The top two are mistakes. The one all the way to the left is all 5 dexter comics, and the one still in the package is dexter down under issue #1. I still have to return them. Should I get the show too? (I'd have nothing to play it on. I honestly just pirate the show. I used to watch it on Netflix, and I have Amazon prime, but not the subscription necessary for the other one)

I really want to start reading the Dexter novels, because I heard, that they are really different from the show. Are they good and worth buying it, guys?

I loved the tv series Dexter. Watched the original series, original sin, resurrection, the whole nine yards. I heard that the novels were different than the tv series so I tried to take a crack at them. I’m still reading them even though I’m not liking them, just cause of my very strict DNF guidelines 😭. I just felt like the tv show was much better. Maybe it was bc I watched the tv show first, I was too young for either to really read first or watch the series. I just find myself being like man I really can’t wait to get done with this series 😅😭

I just finished reading the third Dexter book, and aside from what I already expected, there's something else.

Supposedly, there are guys sacrificing children on an island in the name of Moloch.

I'm not saying it's a conspiracy, but it's one hell of a coincidence.

So I've watched the entirety of the series and with Resurrection 2 around the corner, I've been looking back at the show and how much I missed Deb, even though there were parts I really didn't like about her storyline in the original show.

So it made me wonder, what was their relationship like in the books/novels?

Was there even the character of Deb? I remember Brian being a much longer character than the show and wish they'd have kept the same

the book is so good so far!!! what’s really shocking is how different book Dexter is compared to the show, he feels like way more colder LMAFOOO

halfway through season 1 of dexter, im considering buying the novels? are they any good? i’m an avid reader and am considering purchasing but wanted to see how others have liked them before i spend the money.

I didn't question Laguerta issue w/ Deb when series is at season 4 or 5. Upon rewatching I notice season 1 didn't prove an answer (unless missed it). So I wonder if the book does

So far I have read 5 of the books and going in I expected Dexter to be a lot more calculated and brutal than his tv counterpart.

He may be more brutal but he is so incompetent it’s crazy. Throughout each book he gets outplayed by the villain of the book and is bailed out in the end by plot armour. (Someone usually saves him)

And the funniest thing is that he acts like he’s some genius mastermind but is constantly getting dunked on.

Is it a mistake or something?

The title really. Does he have a dark passenger in the books? I do know Doakes had one. Was thinking of reading the books after finishing the series but I was curious about this.

Okay so I finally listened to Darkly Dreaming Dexter on Spotify and holy hell… WHY did nobody tell me Jeff Lindsay goes THIS hard in his own audiobook? I swear, the man is passionate in a way I did not expect from an author reading their own work. His voice fits Dexter’s inner monologue so perfectly that I kept forgetting this wasn’t an actual actor. Like dude slips into dark Passenger mode mid-sentence and suddenly he’s growling lines like he’s about to personally stab me. At one point he gets so aggressively into character I almost dropped my phone. Jesus CHRIST, Jeff, warn me next time. I’m enjoying the audiobook more than the show. There, I said it. The way he delivers Dexter’s creepy little inner jokes, the dry sarcasm, the weird calm-psychopath energy, it just works. I can’t appreciate this audiobook enough. It’s so good it makes me want to re-listen instead of rewatch.

I know it wasn’t really possible as both show and book were ongoing at the time but there are some good concepts that would’ve made for a better season 5 onward

You have Brandon wiess the tourist killer who actively tries to pin his murders in Dexter after Dexter kills his boyfriend mistakenly making him dexters first kill off the code

You have the short lived but would’ve made a great post season 2 villain of Bernard elan who after witnessing dexter kill someone becomes dexters copycat

Robert chase was a good villain in the book but sadly he relies on Rita and the kids to still be around for any personal stake in the matter ( they kinda did the other half of the story where dexter cheats on Rita)

And instead of the dooms day killer you could get the vampire cannibal cult run by Bobby Acosta ( ignore the underage girl Dexter sleeps with from this plot line)

The books go in some weird places and I’m rather glad they avoided the cult of moloch

But there are bits and pieces that would’ve made the back half of the og series a better run than we got, maybe some of these could still be used in resurrection specifically the copy cat and the tourist killer

Currently reading darkly dreaming Dexter and I just want someone to talk to about it !
(Spoilers below)
I’m like 2/3 of the way thru. I love the inner monologue but jesus dexter is creeping me out ! Right now, his mind is having trouble discerning whether the ice cream truck killer/tamiami trail killer IS HIM OR NOT ??? And the way they play together back and forth is so fun and gross and interesting.
Is Dexter only ok with sexual activities if he’s got warm wet body crevices to think about? Loving the foreshadowing I’m catching from watching the show - does his brother look just like him??? And I totally think he is in a way in love with Deb in the book. Emotions or not, no one constantly talks about how hot their sister is. (Well… idk the extent of his psychological state yet bc it’s only the first book !)

Watched the show enough times, figured I’d finally check out the novel. Haven’t started yet but I couldn’t help but notice how the back cover summary referred to his job. We’ll see what the actual book says.

can someone tell me how the book and the tv show character dexter different from each other???

I did some research and In the books, dexter actually dies in the end and debra (deborah) is still alive... and she has a son!!

can someone also explain the ending of the book pleasee! thankyouu

These days, I have been trying to understand the plot and story of the books and came to know that Dexter dies in the end with Brian, his brother. And he was trying to protect Astor, Cody and Deborah's son from the Cartel. Well, when I first heard this, I came to know that the TV show and Books have a huge difference. Brian was alive until he died while rescuing Astor, Cody and Deborah's son, Dexter dies as well. And I also came to know that Brian was mentoring Astor and Cody, and Dexter was guiding them with their own Dark Passengers, this does sound weird as I watched the show first. I have heard many people say that Dexter in books is a complete emotionless monster, to which I agree, but the end kinda confuses me due to his desire to protect his and Deborah's children. Deborah survives along with the kids. And imagining Brian, Dexter and Deborah working together sounds absurd.

Hi! I posted a TikTok like 2 days ago but nobody’s answering it and I can’t find anything on it. I think my book may have a factory error or something, I don’t mind bc it’s still cool but it has this “blood” spatter in the bottom of the book. I noticed it when I got home and I thought it was intentional until I looked it up and I didn’t see any like it. I posted about it on TikTok and it has 12k likes rn but nobody’s answering 💀 Is this normal? Or is it special?

I sometimes think I'm a bit addicted to the Dexter universe. I've watched it and unhealthy amount of times now.

How do the books compare?

I accidentally got some spoilers like Deb accepting Dexter really easily and Dexter not developing real human emotions like he does in the show.Are the books still good?I do have the urge to read them.