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A review by agravereader
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
This book is SO fucked up. So, so, so fucked up.
I loved it. Not sure what that means for me.
It was character-driven in a way I absolutely cannot resist. Four points of view from four (arguably three) terribly flawed and deranged men in their own ways, but with such love amd obsession interwoven that I felt... something? Toward them. Additionally, the AIDS commentary, specifically how the disease and the tragedy of the people who contracted HIV were treated by society was not what I was expecting from this book.
I loved it. Not sure what that means for me.
It was character-driven in a way I absolutely cannot resist. Four points of view from four (arguably three) terribly flawed and deranged men in their own ways, but with such love amd obsession interwoven that I felt... something? Toward them. Additionally, the AIDS commentary, specifically how the disease and the tragedy of the people who contracted HIV were treated by society was not what I was expecting from this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail