Throat Sprockets

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Summary: I wish I didn't love this book
Review: Throat Sprockets is the most poorly written book I have ever loved. Lucas has no feel for the English language. It is no wonder that this is his only novel. His over use of film terminology and trivia grates on my nerves even though I studied film myself and am thus familiar with the words.

So, why have I read the darn thing twice??

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Summary: Great Read
Review: Tim Lucas has been editor and publisher of Video Watchdog for a long time. This novel, his first, shows his obsession with film as well as the horror genre. A surprising read - very out-of-the ordinary.

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Summary: Ballard's _Crash_ with a different fetish focus
Review: _Throat Sprockets_ by Tim Lucas is the darkly decadent and disturbing story of a man who becomes obsessed by a movie which exhibits a fixation with the female throat.

Perversely erotic, _Throat Sprockets_ chronicles the man's increasing fascination about the film and its subject matter while reminding us of our society's often obsessive behavior in response to images and ideas found in the media.

It's hip... it's cutting-edge... it's haunting... it's J.G. Ballard's _Crash_ with a different fetish focus. Highly recommended for those with a taste for off-beat, alternative fiction.