A Cannibal In Hell eBook John S Donnelly
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On his first day in Hell, a man called Strife walks naked and confused through a desert. He misses his stolen lover, but he will not be lonely for long because there are cannibals in Hell.
Strife is a man reborn in Hell who remembers only his name and two other things. First, that Rise is the woman who was taken from him. And second, that Yaw is the man who stole her, and who by this condemned Strife to Hell.
If Strife is to re-unite himself with the woman he loves, he must fight through the varied realms of Hell and face its monstrous Lord.
A Cannibal In Hell eBook John S Donnelly
Warning - there may be some spoilers)A Cannibal in Hell is the story of Strife, a man who knows only two things - that he needs this woman Rise, and that the man Yaw is his enemy, the man who stole her from him. The Hell wavers between literal and metaphorical, and the cannibals waver out of existence entirely as the book progresses through each of four acts, as represented by the four symbols on the cover - the lizard, the wolf, the house dog, and the eagle.
In the first act Hell is a desert in which there can be no true death and no true life - strength comes to those who defeat and eat of the flesh of any they encounter, and the strongest of all is the blind man Yaw, who keeps Rise for himself. In the second act both the desert and cannibalism inexplicably fall away in favor of a dry forest, where Strife and a couple of brothers in spirit conduct guerilla warfare against Yaw, who has (again inexplicably) become the chieftain of a small tribe. It is the third act that puts the first two into context, and explains the inexplicable: Strife is rescued from the wild into a post-apocalyptic, sub-terranean city; what we had seen before was his madness, brought on by the "bloom", an infection that has effectively ended normal life on earth. In the fourth act, Strife again descends into madness and joins a crusade against Yaw's army, so he can join in union with an apotheosized Rise in the sky.
The Good: The story has a mythic quality, or a metaphorical quality - it reads somewhere between Pilgrim's progress and a translation of some pre-Gilgamesh tablet. The third act, in which it's revealed that Strife has been insane up to that point, elevates the book dramatically - it retroactively gives meaning to what had seemed meaningless. The supporting characters in that act are really interesting - I'd be inclined to read a story based solely in that world.
The Bad: What the third act salvages, the fourth act casts down. The incoherence of the first two acts is a chore to get through - nothing critical or meaningful seems to happen, and there is little consistency or continuity from chapter to chapter. For the third act I would have recommended the reader push through the first two, but the fourth devolves into madness again, and there is nothing satisfying about the conclusion. There are occasional typos - but not enough to distract significantly from the reading. There are some peculiar and awkward constructions in the writing that I am uncertain whether to attribute to the author or the narrator, since Strife, as a madman, does have some unusual ways of thinking.
The Takeaway: For me, it all came down to the fourth act. I slogged through the first two, sailed briskly through the third, and stumbled to a crawl again in the fourth. Had the fourth chapter continued the momentum of the third, I would have recommended this book with only some minor caveats, but as the book is dominated by Strife's incontinuous madness, I really couldn't enjoy it. I suspect that it's very likely the author has captured an accurate picture of madness, and from that perspective it may be of some interest to readers. If you're coming to the story for the "Hell", you may find a bit of what you're looking for. If you're coming for the "Cannibals", you may want to keep looking.
Addendum: The author is incredible accessible, and after writing this review he and I chatted a bit about it. It turns out the book is meant to be a Pilgrim's Progress-type metaphor, but for Gnosticism rather than Protestantism (whence "Yaw", or "IAO", the god who thrusts us into the flesh from which we must escape), but as I hinted before, Strife's crusade for freedom is a failure, and he is condemned to a samsara-like rebirth and reincarnation in the hell of flesh. Keeping that in mind may give the reader a bit more to hold onto through what otherwise can be a difficult read.
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A Cannibal In Hell eBook John S Donnelly Reviews
Oh, man! This is one tough cookie to crack. At least I believe it will seem so.
In my younger days (meaning some 4 years ago ), I was really into Kafka and Boris Vian. If you've ever read any of them, or a similar writer, you will surely feel delighted with this little gem right here. If you do not favor the surrealistic genre though, this may prove to be a bit of a heavy read.
The first two chapters played well into what I thought was a highly surrealistic take on spiritual metaphors; I was mesmerized by it, truly seduced. The seek, the struggle to Rise, the Yawn enemy, the birth and rebirth from clay day after day, the consumption of flesh among men to become the king lizard - I was basically in love. It has been quite some time since I have read something so original, daring and uniquely beautiful.
Then came the part that has attracted my 4 butterflies(here stars) rating, instead of a "out of this world awesome" 5 butterflies the part that painted the whole beauty, the whole glory of the first in shades of possible rationality. I felt somewhat disappointed, like the author had abandoned a beautiful possibility.
And then the lovely Strife made his way right back to the land of metaphorical existence, slowly fighting his way back to the land that touched the sky. And I felt truly happy.
Though I regret to have sprouted some spoiler-y material, I trust it will not ruin your read. Overall, this is the sort of literature that easily falls into the art category. It's a bit heavy, a bit dense, a bit peculiar, gloriously wonderful in its uniqueness. Some phrases, some images are of an outlandish beauty, and I would never feel I have sung enough praises for the first and last part of this beautiful work. The middle, the more down-to-earth part, makes perfect sense in the overall message, of that I am quite sure, but if it'd be up to me, the whole piece would have been in the daring, courageous tones of the first and last part.
Though I do highly recommend this beautiful work to anyone that enjoys meaningful reading, I am aware this sort of read is not for many. But do give it a try, if you're brave, if you're bold, don't miss out on this. I find it quite gorgeous!
Warning - there may be some spoilers)
A Cannibal in Hell is the story of Strife, a man who knows only two things - that he needs this woman Rise, and that the man Yaw is his enemy, the man who stole her from him. The Hell wavers between literal and metaphorical, and the cannibals waver out of existence entirely as the book progresses through each of four acts, as represented by the four symbols on the cover - the lizard, the wolf, the house dog, and the eagle.
In the first act Hell is a desert in which there can be no true death and no true life - strength comes to those who defeat and eat of the flesh of any they encounter, and the strongest of all is the blind man Yaw, who keeps Rise for himself. In the second act both the desert and cannibalism inexplicably fall away in favor of a dry forest, where Strife and a couple of brothers in spirit conduct guerilla warfare against Yaw, who has (again inexplicably) become the chieftain of a small tribe. It is the third act that puts the first two into context, and explains the inexplicable Strife is rescued from the wild into a post-apocalyptic, sub-terranean city; what we had seen before was his madness, brought on by the "bloom", an infection that has effectively ended normal life on earth. In the fourth act, Strife again descends into madness and joins a crusade against Yaw's army, so he can join in union with an apotheosized Rise in the sky.
The Good The story has a mythic quality, or a metaphorical quality - it reads somewhere between Pilgrim's progress and a translation of some pre-Gilgamesh tablet. The third act, in which it's revealed that Strife has been insane up to that point, elevates the book dramatically - it retroactively gives meaning to what had seemed meaningless. The supporting characters in that act are really interesting - I'd be inclined to read a story based solely in that world.
The Bad What the third act salvages, the fourth act casts down. The incoherence of the first two acts is a chore to get through - nothing critical or meaningful seems to happen, and there is little consistency or continuity from chapter to chapter. For the third act I would have recommended the reader push through the first two, but the fourth devolves into madness again, and there is nothing satisfying about the conclusion. There are occasional typos - but not enough to distract significantly from the reading. There are some peculiar and awkward constructions in the writing that I am uncertain whether to attribute to the author or the narrator, since Strife, as a madman, does have some unusual ways of thinking.
The Takeaway For me, it all came down to the fourth act. I slogged through the first two, sailed briskly through the third, and stumbled to a crawl again in the fourth. Had the fourth chapter continued the momentum of the third, I would have recommended this book with only some minor caveats, but as the book is dominated by Strife's incontinuous madness, I really couldn't enjoy it. I suspect that it's very likely the author has captured an accurate picture of madness, and from that perspective it may be of some interest to readers. If you're coming to the story for the "Hell", you may find a bit of what you're looking for. If you're coming for the "Cannibals", you may want to keep looking.
Addendum The author is incredible accessible, and after writing this review he and I chatted a bit about it. It turns out the book is meant to be a Pilgrim's Progress-type metaphor, but for Gnosticism rather than Protestantism (whence "Yaw", or "IAO", the god who thrusts us into the flesh from which we must escape), but as I hinted before, Strife's crusade for freedom is a failure, and he is condemned to a samsara-like rebirth and reincarnation in the hell of flesh. Keeping that in mind may give the reader a bit more to hold onto through what otherwise can be a difficult read.
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