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Wormwood (Mass Market Paperback)

by Poppy Z. Brite (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reprint edition (1 Jan 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0440217989
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440217985
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 188,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A collection of erotic horror stories follows the adventures of solace-seeking lonelyhearts on a North Carolina highway, behind a dusty Georgia carny show, in a Baton Rouge mausoleum, and in an alley in Calcutta.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Warning for Potential Purchasers, 12 April 1999
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This book was formely entitled Swamp Foetus. Do not purchase if you already possess the latter.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Traditional horror with a PZB twist..., 4 Jul 2002
As a huge fan of Poppy Z Brite's novels, I was eager to read this collection of earlier work - I'd read her later collection of short stories, Self Made Man just prior to this and was just as impressed as I had been by her novels. This collection disappointed me slightly though, not because the stories aren't fascinating, dark and extremely well crafted, but because they differ from Poppy's later work which I so enjoy. I suppose there's less homoeroticism, less gore and more traditional horror, more subtlety - which I did enjoy, but just hadn't quite expected. Brite's prose style is consistently vibrant and intriguing - particular favourites include both stories featuring Ghost and Steve (of Lost Souls), His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood and a story about a goth girl living with a ghost, the name of which I can't remember and I don't have the book to hand! This would be a great introduction to Brite's work, but those who've read practically everything else she's done may be surprised, although not at all unpleasantly so - my disappointment in this book soon changed, as the different style only serves to illustrate how Poppy has grown as a writer, and truly found her own style. Horror and PZB fans alike will love this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A splendid introduction to the world of Poppy Z. Brite, 1 Mar 1999
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This collection of short stories was my first encounter with the writings of Brite, and to say that it had a tremendous impact on me would be, to put it bluntly, an understatement. Brite's way of telling a story is compelling, magnetic to such an extend that I found myself absolutely mesmerized by the book before I even knew what was going on. Her settings, characters, milleaux of decadence and eroticism are described with an edge that I have never experienced in any other contemporary writer. Brite is a treat for any horror-story/dark-fantasy voluptuary, yet in hindsight, and after reading all of her novels, I must confess that they will present to the reader a somewhat greater reading experience than her short stories do, and hence I shall restrain myself from awarding this book with 5 crowns, despite the "nostalgic" value it has to me.
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1.0 out of 5 stars plain disappointing
a reprint of earlier work, swamp foetus, these stories form a lacklustre by the numbers collection, the plots are thin, the characters banal stereotypes and uninteresting. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jayne M. Turner

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
I think Ms. Brite's is comparable to Harlan Ellison in her ability to mix startling imagery with vivid emotion. This book is a steal at such a cheap price.
Published on 25 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Though not what I expected, definatly a great book
I wasn't expecting short stories, but when i found out that a few of her stories had the same characters in it as the first two books, I was in love. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars intriguing
this book was very unusual yet it was very there. once you start this book you can not put it down.
Published on 3 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars um, completely totally absolutely amazing?
Last year, when I was barely fourteen, my friend let me borrow her copy of Wormwood. It's one of the best pieces of literature I have yet to read. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars PRETENTIOUS, PRETENTIOUS, PRETENTIOUS
While Ms. Brite is obviously quite gifted, I really cannot understand how most of these stories ever managed to get published. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars You can taste, smell, and feel her stories in "Wormwood".
My friend and I were in a book store when she told me she had read "Wormwood", and that it was so good she and her boyfriend read it in one night. She was so right... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars i adored this book.
has any one else out there ever noticed the similarities between all of her work and the songs of the cure? His mouth will taste of worm wood reeked of the song lullaby. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars not as good as her books, but definantly worth the read
Wormwood was a creative collection of Brite's short stories ripe with gore and the heady smell and sweat of the Louisiana bayous. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 1997

3.0 out of 5 stars Squirming with possibility, but disappointing overall
Poppy Z. Brite's first short story collection shows a great deal of potential but ultimately fails to live up to its own possibilities. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 1997

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