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Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse by Stephen Jones, Neil Gaiman

ande13's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Picked this one up for free on Indie Bookstore Day. It’s a B version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark aimed at adults. It was okay, but probably won’t read it again.

lyrareadsbooks's review against another edition

2.0

A handful of the poems are entertaining or clever, most are like the sort of thing an author does in writing challenge with friends, but one is pure misogyny.

eicul's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

barrettcmyk's review against another edition

3.0

fun, whimsical, cheeky, and in some places, utterly gross. great material considering it's almost halloween (though i admit it might have been easier to finish if i hadn't been eating a bowl of chili at the time)...

emunro's review against another edition

4.0

Now We Are Sick is an anthology of “nasty” poems with illustrations. There are some big names in here, along with a few I haven’t heard of. That’s probably more due to me not being familiar with the horror genre more than them not being notable names. I especially enjoyed the illustrations, which are delightfully creepy. The poems were hit and miss for me, but overall I enjoyed the collection. Note to self: We’ve got to read some of these with the lights out for Halloween.

Excerpt from What I've Been Reading January 2018. Read entire post