Helpful Score: 1
A lurid road trip through an apocalyptic Wisconsin that weaponizes lust and plagues our protagonist with the guilt and shame of her extremist faith. It's simultaneously a scathing condemnation of religious extremism and a nuanced exploration of her guilt and shame through a defiant sexual awakening that fills these pages with effectively pitch-black satire.
This is a dark, dark book, with a likable cast of characters, a very good dog, and a brilliantly realized, thematically powerhouse final act that razes all expectations with the wrath of a cruel and punishing God. I may not necessarily agree with all of Leede's ideas, but I was impressed, shocked, and utterly destroyed by the way she brings them to life.
This is a dark, dark book, with a likable cast of characters, a very good dog, and a brilliantly realized, thematically powerhouse final act that razes all expectations with the wrath of a cruel and punishing God. I may not necessarily agree with all of Leede's ideas, but I was impressed, shocked, and utterly destroyed by the way she brings them to life.
