Poppy Z. Brite
Paperback | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 4.03 | 9378 Users | 304 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Drawing Blood |
| ISBN: | 0440214920 (ISBN13: 9780440214922) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Horror / Dark Fantasy Novel (1994), World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1994), James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee for Longlist (1993) |
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A good old haunted house story is something I've always loved, so when the narrator of this tale offered me a chance to listen to the audio in exchange for a review, I jumped at it. Poppy Z. Brite is an author I've heard a lot about and I've been wanting to read his work for quite some time. I learned a few things while reading this book and one of them is that Poppy Z. Brite can write. Trevor is a young man returning to the house where his mother and brother were killed 20 years ago. Shortly after his arrival in Missing Mile, his old hometown, he meets a young computer hacker on the run, named Zach. The two immediately feel a connection and together they go to face Trevor's childhood home. What will they find there? Is the house actually haunted? You will have to read this to find out. While the writing quality here was good, I have to admit that I was disappointed in the story itself. This is not the author's fault, nor the narrator's, it was my sky high expectations. I expected a scary as hell story- and while there was a little darkness, there was way too much romance for me. I don't mind explicit sex scenes, (gay or straight), if they are integral to the story. Now I totally get the term insta-love. These two just met, one of them a virgin, and before you know it they are going at it at a breakneck pace. And going at it again. And again. The sexy times were sexy, don't get me wrong but after a while they finally led me to ask "Can we get to the horror already?" Eventually, we did get to the horror, but after such a long build, it failed to move me much. I'm not sure if I was just bored by that point, or if all the romance had inured me to what should have been an exciting finale. The narration by Matt Godfrey was excellent as always, I especially loved his Jamaican accent. Yeah, mon! As I said, I did like the writing, and in a few spots it was nearly lyrical. From what I understand this is one of Poppy Z. Brite's, (now he goes by the name Billy Martin), earlier works. While I didn't find this novel to be a true horror story, I'm told his later works definitely are and I will be tracking those down in the future, maybe even the near future. Recommended, as long as you're not looking for a horror tale and you don't mind a lot of romance and sexy times! *Thanks to Matt Godfrey for the audio of this book in exchange for my honest review. This is it.*Be Specific About Out Of Books Drawing Blood
| Title | : | Drawing Blood |
| Author | : | Poppy Z. Brite |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1994 by Dell (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Fantasy. LGBT. Paranormal. Vampires. Romance. M M Romance |
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Ratings: 4.03 From 9378 Users | 304 ReviewsNotice Out Of Books Drawing Blood
I'm not sure I would classify this novel as horror. I guess there is that entire possible, maybe astral projection episode in the end, but again, maybe it was just a drug fueled mind trip. Regardless, this was a powerful story about two really F'ed up characters who found each other and made each other just a little better.
Somewhere near the end of this book, I decided it was the best story I've ever read. I actually did like it to this extent and I highly recommend this book to all the young gays out there who wouldn't mind a little bit of gore and some exaggerated mentions of drug use, filthiness and death.Although many of you would think of "Drawing Blood" as a horror book, I found the highlight of its plot being the love story between the two protagonists Trevor McGee and Zachary Bosch, the two cross paths in
actual rating: 2.5This was ...surprisingly boring for a Poppy Z Brite book. I mean if I'm willing to deal with all the edgy bullshit and misogyny that comes with a PBZ book - although this one *gasp* actually has a woman in it who does not die! or get raped! amazing! - then I'm doing it because I want to read something just super fucked up and this was not that. I know what you're thinking - 'but Devann, it literally starts with a dude murdering his wife and son and then himself' - and yeah that
Zombieslayer/Alienhunter's 31 Days of Hallo-reads #4.In June of 1972, cult-worshipped comic book author and artist, creator of the one and only Birdland, Bobby McGee (probably not that one) butchered his wife and three-year-old son with a hammer and then proceeded to hang himself in a farmhouse on Violin Road in Missing Mile, North Carolina.His five-year-old boy, Trevor, was not harmed.After being a ward of the state for thirteen years, Trevor McGee (selling his own artwork under the name of
I did not think i could find an horror novel escapist but this was the case with this one; it is my first book by Ms Brite and I found much in it to be pleased about.The story, if not particularly original, is not worn out and/or dumb. Writing is fairly good and to the point but could be more polished and achieve both more beauty and more tension: from the first page I knew there was going to be a happy ending and as much as I love my endings to be happy I still wish to get more thrills.I would
I did not think i could find an horror novel escapist but this was the case with this one; it is my first book by Ms Brite and I found much in it to be pleased about.The story, if not particularly original, is not worn out and/or dumb. Writing is fairly good and to the point but could be more polished and achieve both more beauty and more tension: from the first page I knew there was going to be a happy ending and as much as I love my endings to be happy I still wish to get more thrills.I would
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