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Sweetblood | 
 enlarge | Author: Pete Hautman
Creator: Brooke Williams
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Category: Book
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 235309
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0689873247
EAN: 9780689873249
ASIN: 0689873247
Publication Date: August 10, 2004
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Product Description
Sixteen-year-old Lucy Szabo is Undead -- at least according to her own theories about vampirism. Lucy believes that the first vampires -- with their pale skin, long teeth, and uncontrollable thirst -- were dying diabetics. And she should know. She's a diabetic herself. When Lucy becomes involved with Draco -- a self-proclaimed "real" vampire she meets in the Transylvania Internet chat room -- her world begins crashing down around her. Caught up in late-night parties and Goth culture, she begins to lose control of her grades, relationships, and health. Lucy realizes she needs to make some important choices, and fast. But it may already be too late.
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 Not quite what I expected April 16, 2008
J. Cheng (Illinois)
I came across this book and was semi-intrigued by the plot summary on the cover. So I decided to give it a try. It had an Abe Award sticker on the spine and had the words 'vampire novel' on the front. It couldn't be too bad right?
The novel itself was interesting, with a new take on vampires being diabetics. It was, however, focused too much on the 'diabetic' aspect and not very focused on the 'vampire' aspect. There was very very little action with vampires and I was pretty hopeful of the character named Draco. Utter disappointment to find him to be a middle aged man.. but I won't give too much of that away.
The narrator is quite snappy and gets a bit annoying at times. She dresses in all black with heavy black eyemakeup and refuses to believe that she is 'goth'. Thumbs up to the author for not believing in stereotypes... but really. Come. On.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would but it is sort of interesting. I think it would be a very interesting book to read if you are a diabetic or interested in more medical stuff. Not a book to read for those who love vampire novels.
 Great Book! April 4, 2008
Skittles <33
This book is awesome! It is such a fast read, I couldn't put it down! Anyone who is interested in vampires would love this book, it gives great info, has humor, love, everything a good book needs.
Fascinating November 15, 2007
An Anonymous Child
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Oh, and also awesome.
There's been more than a fair share of "vampire stories" coming out recently. Hundreds of books about beautiful vampires sucking on beautiful maidens. Well, here's a "real" vampire story, one that is plausible, fascinating, amusing, and overall just an excellent read.
Lucy has diabetes, and she doesn't really control it all too well. Lately, she's been obsessed with her belief that she herself is a vampire - diabetics in the middle ages driven so far that their gums receded, their skin turned pasty (from being hidden in the house), and finally resorting to drinking blood just for the insulin. She sits on all sorts of chatrooms, spreading her theory (even writing an essay about it in English, and involving counselors and "concerned teachers") and conversing with vampire obsessed youth, and one man who claims to be a real vampire.
When Lucy befriends a "goth" boy, she's introduced to a world that is almost like hers, but isn't. She goes to parties with vampire loving "goths", is the source of intrigue of an older man, and becomes more and more careless.
The vampire theory itself is reason alone to read this excellent book. Lucy is a character that can be stubborn and frustrating at times, but she is still easy to relate to and her life will suck any reader in. This book deals not only with the increasing vampire-obsession among teens, but also with diabetes, changing, growing up, and a few other things tossed in as well, though never cluttered or poorly done. Hautman is a very good, clear writer and he presents Lucy's story in a believable way that will be enjoyable to youth and adults, to boys and girls, and to fantasy fans and realism lovers as well.
No, this is not a cliched story of the hot vampire and his beautiful prey. This is a funny, wonderful read about a girl.
Highly recommended.
Sweet-Blood October 30, 2007
Danielle Nuhfer
Have you ever felt different, like no one understands you? That's how Lucy feels in the book Sweet Blood by Pete Hautman. Lucy is a sixteen year old girl suffering from diabetes. She has done a lot of research on diabetes and now believes that in the olden times "vampires" were really just people showing signs of diabetes. She writes a paper, explaining her theory, for a class and it gets her in trouble with her parents and school. Her parents begin to believe that maybe she is getting to weird and they seek help for her.
Here parents take away her computer so she is no longer able to get on a Transylvanian chat room where her name is "Sweet Blood". In the chat room she talks to many people who have an interest in vampires. One is a man named Draco who is a self proclaimed real vampire.
At school Lucy becomes friends with a guy who takes her to a "Goth" party. Where she meets a man who shares her interests in vampires. He seems to know way too much about her, he seems to be the only one who understands her, and she begins to wonder if he may be a real vampire. Lucy continues coming to these parties and before she knows it her life is spiraling downwards and she can't control it. It almost ends in death.
I'm not much into the vampire and gothic culture but Sweet Blood is an amazing novel that I really enjoyed reading. It is a fast read that I recommend to teens who may feel a little different from everyone around them and whom may feel like no one quite understands them.
Ashley Clair
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This book takes away from the mystery August 19, 2007
Paris (Charlotte, NC USA)
This book takes away from the mystery, darkness, and romance behind what a vapire can really mean. Its a very good theory that is expressed in the book. But i believe most teens are looking to get into a good Teen Vampire Romance...not hear about every reason why vampires arent real but their are freaky people who want to be like them....its still a good read, but not the typical vampire novel.
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