Freaks' amour [Unknown Binding]

Tom De Haven (Author)

Product Details

• Unknown Binding
• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (1992)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006R9KSU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most memorable books I have ever read, March 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Freaks' amour (Hardcover)

Freaks Amour is a bizarre, frightening look into the future after a nuclear "accident." You will meet one of the most memorable cast of characters ever dreamed up, all of whom are freaks due to their parents' exposure to radiation from an accidental nuclear blast in (where else?) New Jersey.

Because their incredible appearance (graphically described by the author) causes them to be ostracized by non-freaks, they must resort to performing in live sex shows to earn a decent living.

A nicely-done and highly entertaining metaphorical tale of the underclass, the details and strange characters of this book will stay with you for a long time. I read this book when I was 12 and have been trying to locate a copy for the past 26 years.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lost gem - unique and amazing story., December 19, 2003

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M. Rosen (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freak's Amour (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book when it was first published after hearing a Sunday morning review by Vin Scelsa on the old WNEW in New York. Thanks, Vin! I lost the copy over the years, and just recently acquired a used one thru the wonder of the internet after years of searching. If you're reading this review, BUY A COPY! This is an amazing and wonderful story, a classic modern sci-fi, combining a little Blade Runner, a little film noir, and a lot of just plain weirdness, but extremely readable weirdness, not weirdness like Naked Lunch or Gravity's Rainbow. Both excellent books, but challenging reads. And one of the few top-drawer sci-fi novels to take place in New Joisey!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, September 25, 2001

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Kaysee (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freaks' amour (Hardcover)

this book is AMAZING.. It is the (so-called, fictional) account of persoanlities after a nuclear explosion, they can no longer have sex, or enjoy pleasure in any manner, so they resort to watching other people have sex in public, and many other vile (but very interesting)activities. It is written with amazing imagination, and extremely good descriptions that are almost tactile. It makes for really really good thought provoking and interesting reading. I have been looking for this book since 1984!!