Love in Vein

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Summary: Not For The "Timid"
Review: If your looking for "Darker" vampire erotica then Love In Vein is your book. Some of the stories such as "White Chapel" are a bit graphic, and border on B movie gore, but overall it's a worthwhile read. It is certainly not a book for the "Timid."

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Summary: Not Erotic, but sorta disturbing
Review: Okay Now I have to say, I bought this book under the premise that this would be al sorts of sordid sexy erotic vampire stories. Instead I got a really nice anthology of all things vampires. Some sexy, others not so much. It covers your range of vampires from emotional feeding vamps, to blood suckers, to fetus eaters, to face eaters. See I don't technically count all of the characters within to be traditional vampires, but they do live off of the lives of others so I guess it works. Some of the stories are excellent, others are an authors attempt at cramming too much information into too few pages. I expected more of stories chosen by Poppy. Overall I was disappointed in this book. The stories are okay, but nothing really stuck with me except Nancy Holder's vision of Japan it's worth the price of the book. I'm getting around to the second edition and I'm hoping it's a bit more satisfying.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Poppy Brite is a better writer than she was an editor. This book is the proof. These stories are actually quite lame, and don't do much to stimulate either the intellect or any of the other parts erotica is supposed to stimulate. Skip this one. Her follow-up book Love in Vein II is vastly superior, with a collection of well-written, and much more erotic, vampire fiction.

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Summary: love in vein: not read in vain
Review: Poppy Z. Brite, one of the best new authors of dark fiction, has taken the time to gather some wonderful tales of vampiry together and bind them into a satisfying book. This baby has not collected dust on my shelf--nor will it on yours. Believe me, you'll want all of your friends to read it. Perhaps the best tale of the lot is Brian Hodge's "alchemy of the throat", a beautifully crafted story of a castrati's venture into a paridoxical world of terror and unmitigated joy. He is bought by an old man with a shady history and becomes his lover only to discover that (what else?) the guy's a vampire.Don't let this alarm you though--most of these stories aren't at all cheesy. There were only about two that i found truly tedious and pointless; the rest are gems. The cool part of the book is not the actual bloodsucking, but the variety of ways in which authors have chosen to express the concept of a vampire. It's not always Dracula or Lestat. Sometimes, it's someone or something who takes one's power away, one's life force. And that is something that we can all identify with. Read Brite's own works for further enjoyment--you won't be sorry.

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Summary: Bought it for Poppy, weak read, was not impressed.
Review: That's the thing with these anthologies. Some you like, some you can't stand. I wasn't thrilled with this book, but I didn't hate it either. Good for getting out of the library, but I don't know about owning it.

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Summary: It was all right...
Review: That's the thing with these anthologies. Some you like, some you can't stand. I wasn't thrilled with this book, but I didn't hate it either. Good for getting out of the library, but I don't know about owning it.

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Summary: Morbidly Beautiful
Review: These tales are fantastically sick. They are not your usual tales of Vampires. They can be very morbid, and in it's morbidness they are beautifully disgusting. I loved them ! They are not for the faint of heart, or squeamish. Some are rather demented, all in all I would not recommend this book to everyone, only those who can appreciate the beauty of sickness.

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Summary: Horrifying
Review: This book goes beyond gross, it is twisted in a sick way. These stories are not about the traditional vampire. Very few stories contained characters who actually drank blood. If you love Dracula, this book isn't for you. Actually, some of the stories were so gross, they made me want to vomit. Now I am sorry I read this book, it gave me a weak stomach for a WEEK. Save your money, this is definitely not a book you'll like.

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Summary: Love in vein: Twenty original tales of vampric erotica
Review: This book is the most interesting of all vampire erotica books i have read,Because it doesn't just go into the normal vampire erotica but beyond that it takes the vampric tales to new heights of romance , love ,lust and the Darkest desires of the soul those things that are considered taboo, are explored.The faint of heart need not apply...Especially with the short story white palace.

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Summary: Godly Book, Great Writers
Review: This book showcases some new budding talent in a topic that has been widly writen about over time. These writers offer a wide arrray of different types of Vampires in several different settings. These stories were well written and supported but one of the greatest authors in Modern Vampire theorys. Many of these stories made me keep reading. I have read and re-read this book over and over. I loved this book and I suggest it to any vampires enthusiasts and those who are open to new ideas about the vampire myths and traditions.