Now We Are Sick [Hardcover]

Neil Gaiman (Editor), Stephen Jones (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 93 pages
• Publisher: DreamHaven Books; 1ST edition (1991)
• ISBN-10: 0963094408
• ISBN-13: 978-0963094407
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,235,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, strange poetry for kids (or not), September 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Now We Are Sick (Paperback)

Now We Are Sick is a collection of original poems by sf, Fantasy and horror writers. The quality is a bit mixed: some are really good (Terry Pratchett, Alan Moore, Gene Wolfe) some are gross (Harry Adam Knight, Kim Newman) and some are just silly (S.P.Somtow). The overall effect is funny. Just don't let any kids get near it, though.

The cover is by Gahan Wilson.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best poetry since Edward Gorey!, December 17, 2005

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B. Johnson "lit-a-holic" (SF, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now We Are Sick (Paperback)

I grew up on the work of Edward Gorey, and have long bemoaned the lack of anything else similar and new. I have also long been a fan of Neil Gaiman. I picked this up as a gift, but had to check it out before giving it away, and found the best nonsensical/horror poetry I've seen since that of Mr Gorey. As a matter of fact, I immediately called all of my local comics and bookstores, trying to track down a few more copies, so I could give them to all my family, also Gorey fans. Couldn't find a one. Thank God for Amazon.
The back cover of the trade paperback contains a short warning poem, the last two lines of which read:
"... Please do not feel sad or lonely
When we warn: FOR ADULTS ONLY!"
but personally I do not believe that this work is any more gruesome, or explicitly violent than the works of Mr. Gorey, which I feel helped me to be an inquiring child.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark & Humorous!!!!, August 14, 2006

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S. Lorraine "Author & Poet" (Independence, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Now We Are Sick (Paperback)

I love this book!!!! It's a riot!! It's definitely not for children. Adults Only Please!!!!!!!!!!!