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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence including murders and blood; vampires kill throughout
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; the novel is saturated with dark sexuality
Substance Use
A lot
Significant drug and alcohol use throughout
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The dark psychology of vampirism and belonging to a world of predators is the novel's atmosphere
What this book is about
Poppy Z. Brite's debut novel follows a group of vampires traveling through the South and a boy who discovers he may be one of them. The novel is saturated with blood, sex, and Southern Gothic atmosphere. Brite (now Billy Martin) writes with genuine literary sensibility but the content is extreme — violence, explicit sex, and drug use throughout. A cult classic of Southern Gothic horror. For adult readers with a high tolerance for transgressive content.
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Graphic violence
Explicit sexual content
Significant drug use
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