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Title: Are You Loathsome Tonight? by Poppy Z. Brite, J.K. Potter ISBN: 1-887368-31-0 Publisher: Gauntlet Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (13 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Style over substance is sometimes a good thing.
Comment: Poppy Z. Brite, Are You Loathsome Tonight? (Gauntlet, 1998)

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 wait to get to the other collections I have lined up.

Most fans (and professional reviewers) seem to consider this one a weaker piece of output. While some of the criticisms are justified (not knowing some of the characters are from previous novels, for example, may confuse), they don't take away from the writing in general. And it's the quality of the writing in this collection that makes it worth reading. It's rather like Caitlin R. Kiernan's From Weird and Distant Shores; the subject matter may not be what the more plot-centric fans were hoping for, but the style is unmistakable, and wonderful. Probably the best book I've read in the past three weeks (and that's not as left-handed a compliment as it sounds, since that encompasses some twelve books). ****

Rating: 4
Summary: Another Hit for Poppy
Comment: Poppy Z.Brite creates another masterpiece, as she takes herreaders back into the dark and tricky essence of a world few canventure... "Do You Feel Loathsome Tonight" will most likely be compared to her past stories (i.e. Lost Souls, Wormwood, ect.) and some might look down on it as not as great as her past work, but the author has become the reigning queen of ABYSS horror fiction. In this new story she brings you back into the strange stage that is her mind and will either confuse you or put you in a stage of euthoria. Not as good as "Drawing Blood" or "Esquisite Corpse" but a must have none the less. END

Rating: 4
Summary: If you liked "Wormwood"...
Comment: ...you'd probably appreciate this one. Poppy sticks with a formula (erotic horror/thriller fiction starring young gay men) that s/he knows how to work well. Possibly hir greatest moment is "Monday Night Special", in this fan's opinion.