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A review by kumakrueger
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
5.0
TWs: murder, necrophilia, cannibalism, toxic relationships, HIV/AIDS mentions, substance abuse, sex scenes, racist/homophobic slurs
this was probably one of the most gruesome yet beautiful yet brutally commentative novels i've read this year. i thought Nick Cutter's writing was yucky, but poppy z brite takes the cake so far. his eye for purple prose was so beautiful but it was even more enticing as he gave himself the ability to also be absolutely depraved, raunchy, cynical, and disgusting at the same time.
im not a true crime junkie, but the correlations of jeffery dahmer to andrew and jay were so direct that even i recognized them. also there's a page about him in the beginning lol.
the ending was so depressing i couldnt help but feel drained afterwards. don't judge me for this but this might be added to my list of favorite books.
HUGE TRIGGER WARNINGS though, this is not for the faint of heart or stomach. as a splatterpunk fan, even i was cringing hard at some parts.
this was probably one of the most gruesome yet beautiful yet brutally commentative novels i've read this year. i thought Nick Cutter's writing was yucky, but poppy z brite takes the cake so far. his eye for purple prose was so beautiful but it was even more enticing as he gave himself the ability to also be absolutely depraved, raunchy, cynical, and disgusting at the same time.
im not a true crime junkie, but the correlations of jeffery dahmer to andrew and jay were so direct that even i recognized them. also there's a page about him in the beginning lol.
the ending was so depressing i couldnt help but feel drained afterwards. don't judge me for this but this might be added to my list of favorite books.
HUGE TRIGGER WARNINGS though, this is not for the faint of heart or stomach. as a splatterpunk fan, even i was cringing hard at some parts.