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    <body><![CDATA[Poppy Z. Brite, Are You Loathsome Tonight? (Gauntlet, 1998)<br/><br/>I've read some of Poppy Z. Brite's novels over the course of the last ten years, but have somehow not read any of her short stories until now. Perhaps, judging by the reviews, this wasn't the best place to start. If so, I can't wai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13167805">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of short stories by the master of horror herself: Poppy Brite. Graphic in nature, this book is not recommended for children or even teenagers.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I used to thing that Poppy Brite's oldet writing was her best, but I feel differently now.  Her oldest writing is a little richer in language, but the maturity and insight (especially as an author writing of &quot;place&quot;) is quite a bit deeper in her newest writing.  Still, this collection is q...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18252304">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The absolute WORST piece of crap I have ever read.  Is there a way to give a book zero stars? I want my money back. And I want to be compensated for the time I wasted reading this bullsh**.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Poppy Z. Brite has a good reputation, I got this thinking I was in for some cool vampire stuff, but it turned out to be a bunch of guy-on-guy sex, which I am not interested in reading about.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Some veer into splatterpunk territory, some are just damn scary --  but Poppy is not shy or retiring.  She wants to mess up your dreams for a while, and this book delivers.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[not that great, but not bad either.  worth reading if you're a poppy z. brite fan, i suppose.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Are You Loathsome Tonight?: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy Z. Brite (2000)]]></body>
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