- Paperback: 506 pages
- Publisher: Tor; New edition edition (6 Jun 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330350676
- ISBN-13: 978-0330350679
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,148,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Herzog's Erotic Palace attracts the driven and the desperate. Hermann Kinsky spots the potential for its takeover, for it could be a means to finding a common ground with the reluctant heir to his mobster throne, Jakob Kinsky.
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A harrowing and ecstatic descent into a breathtaking netherworld aswirl with the real, the imagined and the absolutely unforgettable. Amid the post industrial decay of Quinsigamond glitters a fabulous jewel - Herzog's Erotic Palace - America's most lavish porn theatre and a gangland laundry for semi-sour cash. But most of all, Herzog's is the place where dreamers meet and seductive nightmares find their dazzling realisation.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Odd, exciting, scary and wild.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Skin Palace (Paperback)
I read a review of The Skin Palace about three years ago when it came out in hardback which praised O'Connell as a new noir master. I went out and bought Box Nine and Wireless on the strength of that review. Neither one really convinced me that there was anything special going on and when I finally came across The Skin Palace in paperback, I was in two minds about buying it. I'm glad I did. It is superior to O'Connell's previous books. It is a more mature and better structured work with far more left unsaid despite the pornography and violence that surrounds the inhabitants of Bangkok Park and the Canal Zone. Be careful of what you go looking for on the mean streets of Quinsigamond, you just might find it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A character-driven menagerie of madness!,
By Wayne Simmons "HOO-HAA" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Skin Palace (Paperback)
I had the pleasure of meeting Jack O'Connell prior to reading any of his work (he's a gentleman, by the way). THE SKIN PALACE is the first book of his which I've read, but it most certainly won't be the last.
Jack O'Connell may very well by my new favourite writer (or at least in my top three). His storytelling is everything that I need in a book - compelling, addictive and defiantly character rich. The world in which he sets his stories is gritty and colourful, like a Mardi Gras festival from hell itself. His characters are varied and definitive, each of their stories drawing together at the conclusion of the novel before the final curtain falls, leaving you both sated and wanting in equal measure. This is a great tale of merry woe.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Combat zone is the place to be,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Skin Palace (Paperback)
I am a big-time O'Connell fan. I had to special
order Box 9 because it was out of print. I can't
wait until the next O'Connell book comes out. He
has a wonderful way of telling a quirky story. It
includes dwarfs, porno houses, strange photos,
lesbian groups, unusual mail carriers, and God knows
what. If you are a fan of Tom Robbins or William
Kotzwinkle, you will love Jack O'Connell.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I am "a reader" from August 4, 1997,
By Karen Kirsch "blazerlib" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Skin Palace (Paperback)
I love Jack O'Connell. Love his characters, setting (especially), and the strange way he tells a story. Read one and you will read them all. I know you will...if you like a quirky set of characters, a David Lynch way of presenting a story, you will love this. Take me to the Combat Zone where midgets, lesbians, and just about anyone you can imagine RULE!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A really fine book; great writing; great read!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Skin Palace (Paperback)
O'Connell is the intelligent reader's Elmore Leonard. A writer with an eclectic vision that dangerously intersects with contemporary reality.This writer deserves a huge following. I have no doubt that it will come eventually.
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