Our very good friend, SVB over at the Sookieverseblog has posted her thoughts on the Charlaine Harris interview we posted yesterday, where she talked to the Orlando Sentinel.
We thought you might be interested in reading what SVB had to say…because honestly, she says it much better than me! Hey, at least I’m aware of my short-comings! Haha.
These are a few of my favorite quotes from her post;
Do you think she might feel a little disenchanted with Ball’s vision? Perhaps a bit annoyed at how angry, dependent and flaky True Blood Sookie is being portrayed? Or maybe just a little pissed off that Sookie’s story – the story of a woman finding her own feet in a supernatural world – has been reduced to little more than a romantic rivalry between two vampires who were NEVER, EVER intended to be equals in any universe, either real or imagined?
It’s high time Charlaine stood up and reclaimed these characters, because they are hers. It’s high time she made statements that clearly delineate between her books as the original, and Ball’s work as an interpretation, because that’s what it says in the fucking credits. I’m glad to see her doing both of these things in this interview – she’s been selling herself short alongside Ball for too long. The fans of her books – the readers who love them for what they are irrespective of HBO’s shock and awe treatment – need to hear her openly and unapologetically defend what is creatively and rightfully hers.
But that shouldn’t mean she has to smile and pretend to like it when her protagonist is reduced to a walking, talking, all-screwing contradiction; and her character arcs are swapped around like keys at a swinger’s party – with about as much regard for the long term consequences.
If you would like to read the rest of what SVB wrote, please click here! Trust me…you won’t regret it, because she feels the same way we do!
Thanks SVB for writing this (as I knew you would 
)! YOU ROCK!
What are your thoughts? Share ‘em below!
