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Phineas Poe: Kiss Me, Judas / Penny Dreadful / Hell's Half Acre (Phineas Poe #1-3)
Following the success of this three novels in the Phineas Poe series, MacAdam/Cage will now release the omnibus edition of the trio. In trade paperback and priced at $19.00, readers of the Baer will now be able to buy the trilogy in one handy volume. The novels follow antihero Phineas Poe, ex cop and his love for Jude. Together they try to make sense of their past and navi...more
Paperback, 856 pages
Published
October 1st 2005
by MacAdam/Cage Publishing
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Apr 02, 2008
Benjamin
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Paula
Recommended to Benjamin by:
Mary Helen Hall
There's a great deal that one can say about the novels. First, they were very enjoyable and Mr. Baer produces some beautiful lyric passages in his prose. I left a pile of notes throughout and even more highlighted sections. I haven't written so much because I enjoy dissecting books more than I enjoy dissecting conversations and had not decided on the approach. I like Kiss Me, Judas very much, and Penny Dreadful most of all, and Hell's Half Acre least of all, though it possesses points of excelle...more
This trilogy is terrifying and incredibly interesting. Baer is the gritty-postmodernist much like Chuck Palahniuk and Bret Easton Ellis. Kiss Me, Judas, the first of the trilogy, hooked me immediately, not letting go until the final sentence. However, I felt like I was doped out on a cocktail mix of meth, cocaine, and eX, all guzzled down with a few liters of chilled vodka whilst reading it. I lost myself so thoroughly into this world and the narrator's mindset that everything in reality felt fa...more
Will Christopher Baer is a more respectable version of Chuck Palahniuk. They’re very similar—both are dark, first-person storytellers with a predilection for the twisted underworld of sex and violence—but I’d place Baer more on the side of dark storyteller and Palahniuk on the side of shock writer. Plus Palahniuk bled one narrator into (many, but for sure his initial) four novels; Baer just accepted his love for that voice and made a trilogy.
The Phineas Poe trilogy—Kiss Me, Judas; Penny Dreadfu...more
The Phineas Poe trilogy—Kiss Me, Judas; Penny Dreadfu...more
WCB is awesome. Reading his work is like taking a huge slug of cheap bourbon. You are warm, excited, dirty, inebriated, shocked and fascinated. He writes with such unabashed, noir mello-drama that it can seem trite if you don't understand where he's headed. If you can suspend your disbelief/giggles around all those filthy, shadowy alley ways and strange tongue stealing games, you'll get to his ultimate message. And then you'll stand back in awe before reading it again.
This is a great trilogy all in one book. The characters are dark and messed up but they seem "real". I couldn't put it down!
Nov 06, 2011
Christopher tm
marked it as to-read
Recommended to Christopher by:
Matthew O'donnell, Alberto Martin
I found a near-mint (unread) copy of this in a used bookstore today for $10. Happy am I.
I am not even sure where to begin describing it but I loved it!
This book is fucking AMAZING. It will blow your mind.
One of the top ten. I love this book more than I can say.
Nov 23, 2012
Jane
marked it as to-read
Anyone else here from William Control? :P
Neo Noir at it's very finest.
AMAZING trilogy of novels.
Simply amazing.
Will Christopher Baer is a phenomenal author. He captures emotions and thoughts unlike any author I've read, and although I don't think he is the best author out there, he is defiantly my personal favorite. Phineas Poe consists of three novels, each of which is unique and strange in its own way. The characters are brutally raw, and the story unfolds with many twists, all of which I inhaled. [that's all I want to say for now.]
If you like noir fiction and plot twists, this is the motherlode. I've read it twice so far, and I'm still not exactly sure how to describe it other than "life-changing". I never knew there were books this dark. Admittedly, since it consists of three full novels, it is an undertaking, but one that is well worth the time. Prepare to be sucked in, and expect to come out a little different than when you went in.
Excellent pitch dark noir. Each book is it's own wild and weird story. One of my favorite books of all now. Highly recommended.
Jun 18, 2011
Marcella
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone that likes books about kidney-thefts and dysfunctional love
Recommended to Marcella by:
William Francis
This book is going to take your breath away. Best book I have ever read.
Brilliant Stuff. Intense, occaionally halucigenic prose, the protagonist wandering in and out of a drug induced haze. The term "noir" is not nearly dark enough for these books. Frightening Stuff!!!
If you aren't chilled by Jude, Check with a neurologist NOW!!!!
If you aren't chilled by Jude, Check with a neurologist NOW!!!!
I loved this book, it was fun to read. If you are easily offended, don't even sit in the same room as this book. The characters were great and the story line was addictive. I had problems putting the book down.
An interesting walk through classic urban legends, a world of live action role players and psycho-sexual darkness to make any geek smile.
amazing, amazing, amazing. i love this for its dark humor, sarcasm, aphoristic language, imagery, etc. love it.
This omnibus is one of the greatest reading experiences of my life. I was blown away on almost every page.
My Bible
Reading Hell's Half Acre for class.
nice neo-noir.
May 17, 2013
Aaah
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Will Christopher Baer is an American author of noir fiction, often delving into sex, violence, mystery and erotica. Currently published works include Kiss Me, Judas, Penny Dreadful and Hell's Half Acre, all of which have since been published in the single volume Phineas Poe. His long-awaited fourth novel, Godspeed, was originally set to be published in 2006, but saw several delays before publisher...more
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