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A review by bebocarrick
Devil's Contract: A History of the Faustian Bargain by Ed Simon
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
As someone deeply interested in Christian religious history and trope use throughout history, this book was incredible! It was such a wonderful deep dive into the various historical and literary uses of the Faustian bargain and the many iterations it has gone through. The author clearly did a lot of meticulous research to prepare this book, and it shows.
It also provides some wonderful philosophical quandaries about our connection with and participation in Faustian bargains as they relate to capitalism and ethical consumption. I'll be thinking on the points it brought up for a while.
In addition to the content, the writing style was beautiful. I have added several of the author's other books to my TBR because I enjoyed both his content and style so much!
Publication date: 9 July 2024
As someone deeply interested in Christian religious history and trope use throughout history, this book was incredible! It was such a wonderful deep dive into the various historical and literary uses of the Faustian bargain and the many iterations it has gone through. The author clearly did a lot of meticulous research to prepare this book, and it shows.
It also provides some wonderful philosophical quandaries about our connection with and participation in Faustian bargains as they relate to capitalism and ethical consumption. I'll be thinking on the points it brought up for a while.
In addition to the content, the writing style was beautiful. I have added several of the author's other books to my TBR because I enjoyed both his content and style so much!
Publication date: 9 July 2024