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Said to be one of the most transgressive of early novels, ostensibly the first serial killer text, the truth is that it's a somewhat interesting historical novel that fails almost utterly to horrify on the level of such types of modern literature. Sure, there's some class consciousness apparent, the narcissism of the nobility on full display, they overwrought with the hope that the Jesus of their race would always be preserved (along, no doubt, with their exploitative way of life, as all white European believers are the 'devil in disguise' as described in his reference to 2nd Corinthians 11:14).
Given the times, I suppose I shouldn't have also expected a deep critique of religion, even if it often expresses the violence of it. It's a fairly entertaining read, though nowhere near on the level of Hoffman in Faust (which influenced it greatly).
Given the times, I suppose I shouldn't have also expected a deep critique of religion, even if it often expresses the violence of it. It's a fairly entertaining read, though nowhere near on the level of Hoffman in Faust (which influenced it greatly).