Normal. Abby
Normal has become the minion of two young vampires who she calls the Countess
and Floods. She has also become the girlfriend of a 'nerd' that she calls 'Foo
Dog.' All of this occurs before she begins relaying her strange story. Her
story is that of her clique of vampires, nerds and a rat lover fighting off a
group of elder vampires and a horde of vampire cats led by a huge vampire, cat,
human hybrid with the help of a group of stoner stock boys and two undercover
cops. Just what one would expect of a Christopher Moore novel.
Anyone who has read Christopher Moore can tell you that he
is very humorous, but that is never the full extent of his bag of tricks.
Nonetheless, his brand of sarcastic, silly humor is what his readers have come
to expect from him. Unfortunately, this novel is not as funny as many of his
others. Do not get me wrong, the pansy Jared and his rat-loving weirdness is rather
funny, as are his spats with a gay homicide detective. However, it seems like
Moore tried too hard with the angry emo/peppy teenager dialogue on this one. It
just got redundant after a while.
For those of you who are not familiar with Christopher Moore's
earlier novels, "Bite Me" is the third in a trilogy. However, it is
fine as a stand-alone novel. Many of the old characters are back and there are
some new ones. For me, it was the characters that made the novel bearable, save
Abby. I found her to be lacking in many departments. Luckily, characters like
the Chinese grandmother, the sword dude and Jared made up for it.
Overall, I am sorry to say that "Bite Me" fell
flat for me. That is saying a lot considering how much I have enjoyed many of
Christopher Moore's novels. In fact, "Lamb" is one of my favorite
books. That is not an easy feat for any author considering that most of my
favorite books have names like Dickens, Austen, Dostoevsky, King and Steinbeck
on them. Therefore, with that in mind, I will continue to read Moore's novels.
I just won't be suggesting "Bite Me" to anyone soon and I will not be
picking it up again.
Shelly Barclay
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