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Exquisite Corpse (Paperback)

by Poppy Z. Brite (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (6 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 185799437X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857994377
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 28,907 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A convicted serial killer leaves his prison cell a dead man and rises again to build a new life. His journey takes him to New Orleans' French Quater- to the decadent bars and frivolous boys that haunt the luscious dark corners of a town brought up on Voodoo and the dark arts. Anticipating a willing victim he finds an equal, something he never expected even in his wildest dreams... Two men thrown together fate share dangerous desirea and a love that brings fear along with lust, and leaves a trail of blood from London to the USA. 'Treats the human body like a communion wafer..A guidebook to Hell' PETER STRAUB.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't worry, folks, she won't leave you stranded..., 14 Aug 2001
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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!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous., 16 Mar 2002
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... this book is beautiful. disturbing, yes, but so beautifully twisted, so amazingly genius. poppy is able to take what we all think and wonder about and put it into words. poppy knows what lunatics thrive on, and she acts upon this knowledge. out of all of her books that i have read or own, this is one of my favourites.

a killer in london, andrew, uses his knowledge of his new disease [AIDS] in order to fake his death and escape from prison. he makes his way to the US, where he meets jay, a man very similar to himself. jay introduces him to cannibalism [kick ass!] and of course, the two "fall in love" [if you will]. one of my favourite parts was the mentioning of jay keeping human flesh in his fridge and tasting it every now and then, the way a person would keep sliced turkey or other meats of the sorts on a plate covered with plastic wrap. at times, i laughed so hard that i thought i would die.

the team of killers is brilliant. you find yourself on their "side", waiting eagerly for the next kill, rather than feeling sympathy for the victims.

once you get to the end, it's a bit disappointing: you wish there was more to the book. i couldn't believe i was actually done with it after reading the last page.

a mixture of gay sex, gore, cannibalism, pain, and suffering. definately not a waste of money...

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to get your teeth into (unless you're slightly twisted), 1 April 2003
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gory, brutal and fabulous!
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