A review by jarvvis
Are You Loathsome Tonight?: Stories by Poppy Z. Brite

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Normally there’s nothing I love more than Poppy Z. Brite, but this was a bit much even for me. Not as well written as a lot of his other works and definitely quite unfocused and bizarre (sex with the cat man really threw me for a loop). Some of them are pretty good though: “Saved”, “Self-Made Man” and “Entertaining Mr. Orton” were probably my favourites. Not his best work, but still good enough