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A review by margot_meanders
Sisters of the Crimson Vine by P.L. McMillan
3.0
A guy gets into an accident and is saved by unorthodox nuns. As he recovers and gets to know them, he starts suspecting there's something fishy going on.
I can detect notes of Shirley Jackson in it , with a twist ending but in
general find it cheesy and a bit contrived. Sexy nuns worshipping deity, and separate from mainstream Church, hateful patriarchal Catholic priests (very shallowly treated) and a guy in the middle of it Lacks depth and tension isn't really all that strong, even though I can't deny it is there to get you going.
It's all in all an easy read, though leaves a so-so aftertaste with little to sink my teeth into .There is a certain visual thinking behind it but it just doesn't quite reach the depth I would have liked. And I could smell where this was going a mile early. So was expecting it to do something unexpected with what I was expecting. But it failed me.
I do like the theme, though. It's about church. Even though I consider myself a religious person, I like my worldview to be challenged and I can't deny that church has brought a lot of trouble, and there is a hint of criticism here that, if deepened,could have made a shattering tale. think it could have been a bit more , and explore more the idea of women as witches/ possessed by Satan from a deeper angle. As such, it failed to shatter me.
I recommend "Mother, Joan of the Angels" for a deeper treatment of a similar theme. Still, it can be a fun read for Halloween. But it just doesn't cut it for me.
I can detect notes of Shirley Jackson in it , with a twist ending but in
general find it cheesy and a bit contrived. Sexy nuns worshipping deity, and separate from mainstream Church, hateful patriarchal Catholic priests (very shallowly treated) and a guy in the middle of it Lacks depth and tension isn't really all that strong, even though I can't deny it is there to get you going.
It's all in all an easy read, though leaves a so-so aftertaste with little to sink my teeth into .There is a certain visual thinking behind it but it just doesn't quite reach the depth I would have liked. And I could smell where this was going a mile early. So was expecting it to do something unexpected with what I was expecting. But it failed me.
I do like the theme, though. It's about church. Even though I consider myself a religious person, I like my worldview to be challenged and I can't deny that church has brought a lot of trouble, and there is a hint of criticism here that, if deepened,could have made a shattering tale. think it could have been a bit more , and explore more the idea of women as witches/ possessed by Satan from a deeper angle. As such, it failed to shatter me.
I recommend "Mother, Joan of the Angels" for a deeper treatment of a similar theme. Still, it can be a fun read for Halloween. But it just doesn't cut it for me.