Holy Terror

by Steve Abbott

Book by Abbott, Steve

Genres: Fiction

141 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1989

About the author

Steve Abbott was a Nebraska-born poet, author, cartoonist and critic of primarily LGBT literature. He was also a highly regarded editor. Abbott edited the Bay Area periodical Poetry Flash for many years and the influential SOUP Magazine. In SOUP, he coined the term "New Narrative" to describe the work of Bay Area writers Robert Gluck and Bruce Boone and, with Boone, he organized the historic Left/Write conference in 1981. He was also a single father and many of his early poems reflected on his relationship with his young daughter Alysia Abbott. He died of AIDS in San Francisco in 1992.

Reviews

[Alvin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A forgotten little nugget of queer lit about intergenerational love

[Luna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I acquired my copy from the Gerber/Hart Library annual book sale. The story is filled with depravity, corruption, and (eventually) redemption. The influence of Gore Vidal is so apparent that he is name dropped in a later chapter. Holy Terror is a good read for a sad afternoon, but I wasn't inspired to examine the rest of Abbott's books.