"Lambs of God" is the most peculiar book I've ever read. If one persists past the first 30 pages it becomes captivating, with the emphasis on captive. The vivid descriptions of the weird women's atavistic lifestyle comprised of decades of outdated church dogma, apocryphal legends of saints, Greek myths, regional folklore and the jumbled echos of each one's childhood traumas are how the author pulls the reader more strongly into the mix just as their hapless visitor becomes enmeshed.
The writing is outstanding and skillful. I found the women characters to be confusing, often disgusting, and very unsanitary. Most of the time they're near witless or at best half-witted, with the exception of the eldest who makes some important discoveries, then plots how to protect their "abandoned" monastery home even if it necessitates breaking some of their repititious rituals and other customary traditions.
The writing is outstanding and skillful. I found the women characters to be confusing, often disgusting, and very unsanitary. Most of the time they're near witless or at best half-witted, with the exception of the eldest who makes some important discoveries, then plots how to protect their "abandoned" monastery home even if it necessitates breaking some of their repititious rituals and other customary traditions.
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