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As I Embrace My Jagged Edges (Division #6)

by Lee Thompson (Goodreads Author)

4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 · rating details · 11 ratings · 5 reviews

In this Division Mythos novella Boaz's family is entrusted with a bronze shard of Solomon’s Temple, and they live in constant danger. Moving from place to place, they have protected the relic from people who wanted to use its magick to procure wisdom and power over demons. It’s a demanding and dangerous responsibility; one that has taken a toll on each member of this proud...more

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Published December 28th 2010 by Sideshow Press

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Oct 04, 2011 Michele Lee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, horror-suspense, shortstory-novelette-novella, reviewed

Boaz is a gay teen whose family has a deep secret—they're the protectors of a shard of the temple of King Solomon. Now that his uncle is dead, his family is falling apart and Boaz must learn to step up and save them all.
As I Embrace My Jagged Edges is a vivid, beautiful tale that's just too short. Thompson jerks readers around on silken strings in a rare piece of fiction that explores both the Hebrew and gay identities. Furthermore its a powerful horror tale, a unique trifecta for sure. While...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Benjamin Uminsky rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another wonderful Lee Thompson story, which weaves in another layer to his Division Mythos tapestry. It has been a fun ride so far reading Thompson and the dark and chaotic world that he has been building.

One thing I really enjoyed about this piece was Thompson's brief but intricate exploration of jewish folklore/mythology (we even get a golem thrown in to the mix... although more of a Bari Wood type of Golem and not so much the Meyrinkian golem) and the strong familial dynamic.

I certainly look...more

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May 20, 2012 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, horror

Lee Thompson is creating a very interesting landscape with these division stories. Not only are these books interesting stories plot-wise, they also are unflinching in the exploration of the deep levels of suffering of the characters. These characters bleed out on the pages. Thompson must really have a strong emotional attachment to his creations because he portrays them with such sympathy and power. Very few writers breathe such life into their characters. Very few. Lee is a very courageous wri...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Nick Cato rated it 4 of 5 stars

Thompson's brief tale gives a modern spin on the Golem story, and ads an interesting Jewish family-battling-ancient-evil spin on things. With a twist ending and some truly disturbing ideas, this is a fine introduction to an author I'll definitely be reading more from.

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Feb 01, 2012 Jennifer | Book Den rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror

Loved it! You should read it.

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About Lee Thompson

I write dark fiction. I want to make people feel and make them think. That's my dream. I will also be writing under the names Thomas Morgan, James Logan, and Julian Vaughn. Some of my favorite authors: Clive Barker, Donald Westlake, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Greg Gifune, Lee Thomas, William Faulkner, Robert Dunbar, John Gardner, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, John Connolly, Jack Cady, Tom Picc...more I write dark fiction. I want to make people feel and make them think. That's my dream. I will also be writing under the names Thomas Morgan, James Logan, and Julian Vaughn. Some of my favorite authors: Clive Barker, Donald Westlake, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Greg Gifune, Lee Thomas, William Faulkner, Robert Dunbar, John Gardner, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, John Connolly, Jack Cady, Tom Piccirilli, Brian Hodge, Douglas Clegg, Jack Ketchum, Lee Child, James Lee Burke, and Cormac McCarthy.

"10 out of 10 Stars... GOSSAMER: A TALE OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY will blow you away my friends. It is that good." -- Peter Schwotzer/Famous Monsters of Filmland.

"WHEN WE JOIN JESUS IN HELL is as crazy as its tormented protagonist. Hard as nails.” – Jack Ketchum

“Lee Thompson knows his horror-noir. He fuses both genres together in the turmoil of terror, tragedy, blood, guilt, and lost chances at redemption.”–Tom Piccirilli, author of THE LAST KIND WORDS

"The voice of the deputy feels authentic: brooding, soulful, haunted. In fact, there’s a heartfelt quality to the whole grim book. Even some of the most grisly moments manage to be poetic and full of emotion, and the author’s literary influences echo loudly. At times, the mood evokes Piccirilli or Braunbeck or Gifune combined with Sherwood Anderson."-- Robert Dunbar, author of WILLY, THE PINES, and THE SHORE

“Thompson’s voice is his own — strong, hypnotic, and unsettling. Nursery Rhymes 4 Dead Children is a bleak fucking book, and therein lies its danger. So beautifully-constructed is Thompson’s prose, that the reader is often caught off-guard, mesmerized by a turn of phrase or a descriptive passage, until the book grabs you by the balls and rips them right off, breaking your heart and your psyche in the process.” — Brian Keene, author of GHOUL, DARK HOLLOW and THE RISING.

"I’ve said it many times and believe it more everyday, Lee Thompson is not only the next big name at Delirium Books but in the genre." – Shane Ryan Staley at Darkfuse Publications.

"The Dampness of Mourning is a riveting Thriller..." Midwest Book Review.

"Lee Thompson’s prose is electric!" — Bob Freeman, author of DESCENDANT.

"Like a dark Twilight Zone meets Alfred Hitchcock Mystery." -- Lee Thompson, author of NURSERY RHYMES 4 DEAD CHILDREN.

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