greystheworst 's review for:

Left Hand by Paul Curran

DID NOT FINISH: 50%

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paul curran should be put in a mental ward. 

not because his writing is just that groundbreaking or that it is “metal” as put by Gabino Iglesias of Entropy; simply because this man is batshit insane in the worst ways possible. This ‘novel’ jumps from one rape fantasy to the next all while using pretentious metaphors for what i assume is is ‘edgy messed up mind so unlike anyone else’s’. There’s no connection of plot and this character that he’s mad makes no sense. he has no motives nor any understanding of what the fuck he means. I’m not sure if he could even tell time from a digital clock with the way he presents timelines and dark web porn ‘plot’. Curran acknowledges that this book is an odd thing to write several times before page 52, but he brushes of the criticism because he thinks his stupid ass writing is the new face of literature and that his obscure rape fantasies are needed, that he’s a fucking prophet or something. Paul curran is a weirdo who decided to publish the most pretentious version of the worst thoughts a person could utter; if that’s what you want to spend 100 pages reading, be my guest.  the warnings below are all the ones i could remember seeing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Murder

don’t read this, it’s a waste of time.