I have never seen the show, but this seemed to rile up quite a few fans online, as there are a handful of articles on the topic online. There was also some controversy, for lack of a better word, on the HBO series True Detective with the character Rust Cohle. This also begs the question if he would have this same stance as in the book if he did not suffer from this condition? Ligotti is also a musician and has released a few albums playing in a band. Which after reading this book, his stance makes much more sense knowing that. Politically he identifies as a socialist, which I find interesting, and I also found that he suffers from anhedonia, which is a condition that prevents one from deriving pleasure from seemingly pleasurable activities. Ligotti has mostly written short stories throughout his career, and this book is his first nonfiction book. When he started explaining what it was about and such, I knew I had to check it out. The only reason I came across this one was because a friend recommend that I read it. This is certainly the strangest nonfiction book I have read. I say that a lot about the books I read but usually I use that statement with fiction novels. This is certainly one of the more bizarre books I have read, and believe me I have read some crazy stuff.
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