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A review by francisabernathyscoatpocket
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
2.0
Look… I really really love this author and I LOVE his books. But, in this book I really do think the author just wanted to see what he could get away with.
Its not that I think the taboo parts are distasteful, I love it in Drawing Blood and Exquisite Corpse, but here it’s just done so unnecessarily where it’s not needed for plot or anything and it’s not the main point of the book.
To be fair I dont even know what the aim of the book even was… it’s unclear and winding. I really do love the authors writing though, so it hurts to not like this book as much as I wish I did. I also cannot believe that the only named women in the whole book only served to be impregnated and die. It’s not like think that all books need strong female characters or something but when every woman in this book, with a name, has this happen to her it’s a bit weird.
OVERALL: i’m really sad that I don’t like this book because I love this author
Its not that I think the taboo parts are distasteful, I love it in Drawing Blood and Exquisite Corpse, but here it’s just done so unnecessarily where it’s not needed for plot or anything and it’s not the main point of the book.
To be fair I dont even know what the aim of the book even was… it’s unclear and winding. I really do love the authors writing though, so it hurts to not like this book as much as I wish I did. I also cannot believe that the only named women in the whole book only served to be impregnated and die. It’s not like think that all books need strong female characters or something but when every woman in this book, with a name, has this happen to her it’s a bit weird.
OVERALL: i’m really sad that I don’t like this book because I love this author