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Angels Before Man
by rafael nicolás
“”Haven’t you ever wondered why Father is so strict about our subservience? It’s because disobedience is creation,” a shivering breath, “create with me, Michael, and let’s call it sin.”
A queer retelling of Lucifer’s banishment and the fall of the rebel angels. This was poetic and lush, and I felt it did justice to these biblical characters while interpreting them in its own unique and creative way. This really humanized these mythical characters and explained their journey to damnation in a beautiful and digestible way. I loved seeing the turmoil and inner conflict between these characters as they navigated Lucifer’s brewing rebellion, and I loved the interesting twists the author put on the story itself. I loved Lucifer and Michael’s dynamic relationship. It was interesting seeing certain characters as angels when I only know them as demons (after the fall) in popular culture. This book made me want to read and study the Bible further with a more open mind. It has been interesting for me to finally find myself immersing myself in these characters and stories (though mostly through retelling and reinterpretations) after a lifetime of rejecting them. I had met so many antagonistic religious people in my life that it had caused me to turn away from this mythology, but only recently has the passing of a dear friend opened me up to learning about religion as a personal/individual journey rather than from a collective/outside force from a church or something similar. I had always felt rejected from Christianity and Catholicism due to my mental health and my love for men and women, but divorcing myself from having to relate to other people’s spiritual journeys has really opened up my own. This was a fun and beautiful read. I loved how poetic this journey felt and how it made me sympathize with Lucifer the fallen angel, rather than Lucifer the devil. I’m excited to read more from this series and this author, and recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of biblical retellings.
“Do you kiss your other friends this much?”
A queer retelling of Lucifer’s banishment and the fall of the rebel angels. This was poetic and lush, and I felt it did justice to these biblical characters while interpreting them in its own unique and creative way. This really humanized these mythical characters and explained their journey to damnation in a beautiful and digestible way. I loved seeing the turmoil and inner conflict between these characters as they navigated Lucifer’s brewing rebellion, and I loved the interesting twists the author put on the story itself. I loved Lucifer and Michael’s dynamic relationship. It was interesting seeing certain characters as angels when I only know them as demons (after the fall) in popular culture. This book made me want to read and study the Bible further with a more open mind. It has been interesting for me to finally find myself immersing myself in these characters and stories (though mostly through retelling and reinterpretations) after a lifetime of rejecting them. I had met so many antagonistic religious people in my life that it had caused me to turn away from this mythology, but only recently has the passing of a dear friend opened me up to learning about religion as a personal/individual journey rather than from a collective/outside force from a church or something similar. I had always felt rejected from Christianity and Catholicism due to my mental health and my love for men and women, but divorcing myself from having to relate to other people’s spiritual journeys has really opened up my own. This was a fun and beautiful read. I loved how poetic this journey felt and how it made me sympathize with Lucifer the fallen angel, rather than Lucifer the devil. I’m excited to read more from this series and this author, and recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of biblical retellings.
“Do you kiss your other friends this much?”