List Books To Drawing Blood
| 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) |
Poppy Z. Brite
Paperback | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 4.03 | 9378 Users | 304 Reviews
Point Containing Books Drawing Blood
| Title | : | Drawing Blood |
| Author | : | Poppy Z. Brite |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary 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 |
Relation Toward Books Drawing Blood
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.*
Rating Containing Books Drawing Blood
Ratings: 4.03 From 9378 Users | 304 ReviewsAssess Containing 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.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
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
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
Please ignore the cheesy title and crappy back cover descriptions. This is less a horror novel than a love/adventure story in fact, I would say that the "horror" elements are the weakest part of the story (thank goodness they're only really heavy in one chapter towards the end). Brite's lush descriptive prose is enticing (an outdoor market in New Orleans is bursting with such fantastic color and scent it makes the mouth water) and she's created some fantastic characters, most notably in Trevor.
LOVED this novel. Erotic and terrifying. Hot sexy times as well.
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
0 Comments