I finally got around to reading this one.

no longer my bag, but when it was (in junior high) i really liked it. this novel is dark, disturbing, disgusting, and sexual to the extreme (think snuff). ( )

Pure graphic violence is a pretty decent summary of 'Exquisite Corpse'. This is the literary equivalent of the 'Guinea Pig' series of Japanese films. There is no message in this messages only gore and violent sex. Don't get me wrong, I like horror and gore, but this is really nothing more than a book aiming to shock. The worst part about the book is that Ms. Brite reinforces the extreme right-wing invective hurled at gays and AIDS victims by creating the irredeemable homosexual characters who all want to do nothing but shoot heroin, have sex with boys and eat people. In the end the story reads like a tale from the pulpit preaching the evils of gay people. The only reason I gave this one star is the descriptions of violence and sex are well done. If only Ms. Brite could attach a semi-decent plot to her story... ( )

Gay serial killer erotica. Hot. ( )

It's brilliantly written but deeply disturbing and frankly it's hard to read with your eyes half shut. PZ Brite got a lot of flak for this book, but however twisted and weird and upsetting, it's still an awesome book. I scored it low simply because it turned my stomach and gave me nightmares. ( )