What on earth did I just read?!?!

It made little sense, it was grotesque and it was awesome! There were definitely parts I liked better than others, but I enjoyed my experience and that’s all that matters. This will stick with me. ( )

A disturbing piece of horror that makes you think…

I don't know where to start with You've Lost a Lot of Blood. It's a disturbing (not scary) little novella that makes you think about the authenticity of your own creative efforts in life. We are presented with a steampunk style modern story within a story, allegedly written by Martyr Black, whose own story is that of a serial killer. The story written by Martyr Black could easily be a commentary on the increasing effect of AI in our world. But it's not entirely that, and I don't want to go deeper because...spoilers.

I enjoyed the read. I think I most enjoyed the asides between Black and his partner Ambrose, as they discuss art and life and why they are compelled to do the things they do.

The writing is almost scriptlike, in general terms -- crisp action without a lot of inner thoughts intruding on the story, crisp dialogue between two characters to convey the relationship story between Black and Ambrose.

I'd like to see this done as a short horror script. I think it would be possible.

Either way, it's a bit of a think piece horror study, and I like those. ( )

I feel like the story in the story could have been expanded on and made more detailed and involved than it was. The idea and premise behind the entire book is ... odd? I am honestly not sure how I feel about the whole thing. Gave me impressions of speaking to someone on drugs? Constantly jumping around and odd things focused on. It was graphic in places but that doesn't tend to bother me. I don't know that I would recommend this book to everyone but there are some people that I think would enjoy it. ( )