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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. noneofthis | Jan 9, 2009 |   I have to admit I tend to be hard on anthologies - you get a bunch of authors together and not every author appeals to every reader, so some stories you like better than others. My issue with this anthology, was that I had a hard time liking ANY of the stories. Even, regrettably, the Jim Butcher one. It was by far the best of the bunch (in my opinion), and any Harry Dresden story is a good Harry Dresden story, but it still felt a bit hobbled-together and abrupt. I grieve for this book - there are several of my favorite authors, whose other books I actively collect, that I just couldn't get through in this volume. So much potential, so little payoff. Sigh. (  )randirousseau | Nov 13, 2008 | 2  I got this book for the Dresden Files short story, but decided to read the rest of the anthology because I don't normally read horror writing and I wanted to see if I found a new author I enjoyed to look up their other writings. I've been disappointed. Some of the stories really stood out (I'm thinking of Kelley Armstrong), but some of the others have left me mentally traumatized. I don't think I'll ever be able to look at Smokey the Bear ever again without gagging. The stories were generally lame, and the 'twists' were more like zig-zags. I consider myself not easily offended, but the graphic description of a variety of bodily functions and what to do with various body parts repulsed me. If your favorite author is in this book, read it. Don't bother with the rest of it. (  )rarelibrarian | Nov 5, 2008 | 2 There are many amusing stories in "Blood Lite" an anthology with 21 stories from some of the biggest names in the current horror/paranormal genres. Includes stories by Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Mike Resnick, Sharyn McCrumb, and Kelley Armstrong. From witches to wizards, ghouls to ghosts, and weres to vampires, these stories vary wildly depending on the author's genre, but all have a wacky, humorous zing to them. A pleasant afternoon's reading and sure to hit your funny 'bone'. (  )jjmachshev | Oct 18, 2008 | 1 0.039 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
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I've rated it two stars, however, because one of Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden stories is included, and that story was quite good. It's a real pity it isn't keeping better company. (