Brite's Bright After All (Lost Souls - Poppy Z. Brite)

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Product:	Lost Souls - Poppy Z. Brite
Date:	06/01/07 (96 review reads)
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Advantages: eroticism, brutality, and the quest for love and power

Disadvantages: a rough beginning due to all of the character ties, thought is sometimes required

While the vampire and gothic culture do often collide, they actually have little to do with one another in reality.

The blend of traditional vampire tales (i.e. goth children, sensuality) and newfound elements (half-bloods, incest, filing of teeth father than actually having fangs) brings a new view to the vampire.

All too often they are romanticized and Brite revolutionizes previous views by reminding others of the brutality of the vampire, the possibility of vulnerability, and the idea that they too, are quite human. Perhaps these are not new ideas to some, but she blatantly puts it out there and that is what makes the difference.

Needless to say, this book is fantastic. I connected with the characters and hate the idea of the story ending. Fortunately, she's carried some of the others into different stories.

Summary: Four vampires, a half blood, a woman, seer, and man go to New Orleans for love, safety, and revenge.