And his dream had been shattered. He remained fettered to earth.
The accounts of Gilles de Rais are gut-wrenching and you shouldn't be reading this book if accounts of extreme violence are triggering to you. Gill de Rais makes Marques de Sade look like Sesame Street. However, a recurring theme is that our flesh conjures impossible fantasies that lead us to depression when reality can't possibly match what we thought the experience would be like. Despite the graphic nature of this novel it is packed with philosophical, even theologically accurate truths about the human condition.
