A review by alanffm
The Energy Of Slaves by Leonard Cohen

4.0

My first review of The Energy of Slaves from a couple years back was so off that I had to delete it. This second reading has been enlightening. The Energy of Slaves marks Cohen's first decline in mental health. Its themes are undeniably darker as the voice of suicide, pedophilia, and pessimism can be heard in nearly every single poem. Cohen's following volume, Death of a Ladies Man marks his darkest time in writing, but even so, there is no doubt that The Energy of Slaves stands out as seriously depressing and worthy of investigation.