The book touches upon the idea of euthanasia – the practice of ending life of a terminally ill person in a painless or minimally painful way in order to limit suffering, in that Elijah Ben Sapir, the vampire who creates Jody only kills those who are about to die or whose lives are limited in some way.How intentional do you think this was on the part of the author? What do these add to the story? The book is filled with religious connotations, whether intentional or not – from the mention of “the pyramid” (The TransAmerica Tower), to the use of crosses to ward off vampires, to the Animals being referred to as “Crusaders”.Is love at first sight possible? Or in their case, at first bite? Why do they connect so instantly? Jody and Tommy’s relationship moves at a rather alarming pace, and within a week of meeting each other, they are in love.
How does Jody’s transformation into a vampire differ from how you always thought a vampire was created? In what ways was it similar? Everyone has been exposed to Vampire Lore, either through books, movies, or television.It is obviously not easy being a modern day vampire. Little do they know that the spark of love will hit them so in addition to all of the joys and pratfalls of a new relationship, Jody must contend with the pratfalls of being the newly undead, and as if that weren’t enough, there’s another vampire on the loose who happens to be killing people left and right and arranging things so that Jody and Tommy look like the culprits. Thomas Flood, more affectionately known as Tommy to help her out. Part love story, part vampire tale, and part murder mystery, Bloodsucking Fiends tells the story of an unlikely vampire, Jody, who, just discovering her various powers decides that she needs someone to carry on her various day-to-day, can’t-be-out-during-the-daylight tasks, and enlists C.
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