Fat White Vampire Blues
by Andrew Fox
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Author: Andrew FoxEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-07-01
ISBN: 0345463331
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: The Vampire Book for People Who Dont Like Vampire Books
Summary: 5 Stars
Jules Duchon, native New Orleans vampire-a 450-lb, working class, underachiever-is not the kind of character that one might expect to like, to sympathize with, to agree with, to think of as moral, to think of as deep...but Andrew Fox makes the reader feel all of these things about Jules. When the book begins, Jules is a rather oafish, free-range type of vampire-one who hunts for victims on the street, rather than one who operates some sort of racket to receive blood. (Other vampires in the book have devised ingenious ways to receive easy, regular blood donations without hunting and killing victims.) Jules has been in a slump over the past decade-his world is changing; his neighborhood is going downhill; his favorite nostalgic places are disappearing; he has lost his convenient job with the coroner's office; and he has lost touch with his girlfriend. Jules does not seem to mind his existence, stagnant as it is. Then comes "Malice X," a truly evil, sharp-dressing, black vampire, who threatens Jules to stop preying on black victims, or else.... Jules' journey to claim his territory forces him to confront his (also morbidly obese) ex-girlfriend, Maureen, who seemingly detests him for his obesity and his lack of suavity; and his old vampiric side-kick, Duddlebug, estranged by Jules since becoming a cross-dresser. Jules also is forced to face his feelings about his childhood in the Catholic church, his own vampiric killing, his weight and obesity, his preconceived notions on homosexuals (cross dressers), and his true views on racism, while leading the reader through a lively and accurate description of the up and downsides of New Orleans. Jules is a character that grows (emotionally) and brings the reader along with him on his journey of self-exploration. All of the book's characters, both main and supporting, are completely engrossing and real. The dialogue rings true for each character, and dialects are accurate. The book is very fast moving and hard to put down, with each ingenious plot twist spelled out in believable ways, all based on strong foundations laid down from the beginning of the book. Fat White Vampire Blues reads like mainstream fiction, with lovable characters, believable plot twists, snappy dialogue, and tons of New Orleans lore. Although the lessons Jules learns are serious and the reader takes Jules seriously, lots of laughs are scattered throughout the book. Anyone who has spent time in New Orleans will marvel at the accurate portrayal of the City. Those who have not spent time there will be forced to wonder if such a dichotomy of a place could truly exist. (It does!) I would recommend this book to a wide range of readers, from those who like vampires, to Sci-Fi/fantasy/horror fans, to plot/action-oriented readers, to readers who read character based fiction. Fox's timing, plotting, and character development are flawless. I love this book.
Summary of Fat White Vampire Blues
Jules Duchon was a real New Orleans vampire. Born and bred in the working-class Ninth Ward, bitten and smitten with the Big Easy. Driving through the French Quarter, stuck in a row of bumper-to-bumper cars that crept along Decatur Street like a caravan of bone-weary camels, Jules Duchon barely fit behind the steering wheel of his very big Cadillac taxicab. Even with the seat pushed all the way back.Damn, he was hungry.
Jules stopped his cab, pressed the wobbly rocker switch that jerked the electric windows reluctantly to life, and stuck his head into the humid night air. ?Hey, baby. You interested in some dinner??
?from Fat White Vampire Blues
Vampire, nosferatu, creature of the night?whatever you call him?Jules Duchon has lived (so to speak) in New Orleans far longer than there have been drunk coeds on Bourbon Street. Weighing in at a whopping four hundred and fifty pounds, swelled up on the sweet, rich blood of people who consume the fattiest diet in the world, Jules is thankful he can?t see his reflection in a mirror. When he turns into a bat, he can?t get his big ol? butt off the ground.
What?s worse, after more than a century of being undead, he?s watched his neighborhood truly go to hell?and now, a new vampire is looking to drive him out altogether. See, Jules had always been an equal opportunity kind of vampire. And while he would admit that the blood of a black woman is sweeter than the blood of a white man, Jules never drank more than his fair share of either. Enter Malice X . Young, cocky, and black, Malice warns Jules that his days of feasting on sisters and brothers are over. He tells Jules he?d better confine himself to white victims?or else face the consequences. And then, just to prove he isn?t kidding, Malice burns Jules?s house to the ground.
With the help of Maureen, the morbidly obese, stripper-vampire who made him, and Doodlebug, an undead cross-dresser who (literally) flies in from the coast? Jules must find a way to contend with the hurdles that life throws at him . . . without getting a stake through the heart. It?s enough to give a man the blues.
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