Review: Ambrosial Flesh

Ambrosial Flesh by Mary Ann Mitchell
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

An odd child who compares spinning laundry with clowns grows up into an odd man. As a child, Jonathan could spend hours watching the laundry go round and round in the washer and dryer. The colorful clothing becomes a private circus. The first few chapters go on and on about Jonathan's obsession with laundry. As he gets older Jonathan (or the author) loses interest in clothing because it is never mentioned again.

Another of Jonathan's obsessions has to do with religion, specifically transubstantiation. When circumstances prevent Jonathan from attending Mass he takes matters into his own hands. First he starts consuming scabs, then mutilating his own flesh and eating it. Eventually, his own flesh isn't satisfying enough.

If you like gory horror there are plenty of disturbing scenes but there isn't much of a plot.

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