Rating: Summary: Jemiah Jefferson rocks my socks Review: A beautiful book by a beautiful lady. You should all bow down and kiss her pretty toes.
Rating: Summary: Raw Like Sushi Review: A wild, intense, derranged, demented, sensual, wide-eyed, jaded, sex-crazed roller coaster of a novel, Wounds explores territory that VOTB only hinted at. Terrifyingly existential yet utterly immediate, Wounds is a demolition of modern society's obsession with violence and a bleakly funny critique of modern art's inability to tell fantasty from reality, all cunningly disguised as a spine-tingling vampire story. Unreal fiends like Daniel and Sybil are some of the most three-dimensionally real and perfectly drawn characters in fiction today. If you don't enjoy this book, you have no soul. But then again, you're probably a vampire anyway.
Rating: Summary: Wonderful Review: After reading Jemiah Jefferson's first book, Voice of the Blood, I was stunned. After Wounds, I was floored. Her deeply complex characters unfold against the backdrop of a New York that is rapidly disappearing, a New York that I'm very glad to see so beautifully preserved in a work of such narrative power. The story of Daniel and Sybil (one of the more interesting characters in fiction I've encountered recently) is compelling and thought-provoking. I may have turned the last page and set it aside, but this book certainly didn't leave me.
Rating: Summary: Truly Worthy Review: After reading Wounds one has the urge to go into the street and see if there really are pale, glamorous, at times androgynous people wandering around whispering things and hidden desires into our minds... Jemiah Jefferson's book gives hope to those disillusioned by other tamer works. The book revolves around the twisted yet understandable relationship of Daniel...While favorites from the past book popup for guest appearances, Sybil, one of the truly most captivating characters I've ever read, leaps to the spotlight of the story. Scarred and extremely psychotic Sybil brings the inhuman side to humanity alive, a perfect compliment to Daniel's conflicting and struggling emotions. The engaging, sometimes shocking scenes add a layer of intensity and an overall chilling effect throughout. Along with rich descriptions, wonderful dialogue and fantastic narration Wounds is a joy to read not only for fans of Voice of the Blood or vampire stories but also for fans of well-written literature everywhere.
Rating: Summary: SOMEONE PLEASE BUY THIS FROM ME! Review: I adored Jemiah Jefferson's first novel and it was with great anticipation that I ordered "Wounds" as soon as I saw that Jemiah Jefferson had a new book out. So new, in fact, that I ordered it without the benefit of reading any reviews. I didn't even know what it was about, i.e., if it was a continuation of the "Voice of the Blood" saga or if it was something entirely different. At first I was pleased to see the vampire Daniel as the star of this book and then even more pleased to come across Ariane and the ever-demented John. Except that after their part was finished, I felt they simply had been added rather gratuitously to cater to Ariane and John enthusiasts. I had the same reaction to Ricari's all too brief appearance towards the end of the book. And whereas I really liked Daniel in the "Voice of the Blood" and thought he was an ultra cool, kick 'em you-know-where kind of vampire, I felt that in "Wounds" he became nothing more than a puppet in the hands of Sybil - now THERE'S one scary sicko, and she's HUMAN! Honestly, I got tired of Sybil's angst-driven S&M machinations and way more tired of her dragging Daniel down with her. Although I probably was most irked that Daniel became such a willing wimp of a participant. ... I am very aware that the other reviewers at the time of this writing really liked "Wounds" and I don't fault them for that in any way, shape or form. They are most certainly entitled to their opinions, but I HATED it! I hated what Daniel became. I hated Sybil. I hated Daniel's ridiculous fascination with Sybil. I hated the route the story took, and I hated its ending. I'm not exactly saying DON'T read "Wounds"; I actually think it's worth a person's look-see especially if he/she liked "Voice of the Blood". It's just that personally I was terribly disappointed in it.
Rating: Summary: Get to the point! Review: I did not read the first novel by this author, and don't think I will bother to. Maybe because I'm not a major Anne Rice fan, or maybe because I got bored way too many times.Here you have an elegant vampire, one who loves fine wine, the best clothes, and 5 star hotels. And he is really willing to give all that up to be with a deranged, sociopathic, sadistic, homicidal, pathological lying teenager with a vocabulary like a sewer! And all this because he can't read her mind? Give me a break! Lestat would have done away with this broad on day one! I can read a good book in 3 or 4 hours, undisturbed, if it is interesting. This one took me over a week because I would get so bored with the plot. I wanted to just scream at the 2 main characters "Get to the point already!". Also, like another reviewer, I don't know how it actually ended, even though I read the last 4 pages several times. If there is a third book, I don't care to find out either. I read "Interview With A Vampire" years ago, and greatly enjoyed it, but Daniel is definately no Lestat! But if you want to read a book where one of the main characters has about every mental disorder in the book, and a couple who takes disfunctional relationships to a whole new level, this book is for you! I usually keep all my books, reading the good ones over and over. This one I will have NO problem giving to some poor unsuspecting reader...
Rating: Summary: If your a fan of Vampire fiction... Review: I had purchased Jemiah Jefferson's first novel, "Voices in the Blood"..but, after reading a few pages into it, just couldn't get interested...however, after reading "Wounds" I plan to go back and give the first book another try. If your a fan of Vampire fiction, like I am, this book will most definately appeal to you. The story of, basically, two misfits trying to maintain a relationship is enjoyable. My only complaint with the book is that the story's pacing could have been a bit better, it really begins to 'drag', around the last few chapters. All-In-All, it's a good read, the characters are enjoyable and you care what happens to them, which is the hallmark, to me, of what seperates a good novel, from a bad one. There is also plenty of sex and violence, for anyone that requires that in their reading material! ;)
Rating: Summary: Very very good. Review: I read Jemiah's first book and enjoyed it immensely. I was, at first, disappointed that Ariane from the early work, was not the focus of this one. Instead, we have Daniel, bratboy batboy vampire. He reminds me of Daniel Ash from Love and Rockets and Bauhaus fame. Maybe Jemiah was thinking of him when she wrote the character. The new book is better than the old one. It lags a little in the middle, but that's because its so strong in character. You know these people, or you'll want to. Good job jemiah!
Rating: Summary: Very entertaining and better then her first Review: I saw this book in the store and was very interested in it but saw it was a sequal so I got Voice of the Blood and thought it was very much a "first novel" but promising. Wounds is GREAT however, its quirky, and filled with interesting pop culture references and the characters are very unique which is hard for a vampire novel cause there are getting to be so many of them. I think Jemah Jefferson would be a very interesting person to know and it shows through her writing. This reminds me of what Poppy Z Brites stuff USED to be like before she did that HORRIBLE promo piece somebody called a "book" on the disgusting Courtney Love and the awful and overpriced Plastic Jesus. Im glad we are seeing new writers like Jemah and Charlee Jacobs show that women CAN do horror and do it well too. If you want to read this you will need to read Voice of the Blood to find out the background of the characters, its a short book and an OK read, I just think Jemah is really hitting her stride with this one, and I look forward to what she does in the future. I dont think this book is slow either I think everything in it is there for a reason. I also recommend C. Jacobs first novel this Symbiotic Facination and her short story collection. Women Horror writers rock!
Rating: Summary: Are there vampires at the orgy next door? Review: I would like to see Voices of the Blood and Wounds bound together in one big fat hardback volume. Voices is just a warm-up for what happens in Wounds. Every time I thought I could outguess Jemiah, she got there first. Hmmm, I thought, vampire-human sex. What about vampire-vampire sex? Boom! Then what about vampire-vampire HATE? Boom again. And could you please give Daniel a dominatrix? I think he needs one. Oh, yes, thank you. Sybil is absolutely awful -- that's why I love her. At last, someone that Daniel can't manipulate. Really, don't we need more women like that? And I loved it that Jemiah combined terrorism and art in the same universe. Awful, nasty stuff. My nose is turning up even as I type. That's how I know what a good book this is. Anything less, and I would not have reacted so strongly. Jemiah called the shots all the way through, and bringing Ricari back in at the end was wonderful, especially since he did spook the unspookable Sybil. I think Jemiah had lots of great fun making fun of the too-cool-to-care subculture, including poor Daniel, moving his scented bedlinens into that nasty abandoned warehouse. And the image of the German orgy, with vampires nipping away at Nazi necks, was -- sadly -- too good to be true.
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