I made it through the first four books ... then I totally stopped. I was intrigued at first, but like you, I quickly found Sookie not a character I liked that much or wanted to follow. Plus, I got tired of all the men (there are plenty) that are in her life. And I'm just not a Bill fan.

True Blood is a much more interesting version of the stories, and one of the rare cases in which I like the TV version better than the books. It's raunchy yes, but the characters are much better and more interesting.

And the Dresden Files ROCK. There's a series I will never get tired of and have read all that are out so far!