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November 20, 2006
"Vamped" by David Sosnowski
“Vamped” by David Sosnowski is not your typical vampire novel. Marty Kowalski was mortally wounded fighting in Europe in World War II. Just before dying, a female vampire turns him into a vampire. It is now many years later. Marty is over 100 years old and a bored bachelor. It is a time in which vampires are the majority, due in large part to efforts of Marty and his benevolent vampire movement which turned humans into vampires on a large scale. Now the only mortals left are farm raised for the amusement and sport hunting by the rich who want access to fresh blood, instead of the bottled variety everyone else drinks.
As the story opens, Marty is bored and depressed. Then he runs across Isuzu Trooper Cassidy, a five year old girl, orphaned that evening when vampires killed her mother. Isuzu and her mom had escaped the farm and been living in a hole, coming above ground to forage during the bright light of day. Initially Marty plans to drain Isuzu dry, but decides to wait until she is less frightened (apparently adrenaline affects the taste of blood). So Marty takes Isuzu home. As time passes, their relationship morphs from diner/dessert to owner/pet to father/daughter. Over the course of the book Marty raises Isuzu and regains much of his lost humanity and joy in life as he grows to love and protect his “little SUV.”
Though not great literature, this amusing book is an enjoyable read. It is less the story of the hunted and hunters than a novel about a man regaining his soul and purpose in life through the love of a child.
ISBN: 0-7434-9359-1
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Posted by jnardine at November 20, 2006 08:38 AM