A review by accurry
Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Easily my favorite read of the year now. This book wrecked me. There was so much that resonated as someone who grew up queer in a religious household, as someone who knows what it’s like to have abuse touted as love, and, heck, even as a neurodivergent person. 

Now, you know how the book is going to end. This is a very old story, you couldn’t possibly spoil the ending. But the journey was so beautiful and tragic to go on. It was deep and impactful and lovely

The prose was quite beautiful as well but, I will say, there were some sentences that were written in a confusing way. It wasn’t enough of a bother for me to give this book a lesser rating and, indeed, the grammar devolves in a very intentional way towards the end as Lucifer is rising to the peak of his grief and rage. It did a wonderful job of giving a sense of fervor, mania, disorganization, and it wasn’t overwhelming or confusing. 

Stunningly done, 10/10, would recommend
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