Exquisite Corpse

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul's 2000 film Mysterious Object at Noon uses this technique with a mixture of documentary and fictional film. I was not disappointed. This book was just so good. Dr Dance is just creepy from the off and the fact that he was so obsessed with Lina both in life and death was weird but also strangely intriguing as the book went on. I can think of several kids at my school that would love this story. It was a little hard for me to follow but that was just a factor of the way it was written. Of course each individual author and illustrator contributed their own style to the exaggerated story. And in the end who wouldn't love a big pig named Genius Kelly? (Be fairwarned ... here's a quote from later in the story ... "Who named that pig Genius?" (p 98))

What’s truly perturbing are the women who romanticise Dr Dance’s action. It conjured up images of the women at Ted Bundy’s trial, all professing their love for him. I guess it shows how twisted & complex people can be. But he worked on this novel for years - and we just didn't get it. One reader pointed out that some of the individual scenes were very cinematic, extremely powerful and moving, but they didn't come together to amount to much. While living in Paris (1951-1958) he began his career as a serious writer, composing such works as the collection of short stories, Here Be Dragons (1955) and his first novel, Jamie Is My Heart's Desire (1956). During this time, Chester also met and began a relationship with an Israeli pianist, Arthur, with whom he lived in Paris and, for a short time, in New York City. While in Paris, Chester befriended other literary figures, such as Susan Sontag, James Baldwin, and Princess Marguerite Caetani. Set in the time when HIV and AIDS were just becoming known terms, two men were destined to meet in New Orleans. Andrew, a serial killer recently escaped from prison in a way Edmond Dantes would have admired; the other a wealthy, long time New Orleans resident named Jay whose tastes mirror Andrew's. They prowl the streets of New Orleans together, searching for new prey. Will they find it? Will they ever be caught? You'll have to read this to find out! These stylistic complaints pale in comparison to the inanity constantly pouring from the stunted thought processes of the focal characters:We follow them separately for about sixty percent of the story (in a rather annoying POV switch) until inevitably their worlds collide, and lust and bloody carnage ensues. Almost everything was there to make this a really captivating story. Blood, guts, serious perversions, and even unrequited love. The descriptions of the cannibalism and necrophilia were long and drawn out, good nasty fun. She was by anyone’s standards a beauty, there was no question, but the illness had transformed her into something quite different, something barely human.

There are going to be obvious comparisons between this book and Frankenstein, but that wouldn't be accurate. Classifying this book is also extremely difficult. It should be interesting to see people try.Although I was not sure what to expect from this book, I was intrigued with each snippet of the fascinating women Diener included. The dreamlike flashes of stories unknown to many were inspiring and heartbreaking. At this point I should warn any potential readers that there are several topics in the book that may cause difficulties for some readers, from necrophilia to sexual assault and abuse of power imbalances. It's going to upset some people, but displaying dark truths should do that. The book is fascinating, being told from the perspective of multiple participants in this dreadful tale, including the corpse itself. It is definitely not for the faint hearted, but it is compelling. Dance becomes a kind of romantic hero, who tries to revise a corpse in the name of love. His wife gets the last section of the book to narrate. It’s easy to see the societal expectations placed upon her, unable to divorce, and the turmoil her husband’s actions create.

After partially consuming Jay in a final act of love, Andrew leaves New Orleans to continue his murderous career, while Lucas, returning home, vows to spend his remaining time writing a novel to try to make sense of what he has witnessed.Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann Brite, now going by Billy Martin) is an American author born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wouldn’t this be a fun-nomenal New Years’ Eve activity for the kids while you’re slugging down a bunch of champagne? This tale shows that a pretty face has the power to possess a man so much that he believes not even death can part them. So...I read through the book in a hurry and I don't think I have the stomach to read the last part. My stomach isn't what it used to be 10+ years ago, hahaha. Perhaps this would be a good point to say choose this book carefully? In this time of trigger warnings, this book has them all. Be warned. All that violence, homosexual sex, cannibalism and extreme horror are here; the warnings are true.