#kyle wakefield

[ninawolv3rina]

Another Sole? Well, if you reaaaaally want one...

Character: Sole De Gasinis from Church of the Mountain of Flesh by Kyle Wakefield

[transbookoftheday]

The Church of the Mountain of Flesh by Kyle Wakefield

THE CHURCH OF THE MOUNTAIN OF FLESH is a cosmic horror novel about mad artists, bodies spiralling out of control, and a trans man's merciless desperation.

Sole De Gasinis drowns his grief in wine and buries his hatred of his body in twisted sculptures. When, one drunken night on the beach, God orders him to rebuild his village's church, he knows he wasn't chosen for his piety.

Instead, he and God make a deal. If Sole rebuilds the church, God will give him the body of a man.

As Sole works in a frenzy for salvation, lifelong friendships decay, a village united to tear down its church fractures into pariahs and zealots, and power and grief reshape the prophet into a tyrant. Grief for a boy he fell in love with ten years ago, who claimed to be a virgin birth, who died in agony in the church crypt when the God inside him wanted out -- and whose monstrous remnant Sole must commune with for every piece of his prize.

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The Church of the Mountain of Flesh by Kyle Wakefield

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Sole De Gasinis drowns his grief in wine and buries his hatred of his body in twisted sculptures. When, one drunken night on the beach, God orders him to rebuild his village's church, he knows he wasn't chosen for his piety. Instead, he and God make a deal. If Sole rebuilds the church, God will give him the body of a man. As Sole works in a frenzy for salvation, lifelong friendships decay, a village united to tear down its church fractures into pariahs and zealots, and power and grief reshape the prophet into a tyrant. Grief for a boy he fell in love with ten years ago, who claimed to be a virgin birth, who died in agony in the church crypt when the God inside him wanted out -- and whose monstrous remnant Sole must commune with for every piece of his prize.

Mod opinion: I haven't read this book yet, but I really want to get around to it at some point, it sounds interesting and I love the cover.

[grey-ves]

very disappointed that the church of the mountain of flesh doesn’t have a fandom on here yet

[ninawolv3rina]

I am clay. I gasp in delight and seize my face...I grind my teeth, moan open-mouthed, gouge a trench from my ear to my chin. My other hand digs at the back of that hand, collects flesh from between my tendons and shoves it up my fingers. I should be yearning for my tools, but I sculpted my finest with only my hands.

- Church of the Mountain of Flesh by Kyle Wakefield

[ninawolv3rina]

If you are transmasc, specifically an angry transmasc, specifically specifically an angry artistic/creative transmasc who likes horror, you should read The Church of the Mountain of Flesh by Kyle Wakefield.

CotMoF follows a trans man named Sole as he navigates life in a small medieval Italian town perched on seaside cliffs. After his life is torn apart by an earthquake, a religious uprising (that he started), and the death of his childhood sweetheart, Sole makes a deal with God - rebuild the church, in return for the body of a man.

The story is full of body horror, religious overtones, and some of the most painful and nuanced depictions of dysphoria I've ever read (/pos). I have a full review I've written for Casual Obsession Horror Podcast's website where I get into the nitty gritty of my feelings on that, but in the meantime I urge other people to (after reading the content warnings) READ THIS BOOK!!! 1 part cautionary tale, 1 part wish fulfillment, 3 parts devastatingly well-written character study. Read it pls.

Get a copy or search The Church of the Mountain of Flesh for more, non-amazon purchasing options.