Blackwater by Michael McDowell - Artist Edition

If I had the money I would buy the remaining 8 copies and give them as gifts. This is a 5 star book and more.

I am grateful to Suntup for introducing me to this marvellous book. As always with Suntup, their edition does full justice to the material. The art-work is beautiful and completely captures the mood of the story. And what a story! Totally mesmerising, strangely haunting, incredibly moving and gloriously written - this work deserves to become an acknowledged classic.

Blackwater Michael McDowells Magnus Opus is a must read. Aside from the books physical looks its literary merit is and was beyond my expectations. How he could write so long of a book with, I think, NO swear words or explicit sex, is beyond me. And while it was a horror novel of sorts, the horror played a backdrop to the characters behaviors and motives and as well to the setting of home and place; community.
The book captured my attention immediately. What a cast of dysfunctional characters, to be disliked and loved at times. A true Southern Gothic novel about a dysfunctional family who manages to function in their dysfunction. A true co-dependent example of a family that perhaps exemplifies most of us who are in the denial of that fact. But in the end, it is all about LOVE, given, denied and suppressed; typically a given in all families.
The only minor complaint I could possibly have is that I would have loved to see an artist rendition of what the " monster " looked like. It seemed to me to be something akin to " The Creature From the Black Lagoon "
I did Not want this book to end. Buy it before it is gone. It is truly a fabulous read.

It is my first purchase from Suntup and I can only say that I was amazed by the beauty of the book, by the quality of the binding. An exceptional edition. The packaging is perfect and very safe, really fast shipping.

This book means so much to me personally -- I published the original e-book versions of the series back when the world was just rediscovering Michael McDowell (Valancourt now publishes nearly all of his books) -- and I'm sure Michael's estate and reps must be absolutely thrilled with this beautifully crafted (and ginormous!) edition of this crazy southern gothic horror classic.

From those thin little paperback originals with the wild cover art (which is included here) to this great chunker of a fancy hardcover -- who ever would have imagined?!

Superb work from Suntup yet again, with a great binding, beautiful art, and a fun "reptilian" slipcase. Truly a gorgeous addition to my bookshelves and a really lovely cap to my personal journey with this legendary horror epic.