Invisible Monsters290 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

This book is ca-razy!

+ Great Company to purchase from
+ My Unexpected Favorite
+ GREAT
+ a slow start, followed by a headlong rush. This book stayed in my head for a long time afterward!
  
  











  



  
Sir Apropos of Nothing59 reviews
Peter David

Pocket, 2002

Excellent Pun Reading

+ Reserve Judgement on Apropos Until The Sequels!
+ Lose the back story and I'll make it a six star
+ A fun and funny read, yet also poignant
+ Mostly good.
  
  











  



  
Swordspoint61 reviews
Ellen Kushner

Spectra, 2003

"Everyone lives at Swordspoint."

+ Driven by vivid characters, clever and romantic in equal measures, this is an enjoyable and intelligent book. Recommended
+ Excellent
+ Not Free SF Reader
  
  











  



  
Fifth Quarter (Daw Book Collectors)14 reviews
Tanya Huff

DAW, 1995

Excellent!

+ A bit wierd...

Fifth Quarter has quite a few interesting characters involved in intricate relationships. There's excellent action, horror, romance, and a bit of humor mixed in throughout the story. This book explores taboos but doesn't step delicately; rather, it plainly thrusts the situation in your face. I ...
  
  











  



  
Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories From the Edge5 reviews
Nancy Holder, Nancy Kilpatrick

Roc Trade, 2005

outsiders

+ Outsiders should be -IN- your library!
+ The tales run the speculative fiction gamut

I work @ a major book store shain & was so impressed I added it to our basic stock.
  
  











  



  
Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys: A Novel29 reviews
Eric Garcia

Avon A, 2005

One of the Funniest Books I've Ever Read

+ Not merely fantastic
+ delightfully twisted - Garcia knows how to do things right
+ Funny and original
  
  











  



  
Punk Land14 reviews
Carlton Mellick III

Eraserhead Press, 2005

Even better than Satan Burger

+ Punk Land
+ Are you REALLY punk enough to get in?

Satan Burger is one of my favorite books, but Punk Land is even better than that. It has the characters Nan and Mortician from Satan Burger. It takes place soon after the events that took place in the first book. I recommend reading Satan Burger first but Punk Land is such a better book and is ...
  
  











  



  
*OP Shadowdance11 reviews
Robin Bailey

White Wolf Publishing, 1995

Dark Fantasy Taken to a Whole New Level

+ Fairly good
+ grim mycenaean fantasy
+ Dancing through the night.....
+ Dive into the dance
  
  











  



  
Kung Fu High School11 reviews
Ryan Gattis, Brandon Gattis, 2005

Kung Fu

+ Legendary
+ Blood and Guts in High School

This was an amazing book but it's not written for everyone. If your only experience with violence has been through the television- you may not get this book. But if you have a personal history with violence the details used to explain everything from the taste of blood, the sound of broken bone ...
  
  











  



  
The Summer Country28 reviews
James A. Hetley, 2002

A fabulous, gripping fairytale for adults only

+ Very good debut.

Before starting to write my review, I decided to read some of the other reviews here. Sadly, that left me wondering if some of the other reviewers actually knew how to read, let alone write reviews. So many of them misquoted the plotline of the book, seemed confused about what happened in it, or ...
  
  











  



  
I Have the Right to Destroy Myself (Harvest Original)4 reviews
Young-ha Kim

Harvest Books, 2007

beware of strangers in art galleries

+ A short review without giving anything away
+ Embracing One's Destiny
+ I really liked this book.
  
  











  



  
Vampire Vow30 reviews
Michael Schiefelbein

Alyson Books, 2001

Enticing & Intiguing

+ so disturbing that it's fun!

This was a well written book into the life of a gay vampire. You follow the life of Viktor, a former Roman Officer who tries to find that special someone to share his life with and allow him to move on to a greater world. This book has love, rage, vengence. You cheer at Viktor while at the same ...
  
  











  



  
The Eye of Night7 reviews
Pauline J. Alama

Spectra, 2002

Fascinating

+ Original, almost indescribable, yet very readable
+ Entertaining Fantasy
+ A Worthy Effort for a First Book
+ Wornderfully imagined in a spellbinding setting
  
  











  



  
Drawing Blood104 reviews
Poppy Z. Brite

Dell, 1994

Returning to Birdland...

+ Second best, after Lost Souls
+ Putting the "hard" in "hardcore"!
+ Gay Horror
+ GREAT READ
  
  











  



  
Slaughtermatic18 reviews
Steve Aylett

Thunder's Mouth Press, 1998

Absolutely hilarious

+ Slice and Dice, Baby
+ Diagnosis Confirmed

This book is one of my favorites. It's absolutely hilarious and not nearly as confusing or hard to read as some people seem to paint it as. It's fast paced and brisk with no down time. My only complaint is that the American edition seems to be too stuffy, trying to make it more serious than it is ...
  
  











  



  
The Alleluia Files (Samaria, Book 3)19 reviews
Sharon Shinn

Ace, 1999

Great Conclusion To The Series

+ Brilliant and original
+ The Truth Comes Out
+ Marvelous conclusion to her Samaria trilogy!
+ Don't miss this series
  
  











  



  
V for Vendetta21 reviews
Stephen Moore

Pocket Star, 2006

Super Reader

+ Wonderful Service
+ Excellent Book

This book is actually very good. It is great to have V as a point of view character at times, such as when he sees the unconscious Evey in Jordan Towers, or confronting Creedy underground.. This may well be one of the best 'tie-in' efforts ever produced. Some of the political and other history ...
  
  











  



  
Doctors and Nurses: A Novel3 reviews
Lucy Ellmann

Bloomsbury USA, 2006

Not for the easily offended

+ Another Crazyass novel by the wickedly funny Lucy Ellmann

Forget my title comment... this book isn't for the offendable. It was strange, crude, disconnected and wonderful. If you have a taste for the quirky, read this book. I will never look at purses the same way again.
  
  











  



  
Swordspoint61 reviews
Ellen Kushner

Spectra, 2003

"Everyone lives at Swordspoint."

+ Driven by vivid characters, clever and romantic in equal measures, this is an enjoyable and intelligent book. Recommended
+ Excellent
+ Not Free SF Reader
  
  











  



  
Kung Fu High School11 reviews
Ryan Gattis, Brandon Gattis, 2005

Kung Fu

+ Legendary
+ Blood and Guts in High School

This was an amazing book but it's not written for everyone. If your only experience with violence has been through the television- you may not get this book. But if you have a personal history with violence the details used to explain everything from the taste of blood, the sound of broken bone ...