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Books of Blood: Volumes One, Two and Three
by Clive Barker
3 stars
It pains me to say this, but my reread of this was not as enjoyable as my first read of it over twenty years ago.
The books of blood, vol 1, 2 and 3 contain quite a bit of gore and I think this is probably why I enjoyed them so much when I first read them. I've read my share of gore since then and it takes more than just that to entertain me now. That's not to say that Barker's writing is bad, but for the most part the stories just didn't grab me and the characters didn't stand out. I started this book in December and put it aside for long periods at a time before I finally finished it in February.
I did enjoy some of the stories so this is why I rated this a 3 as a whole.
The third volume was by far my favourite. Here are the stories I enjoyed the most:
Pig Blood Blues (vol. 1)
Sex, Death and Starshine (vol. 1)
Confessions of a (Pornographer's) Shroud (vol. 3)
Scape-Goats (vol. 3)
I read many reviews that state some of his novels are much better than these stories, so I am planning on trying some, especially since I own a few. I recently acquired the Books of Blood, volumes 4, 5 and 6 (before this reread) but I'm not apt to pick that up very soon.
It pains me to say this, but my reread of this was not as enjoyable as my first read of it over twenty years ago.
The books of blood, vol 1, 2 and 3 contain quite a bit of gore and I think this is probably why I enjoyed them so much when I first read them. I've read my share of gore since then and it takes more than just that to entertain me now. That's not to say that Barker's writing is bad, but for the most part the stories just didn't grab me and the characters didn't stand out. I started this book in December and put it aside for long periods at a time before I finally finished it in February.
I did enjoy some of the stories so this is why I rated this a 3 as a whole.
The third volume was by far my favourite. Here are the stories I enjoyed the most:
Pig Blood Blues (vol. 1)
Sex, Death and Starshine (vol. 1)
Confessions of a (Pornographer's) Shroud (vol. 3)
Scape-Goats (vol. 3)
I read many reviews that state some of his novels are much better than these stories, so I am planning on trying some, especially since I own a few. I recently acquired the Books of Blood, volumes 4, 5 and 6 (before this reread) but I'm not apt to pick that up very soon.