good god anne. I mean. really this is a tough fucking read. it is fucking dry. like of course she became catholic after this. the first 100 pages are dry but feel like they're leading somwhere. and the last 60 are the best and most interesting writing of the book. but that middle 300? tumbleweeds. like 3 stars is VERY generous but it truly is bc I really like the description of hell. 
you know those like 40 pages in the vampire lestat where marius says the most boring shit you've ever heard in your life? it's that but 300 pages and about region. memnoch and Jesus Christ have an 8 page conversation about dying on the cross as god incarnate vs as a human. I hate it here.