Clay, a divorcee and editor for a small press, grew tired of his meaningless life. On his way home to his empty apartment, he stopped at a restaurant he often frequented, though this time he would not be greeted by the familiars he had come to welcome. Leery at first, Clay hesitated at the beckoning of this stranger. But it would be revealed that it wasn’t a stranger at all, but one who knew him quite well. One who had a story for him that he would not soon forget.
Trying to rationalize evil, Clay’s mind draws one conclusion: fallen angel… demon.
And so it begins, Lucian’s dark tale of love, ambition and grace. Lucian manifests himself by taking on the form of other people. He can present himself from anything to a wealthy young man, a little old woman, a middle-aged black man, a punk kid, to a seductive, enticing woman that Clay himself desires.
Lucian discloses a story pre-existing time, he speaks of how he and the Legion came to exist. He also tells of how the ‘clay people’ came to be. Cleverly Lucian throws Clay bits and pieces of a story within his story, causing Clay to become obsessed with the ending. Ultimately Lucian’s story gave way to Clay’s, but the ending is not what any of us expected… not even Clay.
Tosca Lee’s debut, Demon: A Memoir, is very well written. Lee’s style of writing is compelling and intriguing. Her choice of words will have you anxious to get to the final page. She has conglomerated malicious hatred, forgiveness, warfare, unconditional love, and the plan of redemption and packaged it within the pages.
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1 - Michelle
I really enjoyed this book and found it a very fascinating!