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Zach is a computer hacker who looks like Edward Scissorhands, and Trevor, a comics artist, is traumatized by his father's murder of his mother and brother 20 years previously. Both on the run from their pasts, they end up as lovers in the town of Missing Mile. By the author of "Lost Skulls".

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3.0 out of 5 stars Neuromancer meets Necroscope? Not quite..., 27 Jul 2003

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Whereas Lost Souls? represented a fresh take on the (by now) anemic vampire genre, Drawing Blood (something of a sequel) adds nothing new to Brite's canon. It has the feel of contractual obligation. The main action takes place in Missing Mile (though the inevitable New Orleans crops up), using characters and locations linking to the earlier book. Unfortunately, well defined and interesting characters such as Mollochai, Zillah, Twig, Steve and Ghost are sorely missed. The two male protagonists, Zach and Trevor (how can anyone call one of their heroes Trevor?!) fail to elicit any real interest or sympathy, and even the fairly explicit sexual acts fail to sustain any conviction. Brite also seems poor in her characterizations of women (Eddy is superficially delineated though key to the denouement). Is she capable of writing heterosexual erotica? The shock-horror elements and psylocibin trip are well done however and Poppy Z is in clearly in her element here.

Brite's prose, wonderfully lucid, original and atmospheric in Lost Souls? here takes on an overblown and purple hue. The use of the author's voice becomes quite intrusive and she never seems to let her characters speak for themselves. The description of hacker culture is impossibly dated and laughable; and the references to Lucio Fulci, ganja, Jazz, cartoon culture etc. are impoverished attempts to be hip. The attempts to penetrate various subcultures are superficial and unconvincing. The book is too derivative and overlong to be really enjoyable - a bit of editorial liposuction would have improved the flow and readability. Brite's legion of fans will no doubt disagree, but there's little here to hold one's attention. Lost Souls? and Exquisite Corpse are more enjoyable, more original, and have moments of genuinely disturbing horror, whilst exploring male love and sexuality, and its potential connection with violence, more effectively.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Decadent and compelling., 7 April 2002

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This was the first book that I read of Poppy's and I have been hooked ever since. I found this book explores the most raw emotions of the characters laying them open for the reader to devour. I found it amazing how she could move the characters so swiftley from the deepest dispair to the hights of passion and love. After finishing the book I found that I really cared about the charaters and felt that the writer did to. I was very pleased to find that she cought up them in a compilation of short stories called Are You Loathsome Tonight? So I recommend that if you enjoy/ed them as much as me and want to know whats happening 10 years on get a copy of this asap. Drawing blood is the most well thumbed book on my shelf and I think everyone should buy 2 copies so they have a spare for when the first falls apart!

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5.0 out of 5 stars addictive, 8 Jan 2000

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i picked up this book because i was bored one day and a week later i'd read it twice through. The writing style is completely addictive, dreamy and poetic, and afterwards you don't really feel like reading anything else (hence re-reading it). The characters are unusual but believable and the poetic descriptiveness of the writing transports you into the story more fully than most. After reading other horror authors, reading PZB is like diving into a cool swimming pool on a hot day. However, this book does contain some graphic sex scenes so don't read it if u object to that. not in a trashy way though, it doesn't take away from the book at all and the characters involved are really sweet. All in all a book that is likely to be re-read over and over again (I'm up to my fifth time and it would be more if I hadn't lent it to someone last year who hasn't yet given it back). Enjoy!

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4.0 out of 5 stars worth the buy
In 1972, underground cartoonist Bobby McGee murders his family in Missing Mile, North Carolina, leaving only five-year-old Trevor alive. Read more

Published on 13 Jan 2007 by F. Connolly

1.0 out of 5 stars an unbelievable mess of a book
I picked this up after hearing Poppy Z.Brite's name used in conjunction with other 'shock' writers such as Bret Easton Ellis and Matthew Stokoe, and I have to say I was deeply... Read more

Published on 28 Aug 2005 by G. D. Budden

4.0 out of 5 stars A good grasp
Drawing Blood shows vast improvement on Lost Souls, her first novel, in that there is an unmistakable ring to it. Read more

Published on 29 Dec 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A cartoon life
This book centers around the two boys whose lives are missing that special something..............trust and love. Read more

Published on 27 Dec 2003 by midgeybear

5.0 out of 5 stars genius is all i can say
I loved "Lost Souls", but this is even better. It's definitely the only PZB novel that had me sniffling at the end! Read more

Published on 31 Aug 2002 by pzb_freak

5.0 out of 5 stars mind-blowingly beautiful and terryfying!
I'd only read Poppy's Courtney Love book before but even though I'd enjoyed that I wasn't prepared for how good Drawing Blood would be! Read more

Published on 23 May 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars One dimensional, tired
.. This book is as flat as the poor Coyote at the bottom of a cliff. The anti-heroes have been scrubbed in far too harsh a carbolic soap to hold attention let alone draw sympathy... Read more

Published on 8 Feb 2002 by ianmacdonald7

5.0 out of 5 stars What a find.
A few years ago I picked up this book, having never read any of poppy's books or even horror before. After opening the first page I could not put it down. What a fatastic book. Read more

Published on 28 Oct 2001 by porter_charlie@hotmial.com

5.0 out of 5 stars escape into a magical world
this book is brilliant, you will forget where you are when you are reading it and long to know more. the character insights are bewitching and the storyline magical. Read more

Published on 3 Sep 2001 by Rachel Heyes

5.0 out of 5 stars almost ridiculously beautiful...
Having been completely overawed by Brite's wonderful first novel, 'Lost Souls', I devoured 'Drawing Blood' within hours. What can I say? Poppy's writing is near beyond belief. Read more

Published on 20 Oct 2000 by mima_kitygoi

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