The Zombie Pit: Stories

by Sam D'Allesandro

Genres: Fiction

100 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1989

Reviews

[mark monday · Rating 2 out of 5]

the late 80s. fragmented bits of life in gay dive bars and various apartments. the language is often excellent, full of poetic flourishes and longing. unfortunately, a tiring level of oh the tragic pain and emptiness of gay life. enough already! who would have thought that Bret Easton Ellis would have so many gay children? despite all the pretty words, the constant pairing of queer ennui with addiction to the flesh made the subject matter automatically wearying; i was eventually so bored that i had to go out and get laid repeatedly.

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[so fi · Rating 5 out of 5]

this year i want to read x-amount of books but more importantly i want to review what i read. here goes.

first off, and this is something i think should be mentioned more in book reviews, i want to say that the dimensions of this book were very pleasing. six stars out of five. kind of wide-oblong and a bit shorter than a standard size paperback. literally very readable — attractive design and smooth pages. fit well in my purse. i chose this d'allesandro rather than the complete works for its more sexy-pleasing look and i'm glad i did.

i feel good-sad from these stories. ' giovanni's apartment ' i'd read before but i'm glad it was in this collection because i think it is maybe his most whole piece. a depression fairy tale. didn't know it was his last work when i first read it so it was extra powerful on second reading with that in mind. now that it's over i feel like a good friend has left town and i will be lonely tomorrow without it in my bag.