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BOUND IN BLOOD
by David Thomas Lord
Kennsington Horror
TPB $14.00
346 pages
ISBN: 1-57566-764-9
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Super sexy,
super-charged, egomaniacal serial killer Jean-Luc Courbet is stalking
young, virile gay men in New York City's Greenwich Village. But this is
no ordinary murderer. Jean-Luc also happens to be a vampire, a ruthless
bastard who has no conscience no matter who he chooses as his prey.
David Thomas
Lord had written one hell of a sexy novel. The man's confidence as a writer
is clear, and his style is elegant, his prose written with passion and
elan. Mr. Lord took quite a risk writing this book. The majority of the
story is told in the present tense, and in diary format to boot, reminiscent
of Bram Stoker's DRACULA. And to not only have gay characters but to have
a gay protagonist, our anti-hero, is a risk in itself. For Jean-Luc seeks
out the company of these men because he desires them - for
their appearance, for their healthy blood, because they make him look
better. He is unabashedly gay, unapologetic. It is, for him, a part of
his being, no more unusual than his being a vampire.
This was
a lesson in the arts: in opera, in modern art, in fashion. This
too was a lesson in humanity, with Freudian issues tossed into the fray,
taking Oedipal issues to a whole new twisted level. I now know more about
two men making love (among other things…) than I even thought I needed
to know.
Is the world
ready for this? (do I care
what the world is ready for? -Feo) Apparently. Sales have
been remarkably good for BOUND
IN BLOOD. The world, so it seems - wisely enough, I believe
- is ready for this book. And rumor has it, for one or two sequels that
are currently underway.
5 BookWyrms.
This
review copyright 2001 E.C.McMullen Jr.
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