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You've Lost a Lot of Blood
by Eric LaRocca
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I actually wanted to read the book "Things Have Gotten Worse Since The Last Time We Spoke", but all copies I can find have been sold out, and a new edition will be coming out soon, so I decided to read You've Lost a Lot of Blood in prep.
I do like how the stories come around in a circular way. This book is separated into three different story telling ways; a novella, poems, and audio tapes. I could see how the novella ended about half-way through. It took until the final audio tape though to understand some mistakes that were in the novella (words missing, character names not being how they should be, etc.).
I would say this book would have probably been a 5/5 if I hadn't read Exquisite Corpse first. This book reminds me a lot of that. If you are too nervous/scared to read Exquisite Corpse, I highly recommend going with this novel first, seeing if you can handle the material, then moving on. It has a lot of similar themes, but is less mature and graphic than EC.
I do like how the stories come around in a circular way. This book is separated into three different story telling ways; a novella, poems, and audio tapes. I could see how the novella ended about half-way through. It took until the final audio tape though to understand some mistakes that were in the novella (words missing, character names not being how they should be, etc.).
I would say this book would have probably been a 5/5 if I hadn't read Exquisite Corpse first. This book reminds me a lot of that. If you are too nervous/scared to read Exquisite Corpse, I highly recommend going with this novel first, seeing if you can handle the material, then moving on. It has a lot of similar themes, but is less mature and graphic than EC.