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One of the Horror Writers Association’s Top 40 Horror Books of All Time—the story of a troubled soldier and his bizarre, violent obsession with vampirism.
At the height of an unnamed war, a soldier is confined for striking an officer. Referred to as George Smith in official papers and records, the prisoner comes under the observation of Army psychiatrist Philip Outerbridge, who asks the young man to put his story down on paper. The result is a shocking tale of abuse, violence, and twisted love, a personal history as dark and troubling as any the doctor has ever encountered. Believing the patient to be dangerously psychotic, Dr. Outerbridge must dig deeper into his psyche. And when the truth about the strange case of George Smith is fully revealed, the results will be devastating.
Told through letters, transcripts, and case studies, Some of Your Blood is an extraordinary, poignant yet terrifying, genre-defying novel. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author’s estate, among other sources.
At the height of an unnamed war, a soldier is confined for striking an officer. Referred to as George Smith in official papers and records, the prisoner comes under the observation of Army psychiatrist Philip Outerbridge, who asks the young man to put his story down on paper. The result is a shocking tale of abuse, violence, and twisted love, a personal history as dark and troubling as any the doctor has ever encountered. Believing the patient to be dangerously psychotic, Dr. Outerbridge must dig deeper into his psyche. And when the truth about the strange case of George Smith is fully revealed, the results will be devastating.
Told through letters, transcripts, and case studies, Some of Your Blood is an extraordinary, poignant yet terrifying, genre-defying novel. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author’s estate, among other sources.
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“The book was very interestingly written and at had me engaged most of the time. The plot lulled a little bit in it but the ending felt like the author came out of the book to grab me by the collar. It is a truly fascinating story that still has my dissecting my feelings, and my own answers to the questions the book asked me”Believable charactersDescriptive writingDark settingDarkThought-provokingAbuseAnimal abuseViolence
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Unsatisfying plot
Bookish Gigi
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“Full disclosure, I read this as a translation. And I don’t know if it was this fact, that some things just got lost in translation, or simply the author’s style wasn’t to my liking. A lot of things I like were there, the subject matter in general-though kept a somewhat secret, most modern readers know what the theme is, with the title easily spoiling it- the fact that it’s mostly written in letters which is something I very much enjoy in books, plus it’s the story of a disturbed young man who the psychiatrists are trying to diagnose. But still. It was hard for me to follow even with the letters, the writing seemed disjointed at times, and the animal abuse descriptions I most certainly could do without. I usually am okay with the slow pacing of classics, but this one just generally was a miss for me.”Original writingDark settingDarkAnimal abuse
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About Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985) is considered one of the godfathers of contemporary science fiction and dark fantasy. The author of numerous acclaimed short stories and novels, among them the classics More Than Human, Venus Plus X, and To Marry Medusa, Sturgeon also wrote for television and holds among his credits two episodes of the original 1960s Star Trek series, for which he created the Vulcan mating ritual and the expression “Live long and prosper.” He is also credited as the inspiration for Kurt Vonnegut’s recurring fictional character Kilgore Trout. Sturgeon is the recipient of the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the International Fantasy Award. In 2000, he was posthumously honored with a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.
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