Stacia's Reviews > Recital of the Dark Verses

What a weird & wonderful book.

At times, it felt almost absurdist (& yet some of those elements were based on historical record). Because of that I veered quite close to feeling annoyed a few times & then the story would move in a different direction & I remained entranced. Slightly aggravating, but always strange & funny.

I feel like it perfectly encapsulated the sometimes completely unfathomable worlds of poetry, religion, relics, road trips, faith, fervor, carnality, crudeness, love, & language in all their unique & overlapping, undulating ways. (And in their non-overlapping ways too.)

I had a smile on my face as I finished the book.