Discussion: Dancers in the Dark - Charlaine Harris Sookieverse novella

"First question(s):

How is Sean like Bill? How is he different?"

"Just want to go on record that Sean and Layla remind me of Bill and Sookie in many ways and wondered if CH hadn't thrown us Bill/Sookie fans a bone with the ending of Dancers."

"I think there are a some similarities between Bill and Sean.
They are both quiet, almost brooding characters. They both come from humble beginings in their human lives. They are both romantics.
The differences; Bill is more political than Sean. Sean cares about dancing and living a quiet undead life. But he doesn't seem to care much about politics.
Sean's initial interest in Layla was purely interest. He had no other agenda as Bill did when Bill first sought out Sookie.
Sean and Layla don't really remind me of Sookie and Bill. They are both love stories, but they start so differently. Plus Layla and Sookie are so different.
The only thing that about the two relationships that seems to bare a resemblance, is that Sookie felt like and outcast because of her telepathy before Bill. Layla was made an outcast because she has to hide from her crazy x. Other than that, I can't see any similarities. "

"First question(s):

1. How is Sean like Bill? How is he different?

2. It is rare for CH to write in anything but 1st person narrative. Dancer's is told in 3rd person and we see the events through the eyes of both Sean and Layla. Does this give us more insight into vampires? "

"I have added another question. I loved that this story is told in 3rd person and we get to see things from Sean's viewpoint. What do y'all think?

PS Dive in with questions to the group of your own...:) Or PM me & I will add to the questions we have collected here."

"Ooo a P.S. here...

It did show different personalities of each vamp and that was interesting to me. I like to believe that becoming vampire, you still keep part of your human personality. Hopefully it's a good one!

And yes, yes I know things change as the vampires go through the ages!!! "

"If I had read the novella THEN read All Together Dead, I would have been delighted to get a little update on Sean & Layla--see a bit of how she was doing as a vamp. I like having an ending (with some updates!). One of my favorite authors is Barbara Pym--she had a "gimic" of walking characters from other books through the background (it is how we find out which man Mildred married in Excellent Women). That pleases me!"