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Milleen (47 KP) rated Birdcage Walk in Books

Nov 14, 2018 (Updated Nov 14, 2018)  
Birdcage Walk
Birdcage Walk
Helen Dunmore | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This period drama has a dark, gothic uneasiness to it, but the tightly drawn characters, descriptive backdrop and DunmoreÕs powerful prose keep you reading. Lizzie Fawkes has been raised by a feisty mother, Julia an early advocate of women's rights and her stepfather Augustus who writes rousing political pamphlets. Lizzie has chosen to marry a sober, stoic gentleman, John Diner Tredevant, a property developer who has invested heavily in the construction of a terrace in Bristol and the entire household has moved to the Avon gorge to maintain their supportive, close-knit relationship. As the French Revolution rolls across the Channel, the house full of radicals await news from afar and the disruption echoes through their homes. Secrets and suspicions keep you interested in the story but it's the characters that provide the entertainment and emotional pull.
  
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    Rawblood

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    Winner of BEST HORROR NOVEL (August Derleth Award) at British Fantasy Awards 2016 She comes in the...

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John Berendt recommended Exquisite Corpse in Books (curated)

 
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
Poppy Z. Brite | 1997 | Horror
9.5 (2 Ratings)
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"Call it Extreme Southern Gothic, New Orleans division. The protagonists of this dark French Quarter novel are knee-deep in murder, torture, sex and cannibalism. The story is unabashedly grim (or as Brite himself puts it, “twisted, horrific”), but Brite’s prose is crystal clear, and his literate tone is sufficiently wry and ironic that it creates a sort of safety zone in which readers not normally drawn to this sort of stuff (myself included) can take refuge while they read. But even arm’s-length readers are apt to find themselves being drawn further and further into the story—seduced in spite of the themselves. Material that would be merely sick, disgusting, and unreadable in the hands of a lesser writer is, with Brite at the controls, surprisingly erotic and captivating. It’s a tour de force, in a literary category all by itself."

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Steven Dodd (1449 KP) created a post

Aug 28, 2019  
Right all you boardgame geeks!! I have a copy of the original The Gothic Game enroute. To add to this there is a prototype of the new version of the game on its way. The new game goes live on Kickstarter in December!! With this we will be playing and reviewing both and to add it on top we will be giving away a copy of the original game. Details will be given out over one of our videos of the games playthrough or review. Hit the links below and follow and subscribe to the channel to keep informed. It is our first give away and I am over the moon that I get to play this game in its ages goodness and then witness and play it’s rebirth into the world of gaming.
www.facebook.com/Summoned-Games
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7rZ1n5-FI76nAN8GSsjvRQ