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A review by wearysighs
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
5.0
this book utterly and completely took me by surprise.
would i recommend it? not to just anyone. the evil incarnate of the two killers in this book and the unspeakable acts that occur are disturbing to say the very least. if you're not into gore, skip out on this one.
if you can handle the world of stark horror, though, i'd go as far to say this is the best i've read in the genre thus far. brite's prose is so poetic and immersive, i was often distracted by the horrors depicted in this novel. perhaps the most chilling element of this novel is the amount of humanity given to these characters and the likeability and relatability to the side characters. not only is this a story about two serial killers bringing out the worst in each other, it's a look at new orleans in the late 80's early 90's and how the AIDS epidemic affected the queer community.
i feel like it's wrong to consider this book beautiful, but it's the closest adjective i can think of. will likely read again.
would i recommend it? not to just anyone. the evil incarnate of the two killers in this book and the unspeakable acts that occur are disturbing to say the very least. if you're not into gore, skip out on this one.
if you can handle the world of stark horror, though, i'd go as far to say this is the best i've read in the genre thus far. brite's prose is so poetic and immersive, i was often distracted by the horrors depicted in this novel. perhaps the most chilling element of this novel is the amount of humanity given to these characters and the likeability and relatability to the side characters. not only is this a story about two serial killers bringing out the worst in each other, it's a look at new orleans in the late 80's early 90's and how the AIDS epidemic affected the queer community.
i feel like it's wrong to consider this book beautiful, but it's the closest adjective i can think of. will likely read again.