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Lost Souls (original 1992; édition 1993)

par Poppy Z. Brite (Auteur)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Horror. Literature. HTML:Vampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears. "A major new voice in horror fiction . . . an electric style and no shortage of nerve."�??Booklist At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds�??Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes�??are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh. They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself. . . . "An important and original work . . . a gritty, highly literate blend of brutality and sentiment, hope and despair."�??Science Fiction Chronicle… (plus d'informations)

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Membre:	Molly-and-Theo
Titre:	Lost Souls
Auteurs:	Poppy Z. Brite (Auteur)
Info:	Dell (1993), Edition: First Paperback Edition, 384 pages
Collections:	LGBTQIA+, General Fiction, Votre bibliothèque
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Skimmed after about the 50% mark. Written with beautiful prose (if not a bit self-indulgent), and I thought the vampire lore had originality. I also appreciate how unapologetically gay the characters are, and the openness about gender expression for a book released 31 years ago — especially compared to its contemporaries by Anne Rice.

Despite that, this book is full of VERY triggering, nasty moments and very dated commentary on sexual assault. I know — it's a horror novel, but a lot of the grossest moments feel like they're there because... they can be? Like, do we need that much detail when Jessy's father r@pes her? What am I gaining from that even IF it's a horror novel? With horror like this I ask myself what I'm gaining by reading: it doesn't have to be a deep message but at least enjoyment or entertainment, and I didn't feel like I was getting any of that out of this. (

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escapinginpaper | May 18, 2024 |

This is very deeply grungy '90s horror, which despite the lavishly (lovingly, one might say) described . . . everything - horror, blood, injury, drugs (so, so many drugs), abuse, rape, nightmares, murder, and so on - within its pages . . . nothing of that feels terribly present. At least for me, most of it was at most disturbing of the cringe and blegh stripe if anything, not the kind of horror that makes an impression or lingers.

I've seen a number of people say they might have liked this book if they'd read it as a teenager, or similar; someone else commented that 30 is too old to start reading Poppy Brite. I'm in my 30s and I can fairly confidently say that I wouldn't have enjoyed this as a teenager either . . . and the heavy content might have been enough to screw with my head more than it did reading it now. (

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Kalira | May 12, 2024 |

I started out with promise, but quickly fell apart. There are some good things in between, but after reading all the way through, the end is rather disappointing. (

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KayleeWin | Apr 19, 2023 |

Son los hijos de la noche. Visten de negro, van a la deriva sin ningún ancla y buscan amor, ser aceptados y dar sentido a sus vidas...

Natt90 | Feb 3, 2023 |

A hardcore [b:Twilight|41865|Twilight (Twilight, #1)|Stephenie Meyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361039443l/41865._SY75_.jpg|3212258]. Would appeal to the dark eyeliner 13-year old, but I don’t appreciate YA lit. of any ilk. Brite, er I mean, Martin loses no opportunity in having her/his/their characters stop what they’re doing and drop the plot to get it on with anything alive or dead. If anyone thinks this is a fine depiction of gay or hetero sex, well you must be thinkin’ rape and incest are the bees knees. (

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Nom de l'auteur	Rôle	Type d'auteur	Œuvre ?	Statut
Brite, Poppy Z.	—	auteur principal	toutes les éditions	confirmé
Patton, Chris	Narrateur	auteur secondaire	quelques éditions	confirmé

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Detours par Brian James Freeman

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Prix et récompenses

Bram Stoker Award (Nominé – Premier roman – 1992)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (Gagnant – Prix Jacques Chambon de la traduction – 1995)

IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award (Finaliste – 1994)

Lambda Literary Award (Nominé – Gay Men's SF/Fantasy – 1992)

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La Nouvelle-Orléans, Lousiane, Etats-Unis

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A Michael Spencer et Monica Kendrick, les meilleurs magiciens que je connaisse

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Lorsque vient le printemps, les familles des banlieues de la Nouvelle-Orléans - Metarie, Jefferson, Lafayette- accrochent des couronnes à leurs portes.

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Fantasy. Fiction. Horror. Literature. HTML:Vampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears.
"A major new voice in horror fiction . . . an electric style and no shortage of nerve."�??Booklist
At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself.
Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds�??Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes�??are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh.
They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself. . . .
"An important and original work . . . a gritty, highly literate blend of brutality and sentiment, hope and despair."�??Science Fiction Chronicle

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À 15 ans, Nothing, adolescent rebelle et mal dans sa peau, s'enfuit de chez ses parents. Sa route croise celle des Lost Souls, créatures étranges, vêtues de noir, qui boivent une liqueur au goût de sang. Insatiables, sensuels, sauvages, ce sont des prédateurs sans loi qui n'obéissent qu'à leurs instincts.
Avec Molochai, Twig et Zillah, Nothing part en quête d'amour, de sexe et de violence au son de longs riffs lancinants dans les boîtes punk de La Nouvelle-Orléans, et découvre la vérité sur ses origines...

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