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Anne Billson

Suckers Paperback – 17 October 2014

by Anne Billson (Author)

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'Everywhere you looked, there would be women dressed in black - white faces, black hair, mouths painted scarlet. It was The Look. You saw it on the street. You saw it on the covers of magazines. You saw it presenting arts programmes on TV.

And some of us saw it in our nightmares...'

Anne Billson's debut novel, described by Christopher Fowler in Time Out as 'dark, sharp, chic and very funny', is set at the end of the 'greed is good' era, and features a gothic love triangle between a man, a woman and the 300-year-old vampire they chopped into pieces a decade earlier.

But now she's back, and this time she's building a bloodsucking empire...

'Billson honours the rules of the genre, then proceeds to have fun with them... Dark, sharp, chic and very funny' (Christopher Fowler - Time Out)

'A superb satirist' (Salman Rushdie)

'Merits a post position on everybody's reading list, even those who don't usually like vampire stories. It isn't splatter fiction; it's an honest piece of literature' (Michael Wood - London Review of Books)

'Enchanting and ominous at the same time: a rare and impressive piece of literary juggling' (Jonathan Carroll)

'A distinctive, original and refreshing debut' (Kim Newman - Starburst)

'A black and bloody celebration of wit, womanhood and slapstick, beautifully sustained to a thoroughly satisfying climax' (Chris Gilmore - Interzone)

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (17 October 2014)
Language: : English
Paperback : 330 pages
ISBN-10 : 1502547503
ISBN-13 : 978-1502547507
Dimensions : 12.85 x 1.88 x 19.84 cm

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M. King

Decent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2019

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I struggled a bit with this one.

It’s not that there’s anything wrong with having a load of 20-something unlikeabled as long as they are interesting enough as they were in this book. It just felt that attaching vampires to a satire on our selfish culture was a bit clunky...the vampire threat was never fully focussed either so it’s just the tale of a load of nasty people with some blood-letting.

Genuinely spooky at times though.

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A Must For Horror Fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2020

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Refreshingly different take on the vampire genre which flirts with the tropes but always ends up subverting them. Lots of dry humour, fantastic gore, interesting characters, social commentary and some really creepy set pieces. Highly recommended!

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Mr. S. I. Barr

Fun vampire satire

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2016

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Originally published in 1993 Anne Billson's Suckers uses vampirism to launch satirical broadsides at London's media and cultural classes. A bit of a slow burn the book really picks up steam in the second half and becomes both hilariously mean spirited and frequently genuinely creepy.

D3Jr

I vant to suck your blood....

Reviewed in the United States on 9 November 2013

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I really did love this book, folks. Initially, that is. And mostly, as well. But I
won't lie. I do think the book is a bit disjointed in some parts, and what really
sent me over the edge is when Dora compared the vampires to Jews and
the "nips" (human vampire food) to the Palestinians on pg. 226. In the words of Willy Wonka,
strike that, reverse it. There's nobody on the face of the planet who wants peace more than Israel,
but guess what Dora, err, I mean Anne, err, I mean Dora, when you're surrounded
by barbarians it's pretty bloody difficult to play nice. No wonder Ruth Weinstein blew
her top when Dora let this gem fly. I side with Ruth.

Aside from the mistakes made in Billson's first novel, I have to say she did a pretty
brilliant job. I was chuckling all the way through the book, and I was also in awe of
Billson's writing style. Very impressive in certain parts of the book, and it made reading
this novel a real joy. I love the genre, and I think if done right this book would
make a fantastic movie.

This gem was written in 1993. Twenty years ago! That's actually pretty scary. I kind
of wish Violet would sire this aging dude, so I could go on reading great books like
Billson's "Suckers." Anne, good job all around. Thanks for writing a thoroughly
entertaining read. Keep up the good work.....

sonicbooming

Plain old fun!

Reviewed in the United States on 25 August 2012

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A fun read that had me laughing, smiling, & turning pages. Bret Easton Ellis meets Anne Rice. If you're looking for a fun little aside that will entertain, this is the book for you. Anne balances YUP culture with gothic tradition in such a way that has you both laughing and groaning. This is not a bad thing at all.

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