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Book post: Books of Blood, vol. 1 by Clive Barker
Title: Books of Blood, vol. 1
Author: Clive Barker
Number of pages: about 150
Genre: horror
Book Number/Goal: 7/50
My Rating: 5/5
Review:
This is a collection of 6 short stories in a modern realistic setting with elements of dark and surreal fantasy. Every story is exactly the right length to keep the interest of the reader until the mystery is resolved. There's the requisite amount of poetically described blood & gore; the characters are non-memorable but since we don't have to stick with them for the duration of a novel, it's not a flaw. My favorite story is the last one ("In The Hills, The Cities"), perhaps because the premise is so absurd and shocking, even though half of the story depicts a boring romantic relationship which serves only as a contrast/background for the real thing.
There's 6 of these volumes, hope the rest will be just as enjoyable.
Author: Clive Barker
Number of pages: about 150
Genre: horror
Book Number/Goal: 7/50
My Rating: 5/5
Review:
This is a collection of 6 short stories in a modern realistic setting with elements of dark and surreal fantasy. Every story is exactly the right length to keep the interest of the reader until the mystery is resolved. There's the requisite amount of poetically described blood & gore; the characters are non-memorable but since we don't have to stick with them for the duration of a novel, it's not a flaw. My favorite story is the last one ("In The Hills, The Cities"), perhaps because the premise is so absurd and shocking, even though half of the story depicts a boring romantic relationship which serves only as a contrast/background for the real thing.
There's 6 of these volumes, hope the rest will be just as enjoyable.