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I'm just really confused as to what this book is about. All I understand is that it is about a man who is falsely accused of rape but that's about it. Could someone help explain it without giving any spoilers?

Tennessee Salamon I'ts a reflection on the fragility of human morality. It's about how easy it is to become absolutely evil if you don't have people who love you.…moreI'ts a reflection on the fragility of human morality. It's about how easy it is to become absolutely evil if you don't have people who love you.(less)

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What is up with the description of this book? That synopsis does not capture what this book is about at all. I would not describe the depictions as humorous by any stretch of the imagination. This book is brilliantly written, but it is chilling, disturbing, and grotesque. People should know that before reading it! This book is not for those with weak stomachs.

Daniel Young it is a comic novel throughout, and practically every scene is comic, along the lines of As I Lay Dying. It is just very macabre humour

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Why exactly is this called Child of God?

Ankit Raj Imo, it is called so because the author wants to say that the protagonist, who is a necrophiliac and murderer, to us who is evil and repulsive, is as …moreImo, it is called so because the author wants to say that the protagonist, who is a necrophiliac and murderer, to us who is evil and repulsive, is as much a child of god as us. That he is the same as us despite being so different.

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Rob McGrory Wouldn't some of the bodies be the men he led into the cave and would have gotten lost after he slipped away from them? …moreWouldn't some of the bodies be the men he led into the cave and would have gotten lost after he slipped away from them? (less)

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