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A terrifying novel of love and slaughter set in London and New Orleans. To serial killer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from a life sentence in prison, he makes his way to America with the intention of bringing his art to new heights. Tortured by his own perverse desires, he inadvertently joins forced with Jay, a dissolute playboy. They set their sights on a young Vietnamese-American runaway, whom they deem to be the perfect victim. Moving from the grimy streets of London's Piccadilly Circus to the decadences of New Orleans' French Quarter, Poppy Z. Brite dissects the landscape of torture and invites us into the mind of a serial killer in this riveting, unforgettable masterpiece of horror.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I discovered this book (I must say it was the pretty sadomasochist-style cover which attracted me) I thought it would be sick in an Easton Ellis kind of way- I was wrong. Exquisite Corpse is necrophiliac, cannibalistic porn, and you will probably be shocked when you start reading. However, no matter how sickenned you are, Poppy will draw you in, she will make you both horrified and turned on; you won't stop reading, it will stay with you every second, Jay will visit you in your dreams, even weeks later- the word "corpse" will be overheard and that nauseating flood will pour out of your soul- if you read this, you will NEVER forget it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I am a big fan of Poppy's stuff and this book was no exception. Although it is very, very disturbing I would still recommend it, but if you have never read any Poppy before, I would not start here. Try Lost Souls? first. This book is horror in the truest sense of the term and written by a writer who is not afraid to tackle some pretty darn scary subjects that most people would automatically shy away from. Whatever you may think of her choice of subject matter, I would say that this book was very finely executed and is a very gripping story. It stands alongside her other books and should not be shoved aside just cause its a scarier and more disturbing than the rest. I think this book exists to encourage we readers to broaden our horizons a little and to not expect our reading matter to be safe and cozy all the time. Poppy shows us some frightening stuff, but at the same time keeps us to the path she has put us on.
And, a final suggestion - read this book at home and not on the bus!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A previous fan of Poppy Z. Brite, I still praise her as a wonderfully descriptive writer. After reading this book, that's about all I can say. Her portrayal of New Orleans in every aspect actually places you in the heart of soul of this soulful city and all of it's many realms. After this, she completely falls apart.
Her characters leave little to be desired as they are dragged along hopelessly out of control of everything that they do. In the past, her portrayal of gay men was a tribute to love, yet this book is simply insulting in every perversion that that the gay life of the French Quarter has to offer. She writes of a lifestyle completely based on debauchery and filth with no redeeming value whatsoever. It's almost 300 pages of gay-bashing. Even the love story between Tran and Luke is filled with hateful events and violent addictions.
The hideous nature of the graphic descriptions of flesh eating and torture will, I'm sure, be pleasing to some people, but it left this reader with a bad taste in her mouth. Poppy, no doubt, would be ecstatic to read this review as she loves a love/hate attitude towards her writing.
All in all, I give her immense credit for increasing her writing style, but she has certainly gone far downhill in her content and subject matter. Glorifiying and making "poetry" out of cannabalistic torture set in the homosexual genre is not where she belongs, but obviously where she wants to go. Say goodbye to many of your fans Poppy, for even they cannot go down this path with you.
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I first read this book when I was in my teens.
It is, in my opinion, loosely based on the murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer. Read more
It is, in my opinion, loosely based on the murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer. Read more
Published 17 months ago by The Next Verse
Confused...
Reading through these reviews, what I fail to understand is how people can condemn this book so much. Read more
Published 20 months ago by worldofshrimps
Amazing
This is the first book I have read by this author and it is amazing. I have always read horror (starting with Shaun Hutson at age 12) and this is the first book to make me feel a... Read more
Published on 1 May 2010 by Burning Star
Horrifyingly Wonderful
I first read this a year or so ago, and it took me a while to get into it. However, once I hit the plot I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 13 July 2009 by Miss C, J
Not one for the faint hearted...
I love my horror novels, I am surprised I had never come across Poppy Z. Brite before (maybe because she is not commercial enough for my local bookshop), but I am pleased I... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2009 by Natalie Hansen
Gory, brutal and fabulous!
I first read Exquisite Corpse when I was 12 years old. I live in a house full of books and my mother pointed to a copy of this book and said (direct quote) "you can read any book... Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by A. Ralph
Exquisite... Aptly named.
Having already read and adored 'Lost Souls' I came to this book with very high hopes and can gladly say I wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2008 by Ms. Claire F. Hassell
It's a little bit nasty
When it comes to the descriptions of horrific events, as in murder etc, I can mostly find it quite easy to digest, that is in the context of an investigation etc, with a degree of... Read more
Published on 15 July 2008 by The Pash
breath-taking descriptions
As mentioned many times before, this is a rather explicit and viscereal book, but even if you shy away from the subject matter it deals with please just read it for Poppy's... Read more
Published on 6 July 2008 by Cass
What a writer!
This was my first PZB novel - there have been others since - and I have to say it just blew me away. Violent and strangely erotic, it's a book I have read again and again. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2008 by Vicki Hardy
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