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A review by sab754
Celestine: The Living Saint by Andy Clark
3.0
It was...fine?
I don't know, I think I had different expectations considering it was meant to be about what happens when Saint Celestine dies & returns & dies & returns. But it was just a long trek of "Oh I can't remember who I am, HA sike I remember this now, wait but I'm not sure, HA sike I'm sure now" over and over again.
Interspersed with the seige story with Cadians & Adepta Sororitas, many of whom are now lacking faith but suddenly woah Saint Celestine is here and suddenly remembers everything but also doesn't but also-
Yeah. It was fine, a very quick read, I didn't really have any specific issue with it, but it just felt a bit bland to me. So eh. I almost think it could've been shorter -- having the preacher dude whose name I've already forgotten was a bit of a "Oh we need a bit of extra drama and show that faith CAN be bad sometimes" and didn't really add anything necessary.
I far preferred Celestine's Afterlife / Warp Purgatory parts to the seige.
So yeah. It was fine.
I don't know, I think I had different expectations considering it was meant to be about what happens when Saint Celestine dies & returns & dies & returns. But it was just a long trek of "Oh I can't remember who I am, HA sike I remember this now, wait but I'm not sure, HA sike I'm sure now" over and over again.
Interspersed with the seige story with Cadians & Adepta Sororitas, many of whom are now lacking faith but suddenly woah Saint Celestine is here and suddenly remembers everything but also doesn't but also-
Yeah. It was fine, a very quick read, I didn't really have any specific issue with it, but it just felt a bit bland to me. So eh. I almost think it could've been shorter -- having the preacher dude whose name I've already forgotten was a bit of a "Oh we need a bit of extra drama and show that faith CAN be bad sometimes" and didn't really add anything necessary.
Spoiler
Like, he wasn't necessary for killing the Saint and having her go through the whole cycle again. Could've easily had a massive daemon / horde of daemons just go ham and then have Sister Meritorious go into Full Faith Mode after the Saint is finally struck down.I far preferred Celestine's Afterlife / Warp Purgatory parts to the seige.
So yeah. It was fine.