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Come to My Brother
David splits his time between film school and a job in fetish porn. Life is good until a chance encounter reunites him with Daniel, a former friend and lover. It’s been four years since Daniel disappeared after a dare-fueled encounter with a cabin in the woods. David’s about to learn that their reunion was something more than chance and that Daniel has changed. A lot. Armed with fangs and a fantastic story about the past few years, Daniel offers David a chance at a whole new life — if you can call it that. Theirs is a love story that will bring the human race to its knees. Christopher Zeischegg weaves a tale of friendship, brotherhood, porn, sex and loss. Combining the enduring horror of vampires with an honest and authentic exploration of life in Northern California, working in porn, and growing up, Zeischegg presents a novel that’s both horrific and human.
- GenresM M RomanceVampires
260 pages, Paperback
First published August 30, 2013
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April 25, 2014Dear book,
You had me at reading your title as "Come on My Brother".
Then you went and added this ultra porny cover and "Queer Young Cowboys" publisher.
I think we're meant to be.
Love, Natasha
You had me at reading your title as "Come on My Brother".
Then you went and added this ultra porny cover and "Queer Young Cowboys" publisher.
I think we're meant to be.
Love, Natasha
April 13, 2024
This was an excellent coming of age story that was very different. The story is about vampires, porn, music, friendship, and relationships. The writing style flows nicely too.
September 26, 2019
3.5 stars.
October 30, 2013
I enjoyed this book very much. I wasn’t sure that I would. I’d read reviews before I got my own copy, so I was preparing myself for some dark intense book that I wasn’t sure would be my kind of reading. The book was neither too dark nor too intense, so I just ended up enjoying the story and the relationship between David, the main character and the people in his life. This is a story about these relationships. I loved them all, even the ones that were not so wonderful. This was not supposed to be a book about sparkly vampires, this was far more gritty and real.
What I really liked was that this story moved fast and I didn’t have to waste a lot of time reading through the fluff and filler to get to the meat of the story. While I love Steven King and have read almost everything he has written. I am always complaining that he fluffs up every sentence with more words than necessary, which the author of Come to My Brother, Christopher Daniel Zeishegg does not do. That made this a book that I didn’t want to put down. The descriptions were vivid and each chapter was solid. Once I got into the book, I was mesmerized by David’s story and his world.
I do have a really hard time reading a book. Each chapter made the shift back and forth. It broke the flow for me at first, then it became easier to read as the present day took over more fully. I also got terribly confused because Zeishegg, is also known as Danny, and he named his main characters best friend Daniel. So, needless to say, I kept thinking of the character Daniel as the author as well as the main character as the author. Even though this is a fictional novel, I can hear so much of the authors personality, from what I have read from his online presence over the years, that it is hard to separate the characters from him. That also made reading this book that much more fun.
Vampires and sex go hand in hand, so the fact that the main character is in “Fetish Porn” wasn’t a big deal, but I sure expected much more “Porn” in this story. It was nothing more than the protagonists job, this was not a book with gratuitous sex. I think I would have liked a little more sex in the story, but it wasn’t needed because this wasn’t a romance novel.
I could go on, but I don’t want to put any more information or spoilers.
I will suggest that you pick up your own copy and read the book. Now, go on and get it.
What I really liked was that this story moved fast and I didn’t have to waste a lot of time reading through the fluff and filler to get to the meat of the story. While I love Steven King and have read almost everything he has written. I am always complaining that he fluffs up every sentence with more words than necessary, which the author of Come to My Brother, Christopher Daniel Zeishegg does not do. That made this a book that I didn’t want to put down. The descriptions were vivid and each chapter was solid. Once I got into the book, I was mesmerized by David’s story and his world.
I do have a really hard time reading a book. Each chapter made the shift back and forth. It broke the flow for me at first, then it became easier to read as the present day took over more fully. I also got terribly confused because Zeishegg, is also known as Danny, and he named his main characters best friend Daniel. So, needless to say, I kept thinking of the character Daniel as the author as well as the main character as the author. Even though this is a fictional novel, I can hear so much of the authors personality, from what I have read from his online presence over the years, that it is hard to separate the characters from him. That also made reading this book that much more fun.
Vampires and sex go hand in hand, so the fact that the main character is in “Fetish Porn” wasn’t a big deal, but I sure expected much more “Porn” in this story. It was nothing more than the protagonists job, this was not a book with gratuitous sex. I think I would have liked a little more sex in the story, but it wasn’t needed because this wasn’t a romance novel.
I could go on, but I don’t want to put any more information or spoilers.
I will suggest that you pick up your own copy and read the book. Now, go on and get it.
October 20, 2013
My attitude about this book changed quite drastically from
“What?! I’ll never read a book about gays and vampires.”
to
“Okay, maybe I will read it, but only on my computer, so no one will know…”
and finally to
“I will be proud to have it on my bookshelf at home and share with my friends and family.”
Regarding that I don’t usually buy any book I don’t intend to read more than once, yes, it impressed me that much. And not by descriptions of vampires or sex or porn sets – I did expect that, after all.
What I didn’t expect were things concerning human psychology: family relationship, love and friendship, growing up, finding your place in the society, leadership, purpose of life. The way it’s written – with emotion and subtle humor - strikes and makes you think about your life, your family, your purpose… And I felt the immediate urge to share it with… just anyone who will listen.
Surely this book changed something inside me, what in my opinion makes it a true piece of art.
“What?! I’ll never read a book about gays and vampires.”
to
“Okay, maybe I will read it, but only on my computer, so no one will know…”
and finally to
“I will be proud to have it on my bookshelf at home and share with my friends and family.”
Regarding that I don’t usually buy any book I don’t intend to read more than once, yes, it impressed me that much. And not by descriptions of vampires or sex or porn sets – I did expect that, after all.
What I didn’t expect were things concerning human psychology: family relationship, love and friendship, growing up, finding your place in the society, leadership, purpose of life. The way it’s written – with emotion and subtle humor - strikes and makes you think about your life, your family, your purpose… And I felt the immediate urge to share it with… just anyone who will listen.
Surely this book changed something inside me, what in my opinion makes it a true piece of art.
August 22, 2024
Christopher Zeischegg is one of my favorite discovered authors in I don't know how long. I remember seeing The Magician mentioned in TikTok video ages ago and went though the realization and rememberance of Danny Wylde and picked it up out of a sense of curiosity more than anything. Needless to say I was blown away. Then I followed that up his newest collection, Creation, and before I finished the first story I found myself ordering copies of all his books, and now here I am.
The problem with starting with a smattering of his best collected works and the Magician before taking on his earliest book is that it clearly feels like an earlier weaker story. A lot of it feels rushed, the characters outside of our narrator are pretty thin, and the plot just kind of stumbles in places. But there is still somehow so much to like especially considering this particular subgenre of horror, which frankly hasn't excited me since I was a kid.
It's imperfect but it's also engaging as fuck and I had a hard time putting it down. The whole genre mashing thing usually goes more wrong than right but I gotta say it's done well here. Bloody fun read.
The problem with starting with a smattering of his best collected works and the Magician before taking on his earliest book is that it clearly feels like an earlier weaker story. A lot of it feels rushed, the characters outside of our narrator are pretty thin, and the plot just kind of stumbles in places. But there is still somehow so much to like especially considering this particular subgenre of horror, which frankly hasn't excited me since I was a kid.
It's imperfect but it's also engaging as fuck and I had a hard time putting it down. The whole genre mashing thing usually goes more wrong than right but I gotta say it's done well here. Bloody fun read.
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