mildmaythecat (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mildmaythecat) wrote2012-05-01 06:20 pm
mildmaythecat) wrote2012-05-01 06:20 pm
Entry tags:
100 Things 三
Definitely out of the teen books with this one:
I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan.
One-Sentence Review If You're Pressed For Time (Or Just Lazy): The Devil walks among us in the body of a suicidal failed author; when he's not regailing the reader with scandalous behind-the-scenes about Biblical figures he's enjoying the fascinating experience of being human.
Why It's Awesome: This one is definitely not for the faint of heart. We've got all the cussing, drugs, threesomes, loads of sex (with hookers, with his palm, with both sexes; Lucy is all about equal opportunity), buckets of blasphemy (no Biblical figure goes unscathed), general filth, and just about anything else you can think of. What else to expect from the Devil himself?
Lucifer is given a chance for redemption if he can last a few months in a human body without sinning too much. Naturally, Lucy's immediate reaction is "fuck that" and he proceeds to sin as spectacularly as possible. The rest of the book is split between Lucy having a blast during his attempt to make a mark on earth (a movie about his life), and long sections determined to set the Good Book straight.
When it comes to the latter sections, Lucy doesn't ask for pity or understanding--he just lays everything out. Everything is covered, from his Fall to the not-altogether-pure Eve to the temptation of Christ in the desert. He explains how Hell is organized and the different kinds of sins and even attempts to describe the all-consuming metaphysical agony of simply being a fallen angel. It certainly puts a different spin on both the Bible and the notion of sympathy for the devil.
One of the things that makes this book really work (for yours truly, anyway) is that it's written in very conversational first person. Throughout the novel Lucifer speaks as if he's simply having a chat with an impressionable student. Also fun are the extremely detailed descriptions of things that humans don't think about but which the narrator revels in, including the look of the sky and the assaulting smells of a subway station.
Okay, Fine, Here's The Downside: You will probably feel slightly filthy after reading this book, which is no big surprise. Lucy also tends to ramble on and interrupt his own stories with other trains of thought, meaning it's easy to lose track of what's going on. On a related note, his detailed descriptions can sometimes go on a bit too long.
And Now For Something Completely Different:
Earthman (Poets and Pornstars)
and i never met a madman who didn't have a cause
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgpaxHxjPow&feature=BFa&list=WL298547847F7B39D0&lf=plpp_video
(To my flist--I'll stop spamming y'all now, sorry. Would you rather I put these things under a 'read more'? ^^;;)
I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan.
One-Sentence Review If You're Pressed For Time (Or Just Lazy): The Devil walks among us in the body of a suicidal failed author; when he's not regailing the reader with scandalous behind-the-scenes about Biblical figures he's enjoying the fascinating experience of being human.
Why It's Awesome: This one is definitely not for the faint of heart. We've got all the cussing, drugs, threesomes, loads of sex (with hookers, with his palm, with both sexes; Lucy is all about equal opportunity), buckets of blasphemy (no Biblical figure goes unscathed), general filth, and just about anything else you can think of. What else to expect from the Devil himself?
Lucifer is given a chance for redemption if he can last a few months in a human body without sinning too much. Naturally, Lucy's immediate reaction is "fuck that" and he proceeds to sin as spectacularly as possible. The rest of the book is split between Lucy having a blast during his attempt to make a mark on earth (a movie about his life), and long sections determined to set the Good Book straight.
When it comes to the latter sections, Lucy doesn't ask for pity or understanding--he just lays everything out. Everything is covered, from his Fall to the not-altogether-pure Eve to the temptation of Christ in the desert. He explains how Hell is organized and the different kinds of sins and even attempts to describe the all-consuming metaphysical agony of simply being a fallen angel. It certainly puts a different spin on both the Bible and the notion of sympathy for the devil.
One of the things that makes this book really work (for yours truly, anyway) is that it's written in very conversational first person. Throughout the novel Lucifer speaks as if he's simply having a chat with an impressionable student. Also fun are the extremely detailed descriptions of things that humans don't think about but which the narrator revels in, including the look of the sky and the assaulting smells of a subway station.
Okay, Fine, Here's The Downside: You will probably feel slightly filthy after reading this book, which is no big surprise. Lucy also tends to ramble on and interrupt his own stories with other trains of thought, meaning it's easy to lose track of what's going on. On a related note, his detailed descriptions can sometimes go on a bit too long.
And Now For Something Completely Different:
Earthman (Poets and Pornstars)
and i never met a madman who didn't have a cause
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgpaxHxjPow&feature=BFa&list=WL298547847F7B39D0&lf=plpp_video
(To my flist--I'll stop spamming y'all now, sorry. Would you rather I put these things under a 'read more'? ^^;;)
no subject
Holy crap, this sounds like an awesome book! You had better believe that once I'm done with college, I'll look up these entries again and pile up some more books - FUN books, not this dumb scientific crap >:D
Filthy? Pff, I ain't afraid of that. I'm sure not many people would think that if they look at me, but I certainly have my share of filth. N-not physically, but y'know, my psyche (yeah, when looking up doujins, it's impossible to avoid R-18 stuff altogether - seriously, I saw something in which Vegeta and Goku had to somehow make sure they could go on inside Buu's body by... having... um... incredibly disturbing sex, and not even just with each other o_O)...
I'm digging these reviews, you're doing great! ^___^
no subject
(now you're ahead of me, better catch up once finals are done with). XD
no subject