Book 6), Double Dexter (Dexter

While many readers/reviewers are finding the books to be formulaic, I've found them to be a welcome departure from the show. It's an interesting way to see the not only the development of Dexter, but of Cody and Astor too. Looking forward to the next in the series.

That should have been the title of this book. The book had dexter doubting his self the whole way. I did not care for it much. Took way too long to get to the point. Dex was off his game, happens to us all, but hopeful next book he is back to his old self. I did laugh thru the parts of poor dexter trying to put on his human face.

Rita was totally annoying in this book. Her dialog drove me nuts. I hope the books follow suit with television series and kills her off. The other characters were ok. Dexter had his funny moments, but the main antagonist was hard to believe he was intimidating. Overall all the book had a nice twist with the "witness" but was otherwise a little boring.

I thought Dexter was a bit dense in this installment, not twigging to some pretty broad clues, but that didn't matter. I always enjoy spending time with him (at the same time being very glad that he's fictional).

The book came in perfect condition! I have read all of Jeff Lindsey's Dexter books and this is one of the best. It is well-written and has a great plot. Although the books are not as good as the tv show, this one comes close. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I thought Dexter was a bit dense in this installment, not twigging to some pretty broad clues, but that didn't matter. I always enjoy spending time with him (at the same time being very glad that he's fictional).

The book came in perfect condition! I have read all of Jeff Lindsey's Dexter books and this is one of the best. It is well-written and has a great plot. Although the books are not as good as the tv show, this one comes close. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

No, not cloning. Actually, Dexter is up against a either a copycat killer or some kind of a doppelgänger in this number of the excellent series by Jeff Lindsay, the force behind the highly popular Showtime TV show, which many (I included) found addictive viewing. Well-handled as usual.

Jeff Lindsey again shines as Dangerous Dexter Morgan's chronicler. The humor, irony and chills from Dexter's other outings is quite in evidence here as in Lindsey's previous efforts. Dexter is definitely the most fun folks can have with a serial killer and Dex stays true to form in this novel even though the wonderful Lilly Anne supposedly has humanized our favorite killer. The beginning is a bit slow going and the beaten to a pulp cops in the initial killings are not quite as compelling as the showcase murders in the previous tomes but still a good read overall.

This is definitely better than the, um, unpalatable "Dexter Is Delicious." I enjoyed the musings of the Deeply Disturbed Dexter - to a point. They seemed to go on a bit too long. But suffer through them - you'll be happy you did. AND those musings make Dexter seem - do I dare say it? - rather human. As usual, I can't wait for the next installment!

Another "Killer" title from Jeff Lindsay, Forgive the pun I love this book as much as the others. If you have read the previous books this is a must read. Dearly Devoted Dexter: A NovelDouble Dexter: A NovelDexter in the Dark (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Yes, I continue to enjoy the Dexter series of books by Jeff Lindsay which inspired the ShowTime television series of the same name. Having just finished this one, book six, DOUBLE DEXTER, of the eight-books involved, I still continue to appreciate the author’s ability to turn a humorous phrase and make even the most mundane things cleverly amusing. I like the uniqueness of the murders, the one in this book of a variety I don’t recall having ever come across before … and I’ve read an awfully lot of police procedurals. And I haven’t tired of our hero, Dexter Morgan, blood-splatter expert, who just happens to be a murderous sociopath out to rid the world of bad people who have somehow managed to escape the legal system.

That said … by this book, six, there are a lot of things I don’t like. Like … our hero’s determination to turn normal, because of a wife, two stepchildren, and a baby; okay, on that point, I’ve never been all that fond of kids, even sociopathic ones like Dexter’s inherited little monsters. And Dexter’s wife, Rita, is a bit of an incoherent whiner. Dexter’s sister continues to come across a bit of a bully, more interested in herself and her career than in Dexter whose dark side Sergeant Deborah seems always out to exploit for her own benefit. And, there seems to be a whole lot of genuinely crazy killers running loose in Miami … who which would see me steering clear of that city; too many of them with the same kind of “Dark Strangers” had by our hero, and way too many of those seemingly unsympathetic to their fellow travelers, even, once again, out to get Dexter, in particular, for reasons I sometimes find not as understandable as the author would have me believe. And more than a couple of things in this plot were telegraphed so obviously that I found it hard to believe that neither Dexter, nor his Dark Stranger, picked up on them as quickly as I did.

Again, though, I did enjoy this book, six in the chain, as I have all the books that preceded (with the possible exception of book three), and I will continue to read to the finish (one more book to go, since I’ve already read the last one). I’m just sorry that I’m beginning to wonder, as I’m about finished, if I haven’t somehow experienced too much of a good thing.

I have to say, I was extremely disappointed in this book. I blew through the previous 5 Dexter books in the last few weeks, and this one is just not up to par. The best word I can use to describe it is just boring.

Aside from the plot (which I will go into), I just feel like the writing is getting really lazy. I'm not sure if it's because I have read all the books back to back, but the writing is extremely repetitive. At first it was kind of nice, like little reminders about types of relationships and reactions from Dexter, but I swear I think I read three paragraphs about how the murderous traffic of Miami either a) soothed dexter "as always" or b) didn't soothe dexter for the "first time ever." about fifteen thousand times. It's just getting so tedious. That plus the fact that the formula is almost exactly the same each book, and I just got tired of it.

The plot itself I think was the worst one yet. The others were decent, and generally got me excited to find out what happens next. Always a page turner at some point, but this plot was just so bland and formulated, I just couldn't take it.

**Spoiler alert**

The plot of this book follows the same structure as all the others, threat is introduced in the beginning, and most of the book is figuring out what the threat is, how to deal with it, and the craziness that ensues. In this book, what was the threat? I fairly normal depressed guy who just happened to walk in on Dexter cleaning up his latest murder.

That's it. It's a normal sad guy, who in any place in the Dexter universe should have fairly gave Dexter a cause for concern. Instead, this book follows the last ones formula of sending Dexter into a prolonged, progressively worse, PANIC attack. Dexter. Who has killed over 50 people. He's scared of a person who saw him and then decided to take up killing people as well. I mean, really?

So that was the main plot, and I'm sorry, but it was just hard to care about. So complete amateur in the murder game comes in, and just by the fact that Dexter doesn't know exactly who he is, most of the book is him panicking and stressing about this random dude.

Other than that, the content of the book was repetitive, boring, and long verses about every day life and how dexter wondered about human feelings and how his life had become so ordinary.

This book was a page turner, but for the wrong reasons. I literally started skimming the middle of the book, because if I read one more drawn out page about some minutia that would have zero effect except for making the book longer, I was going to scream. The ending and resolution was pretty good, as long as you forget that this is some amateur killer who magically becomes super good at being the bad guy.

Not the best Dexter book, and I wouldn't recommend it. The first five were pretty good (last one was going down hill), but I won't even waste my time with the last one after this.

After my disappointment with book 5, I had to follow up with my thoughts of book 6. It was wicked, wild, and full of action—exactly what I’d expect from Jeff Lindsay! In Dexter’s wacky sixth adventure, he’s dealing with both family troubles as well as work issues. With Astor and Cody coming into their own and Lily-Anne a year old, Rita is focused on finding a new home while Dexter is worried about his newest nemesis—Shadow Dexter.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last page. For the first half of the book, I had quite a few guesses as to who “Shadow Dexter” really was and every time I was wrong. The case in this story was so unique and well written that I can’t wait to move onto book seven and see where Jeff Lindsay takes it from there. A++!

America's favorite serial killer Dexter Morgan is back in his sixth book and it seems that married life may be making him a little soft, which is never a good thing for a predator.

There are pressures at work, with a big case threatening his sister Deb's promotion. There's his sister's new baby. There's Dexter's own baby, and the battles with his stepchildren over getting braces and going to Cub Scouts. His wife Rita wants to up-size to a bigger house and seems to be hitting the sauce. And on top of all that, someone saw him brutally murdering a clown. Can't a guy catch a break?

(To be fair, the clown, Puffalump, had himself killed at least three little boys before Dexter's brand of extreme justice caught up to him. Mild-mannered blood-spatter analyst for Miami Metro by day, at night Dexter is a serial killer serial killer, which lets him channel his own unstoppable, violent tendencies into an arguably useful direction.)

Dexter is spotted mid-slaughter by someone driving a beat-up Honda, and some bad luck puts his face and name in the media. Now Dexter has a stalker and increasingly homicidal copycat, who's out to ruin Dexter's family, job and life by, ultimately, out-Dextering him. His double seems to be better at hiding, better at computers, and even duplicates Dexter's particular killing techniques, something Dexter discovers when he thinks he's tracked the guy down only to find himself standing over a fresh kill as sirens get closer...

It was fascinating reading the books and watching the TV shows as they all progressed alongside each other. The story arc of the show's first season was, essentially, the story of the first novel, but they went gone very different directions since. But Dexter himself is consistent in both, and, in either incarnation, he's just more fun when he's the predator rather than the victim. I would have liked to have seen more proactive maneuvering on his part here, and it's not very difficult to figure out who the double is. But author Jeff Lindsay doesn't write mysteries, he writes Dexter's view on the world, and that's what's here in spades, or possibly shovelfuls.

If you've only seen the shows, be aware that the Dexter books are bloodier, more outrageous, and funnier. They're also completely in Dexter's point-of-view, so you get his twisted, removed-from-humanity take on everything -- although now when I read them I hear Michael C. Hall's voice, which is less creepy than it sounds. Probably.

At turns horrific and laugh-and-grimace-out-loud funny, "Double Dexter" is a satisfying return to this legally-guilty pleasure of a series.

For me, Double Dexter started out being interesting, with the whole, wonderful vibe of "tonight's the night," under the smiling full moon, in the company of the Dark passenger. The writing is great, and I was settling in for another round of Dexter greatness.

PROS of Double Dexter include:
-I actually liked the opening chapters, which are more packed with description than Miami at peak traffic hour. There's a quote on the back of the book, saying Lindsay is growing as a novelist, and I agree in this vein, as far as the descriptions are concerned. It just really sets up the whole "Miami prowler,and dark things be a happenin' vibe."

- I can hear Dexter's voice in my head, and it's utterly CREEPY. Sometimes I would shiver when I heard Micheal C Hall speaking a particular line and that was just awesome.

-The humor. Dexter is, as always, very funny, and I marvel at how one moment I can be reading about bodies bludgened by a hammer and feeling a little like queasy, and the next, Dex can be getting off some wisecrack that makes me grin.

-The suspense really builds up towards the end.

-Dexter misunderstanding everything vaguely human. He really needs some guidance.

CONS
-Domestic drama with Rita. Oh poor, poor Rita too. I don't know, it just seems she's been made into a whole new level of blathering idiot, speaking in her short choppy phrases 99 percent of the time, which became annoying. At first, it was more realistic, than I got annoyed.

-Dexter's constant Doubt. He's wondering if he's lost his game, and I got tired of the whole game of cat and mouse between Dex and his "shadow."
-The drama of Dex's copycat killer. Not my favorite villan. Like I said, I was just ready for Dex to get him, but on and on, the game dragged.

-Whiny Dex. Oh...my...gosh...he has a cold. And he complains, and moans, and doubts, and whines about almost everything in the book. I know he can be fussy, but man, oh man he was really fussing in this book. Sometimes it's funny, but whoooa.

-The ending. Won't spoil, but felt somehow wrong to me, and farout. I didn't feel a hundred percent satisfied.

ANYWAY, dithering Rita bothered me most of all. If we're meant to feel like Dex does about her, it's really happening, because Rita is grating without mercy on my nerves. The kids, as always, are darkly wonderful. All together, I think I give the book 3.5 stars. Worth reading, and of course I'm going to pick up anything and everything Dexter in the future, but I just like to give a detailed review of how I felt, and there were some things that made me go "meh, what happened Dexter?" I don't like doubting him. Hopefully, he'll be back at the top of his game in the next book!

Double Dexter is the 6th in the popular Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay. When his latest playdate is witnessed by an unknown man, Dexter, our favourite serial killer with a conscience, suffers a great deal of anxiety, wondering if life as he knows and loves it is over. But it seems his witness chooses to follow in his footsteps, then blog about it, and Dexter decides he needs to remove this copycat from the land of the living, if only he can find him. But Dexter's understandable arrogance leads him to underestimate his quarry. While the first paragraphs are a bit repetitive, all that waxing lyrical about the moon, we can forgive Lindsay this when we know what is coming will be good. And it is. Dexter's inner monologue is always entertaining, even if he appears to be a self-pitying, inactive Dexter, performing at less than his usual Dexter standard. Not even motherhood has tempered the creative standard of insult and put-down that Dexter's ever-scowling sister, Deborah, manages to achieve. Lindsay reaches new heights with the scatter-brained Rita's hilarious disjointed dialogue, and Dexter's exchanges with Masuoka are always droll. Dexter's complete inability to read human emotions is highlighted and contrasts with his very human total lack of impartiality about his own offspring's abilities. Lindsay skilfully captures the feel of Miami, the humidity, the mindset, and gives us a good dose of irony with Dexter being suspected of a murder he didn't commit. As always, brilliant imagery and plentiful, imaginative D alliteration abound. The only problem with the Dexter series is waiting for the next one to be published.

I dig the Dexter novels. Usually. In this one, Dexter seems not only annoyed by every little thing; he also seems stupid.
I read three pages of insults about Key West, where I had a lovely vacation. Dexter seems to be totally p*ssed off by his wife, his job, and his Miami locale, throughout this novel. I usually enjoy his tirades about Miami drivers, but in this novel, it just becomes...boring.
It was off-putting that I recognized the Dexter stalker, about 50 pages prior to his determining the person. I am not so bright; Dexter's character is. Or, was.
Rita is portrayed as a drunken jabberer, which was odd. Lindsay's writing about her half-sentences and incomplete thoughts is funny as heck, since Dexter can rarely make out what she means.
The five page part about the Cub Scouts' lecture on insects and animals that could harm them was so tedious that I skipped it.
The conclusion, however, with Astrid kicking butt, was fun and interesting. I am still a fan. I'm just not so much a fan of the character in this one novel.

I bought this latest Dexter book based on a local very good review - I hesitated because I thought Dexter is Delicious was awful, however was willing to give the series another chance. It almost reads like contemporary fiction, with a lot of humor - especially with the camping scene and the first part of the Key West adventure, but it is not a suspenseful mystery. As I approached the very last part of the book I realized that not a lot had happened, Dexter-wise. There is unfinished business about a Brian episode, which certainly doesn't fall under Harry's code, and frankly, I've had enough of Rita who has become an annoyance. The street-wise kids are fun, but even they don't hold true to form toward the ending. The original premise/villain was interesting and should have been developed in a much better way. I'm beginning to tire of some of the repetitive character traits such as Deb's arm punching, Rita's non-sentences, etc. I do enjoy Dexter's fascination with Lilly-Anne, but that is not the stuff a Dexter novel is made of. This will be the last of the series that I'll buy, and I think the TV show has run its course also.

Dexter Morgan is very meticulous and very good at what he does, making sure to follow the Code of Harry in picking whom to focus his attentions on. Steve Valentine certainly fits the mandatory profile--subhuman, pedophilic killer of innocent boys. He never sees it coming. Dexter has planned everything to the nth degree for Valentine's demise. What he hasn't counted on is being witnessed in the act.

From the moment that Dexter realizes he's been spied on, things in his life take a downward spiral. A policeman has been found dead--completely bludgeoned to death, horrifically so, the killer apparently having broken every bone in his body while he was still alive. The corpse is virtually unrecognizable, until Deborah manages to identify him by his bald spot. Rita is acting strangely, even for Rita, and Dexter notices she's drinking a lot of wine. And giving him strange looks for no apparent reason. Astor needs and receives braces, and proceeds to moan about them every chance she gets. And Brian begins carting the family around on real estate tours, as Rita is convinced that they need a bigger home. And yet she finds problems with every single house they look at. And her cooking, the staple of Dexter's existence, is becoming more and more non-existent.

Can things get any worse?

Yes, and they do. Dexter is determined to discover the identity of his unwanted witness, especially once the guy in question begins to taunt him with the knowledge of his actions. According to Dexter's instincts, this guy's gotta go, but he has to find him first. When Dexter unexpectedly becomes a suspect in the continuing cop killers, he has no one to turn to--Doakes is hot on his case, along with his newest bestest buddy, Detective Hood.

When did Dexter's life get so complicated? Can he bring it all back to normal again, before he's indicted and convicted for murders he didn't actually commit?

Another fine entry in the Dexter Morgan series. I still think it's a shame that the Showtime series diverged from the books, because I like having brother Brian around at times, and Rita too. This time we find Dexter less than in charge of the situation, and getting a little bit flustered, revealing more of his human side. But being Dexter, we can't help but know that he'll find a way out of it somehow. Even if he has to ask for help to do it.

One thing that bothered me in this, and kept my attention long after it was necessary, was the issue with Astor and the braces. She didn't want them, abhorred the idea of having a mouth full of metal, which is understandable, especially in a child of her age. But I kept asking myself--why don't they get her invisible braces? Plastic ones? Braces have come a long way since the days of the metal monsters, and Dexter takes place in modern times. It's a minor point, I know, and the only reason I can see for it is to make Astor crankier, but I kept asking myself: Why metal braces? And I still have no idea.

If you're enjoying the series, you'll like this addition to it. And if you like to read more about serial killers, give Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter books a try. They're sure to please.

Absence really does make the heart grow fonder because I loved reading this Dexter book this long after the show has gone off the air (new seasons anyway). It was a treat to hang out with him again. I think I was less critical without having the weekly show to compare it to - a show I loved - but there is a fairly dramatic difference between the show and the books and it was easier to accept this Dexter for who he is without the differences from the television Dexter being distracting. Wish I'd waited to read ALL of the Dexter's now!

I received my copy of Double Dexter, written by Jeff Lindsay from First Reads. I was very happy to have won this book as I have been a fan of Dexter-the television show from the beginning. I think it's a very unique idea to have the protagonist also be the antagonist although, in Dexter's case, he does murder those that have committed worse crime against humanity than he.

I found the characters and the plot interesting. With any Dexter story, most of the suspense is rather or not he will be caught and then, if he is--what are the consequences be for those who caught him?

The only problem I have with reading a Dexter book is this: my imagination is more vivid with the gore than what I see on television. The blood, guts, and knives stay with me longer and haunt my dreams.

I found this book and it's plot fascinating to read once but once is enough for me, I'm afraid. It's well-written, fast paced and an easy read...but for the squeamish(like me)it's better to stick to the television show.

I recommend this book for Dexter TV fans, Mystery/Suspense/Serial Killer book fans.

Dexter, devoid of human feelings, deliverer of deserving death to the detritus of society, and now disguised as a devoted dad, has apparently been on display. While dispatching a man who moonlights as a clown-for-hire in order to prey on young children, Dexter becomes aware that he's being watched. He tries to catch his unwelcomed spectator, but is only able to catch a glimpse of an old Honda with a dangling taillight as it tears away from the scene.

That, along with some unwanted notoriety in the press has got Dexter decidedly disturbed. He needs to identify and eliminate this person who is now following him around and sending him threatening emails before his fabricated image as a normal member of society comes crashing down.

Double Dexter is the sixth installment in Jeff Lindsay's fantastic series, and I think it's one of the best. Dexter is one of the best characters around and in this one, he doesn't disappoint. It's good to see that he's still active and kicking, even if those who he decides deserve his personal level of justice aren't.

The storylines in the Dexter series aren't anything great, but the story writing (the dark humor, the alliteration, and the silly thought processes going through Dexter's head) is what keeps me coming back and enjoying each of the stories. This one was a little more predictable than most, but I still looked forward to going to bed with the story every night.

The latest installment by Jeff Lindsay is certainly disappointing. In his previous novels Dexter is clever, funny and dangerous. He lacks all three in Double Dexter. The other characters are either nonexistent or so annoying that you'll wish they were (Rita). She is either unable to finish a sentence or she stumbles drunkenly to complete a thought. It gets to the point where you're better off skipping any paragraphs where she has dialogue. Other characters that are a large part of the Dexter novels either are missing or make fleeting appearances.
Double Dexter starts off promising but quickly falls off into a boring mess. Nothing happens for the majority of the book. Just pointless inner dialogue. Even Astor and Cody seem bored with the story and would rather spend their time playing Wii.
Jeff Lindsay really missed with Double Dexter. He had a promising storyline but failed miserably. I found myself skimming through many pages just to get it over with. Overall just extremely boring and not very good. If you're a fan of the Dexter series the only reason to read it is to say that you did. Don't expect too much from it.

For quite some time, first-person narrator Dexter Morgan has been juggling multiple roles: husband and father of two stepchildren and a beautiful baby girl, Lily Anne; blood spatter expert for the Miami-Dade Police Department; and ruthless vigilante who stalks individuals whom he is convinced need killing. He slices and dices his victims and keeps a slide with a drop of their blood as a souvenir. Dexter has executed over fifty people to date without being caught. Whatever could go wrong?

As it turns out, quite a few things can and do go wrong. One, someone spots Dexter doing his dastardly deed to a suspected pedophile. Two, Rita, Dexter's wife, has been acting strangely of late; she's drinking far too much wine and appears more agitated than usual. Worst of all, from Dexter's viewpoint, is that Rita has stopped serving him delicious home-cooked dinners! Chauvinist Dexter is willing to change a diaper, but he is not big on meal preparation. While Dexter spends hours surreptitiously looking for the witness who is now threatening to destroy him, Rita is becoming ever more jumpy; Dexter fears that his career, marriage, and freedom may be in danger.

In "Double Dexter," by Jeff Lindsay, the usually unflappable Dexter is showing signs of strain. Just when he needs to "stay icy calm and in complete control," he is beginning to fall apart. In the past, he was a consummate actor who could fake being human without much effort; now, he is distracted, irritable, and anxious. Making matters worse, "a maniac with a sledgehammer" has been battering cops to a pulp. Dex's sister, the foul-mouthed and aggressive Sergeant Deborah Morgan, demands that her brother use his forensic wizardry and amateur profiling skills to help her nab the perpetrator.

Lindsay again combines his unique and grotesque blend of satirical humor, puns, gore, and mayhem in "Double Dexter." Although Dexter insists that he has no feelings, when he holds his baby girl, he is filled with affection; when he sees the bodies of cops who had been savagely assaulted, he is repelled; and he is genuinely fearful that someone will expose his "hobby" and blow his cover. It seems that in spite of his protestations, Dexter does have emotions, and maybe even a bit of a conscience, although he would never acknowledge it. The plot is a bit of a mishmash involving an assortment of domestic and work-related crises, an attempt to frame our hero, and Dexter's inevitable showdown with his adversary. However, the real enjoyment lies in seeing the world through Dexter's twisted perspective. We wonder how much longer he will be able to balance his career, family life, and the occasional act of carnage.