Reading the Vampire Slayer is a 2004 academic publication relating to the fictional Buffyverse established by TV series, Buffy and Angel.
Covers both Buffy (up to its final season) and Angel (up to season 4).
The book gives in depth analysis highlighting show titles, quotes, key comments that foreshadow something else.
The book progresses season by season discussing character growth, and many hidden metaphors.
These are the contents for the first edition (published 2001): The book was reviewed by Pyramid,[1] Nicholas Birns in Science Fiction Studies,[2] Fiona Kelleghan in the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts,[3] Deborah Netburn in The New York Observer,[4] David V. Barrett in The Independent,[5] and David Beard in Popular Communication.