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A review by kaiju_poet
Saint Sadist by Lucas Mangum
5.0
Let me be frank, when I first started Saint Sadist, I got through the first three pages, and then I put it down and walked away. It was painful, I knew what was coming and it still hit like a truck. It wasn't until I heard that Mangum had been nominated for an award for the book, that I swallowed my own PTSD to dive back in.
I skipped those first three pages, and dove back in.
This book mixes a lyrical poetic style with prose in a way that almost mimics a holy text. Holy imagery and blasphemous phrases mix in a way that is entirely enthralling to me as a poet. There's occult and metaphysical imagery and moments tied in with actions and a reality that is entirely base.
In short, this is a masterwork of writing.
I skipped those first three pages, and dove back in.
This book mixes a lyrical poetic style with prose in a way that almost mimics a holy text. Holy imagery and blasphemous phrases mix in a way that is entirely enthralling to me as a poet. There's occult and metaphysical imagery and moments tied in with actions and a reality that is entirely base.
In short, this is a masterwork of writing.