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julieanarchy 's review for:
Books of Blood: Volume One
by Clive Barker
Short story collections and anthologies always feel hard to judge because they always feel as strong as their weakest link. Volume 1 of Books of Blood doesn't have any bad stories, so it was overall enjoyable, but there are like 2 or 3 stories here that are really good and it's a shame that the rest of them are much weaker.
The Book of Blood: good framing device, the imagery in this was pretty great, it's not really that much of a story, but it sets the tone well
The Midnight Meat Train: this one wasn't bad, but I was expecting more, the ending was kind of dumb
The Yattering and Jack: this one was more overtly comedic than the others, and I didn't find it terribly interesting
Pig Blood Blues: now this one was good, gave me goosebumps, I think out of all of these it'd make a pretty great movie
Sex, Death, and Starshine: another comedic one, idk, this one felt like just felt silly to me, was overall enjoyable I guess
In the Hills, the Cities: ok, this one was awesome, the concept is fantastic and the imagery is quite staggering
The Book of Blood: good framing device, the imagery in this was pretty great, it's not really that much of a story, but it sets the tone well
The Midnight Meat Train: this one wasn't bad, but I was expecting more, the ending was kind of dumb
The Yattering and Jack: this one was more overtly comedic than the others, and I didn't find it terribly interesting
Pig Blood Blues: now this one was good, gave me goosebumps, I think out of all of these it'd make a pretty great movie
Sex, Death, and Starshine: another comedic one, idk, this one felt like just felt silly to me, was overall enjoyable I guess
In the Hills, the Cities: ok, this one was awesome, the concept is fantastic and the imagery is quite staggering