A review by mazza57
Lambs of God by Marele Day
1.0
This has to be the weirdest book I have ever read. £ nuns live in a crumbling monastery cu off from the worl. the entrance hidden and overgrown. A pries is sent by the Bishop to assess the monastery for its saleablility to a conglomerate who want to build a paradise away from it all. Not surprisingly the 3 nuns are far from enamoured by the prospect. They begin to act like a triumvirate of Annie Wilkes In Stephen King's [b:Misery|10614|Misery|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1554220401l/10614._SY75_.jpg|3230869].
Their attempts to stop the priest leaving descend into a level of increasing horror for the reading as the sisters encase both his legs in plaster and don't allow him even the decency of tending to his personal needs. AT this point i think the author to a dose of one of the sister's herbs and engages in symbolism and activities that are just nauseating and unnecessary as they drink their own blood and smear it around.
I felt it just went too far, it was a very uncomfortable read although the ending did bring a bit of lightness to the story. It is certainly not one i would recommend to anyone else and if it is indicative of the rest of the author's opus she is not one i would read again.
I am not sure how to rate it as i can see that some might think it quite clever but I am still washing the sour taste out of my mouth
Their attempts to stop the priest leaving descend into a level of increasing horror for the reading as the sisters encase both his legs in plaster and don't allow him even the decency of tending to his personal needs. AT this point i think the author to a dose of one of the sister's herbs and engages in symbolism and activities that are just nauseating and unnecessary as they drink their own blood and smear it around.
I felt it just went too far, it was a very uncomfortable read although the ending did bring a bit of lightness to the story. It is certainly not one i would recommend to anyone else and if it is indicative of the rest of the author's opus she is not one i would read again.
I am not sure how to rate it as i can see that some might think it quite clever but I am still washing the sour taste out of my mouth