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Life Support by Elton Skelter
5.0
”The mind is a wonderful, hideous, depraved, and delightful thing.”
Life Support was an emotional, spiraling rabbit hole. By the story’s end— tears were welling in the corner of my eyes, my gut twisted, and my jaw dropped. There are only a handful of authors who have managed to rip me apart, Elton Skelter becoming one of them.
This book dives headfirst into the battles of mental illness and neurological disorders— in this case, unique and lesser known ones. The story follows the ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, a group of friends who deal with rare and extraordinary conditions. ‘Deadman’ or Derek Steadman, our main character, has Cotard’s Syndrome. He thinks he’s well— dead.
While getting to know this distinctive ensemble, things go south. They’re dying, and brutally. The ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ begins to lose its members one by one and Deadman can’t wrap his head around why.
One part mystery/thriller (with a bit of gore), the other part absolute emotional destruction— Elton Skelter weaves together a tale that leaves you breathless and wanting more. Digging into the deepest parts of psychology, you can’t help but to feel jerked around by the story. It reads like a fever dream, a distorted reality.
At times light-hearted and sweet, it equally leaves you gut-punched and melancholic.
Full of trigger warnings, death, and absolutely stunning prose— Life Support left me dazed. My first dive into Elton Skelter but certainly not my last. I am haunted. A well-deserved ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ stars for providing me with a bizarrely beautiful story that’s incredibly difficult to put into words. Meant for individual consumption— give this one a read. You won’t regret it, I promise you that.
Life Support was an emotional, spiraling rabbit hole. By the story’s end— tears were welling in the corner of my eyes, my gut twisted, and my jaw dropped. There are only a handful of authors who have managed to rip me apart, Elton Skelter becoming one of them.
This book dives headfirst into the battles of mental illness and neurological disorders— in this case, unique and lesser known ones. The story follows the ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, a group of friends who deal with rare and extraordinary conditions. ‘Deadman’ or Derek Steadman, our main character, has Cotard’s Syndrome. He thinks he’s well— dead.
While getting to know this distinctive ensemble, things go south. They’re dying, and brutally. The ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ begins to lose its members one by one and Deadman can’t wrap his head around why.
One part mystery/thriller (with a bit of gore), the other part absolute emotional destruction— Elton Skelter weaves together a tale that leaves you breathless and wanting more. Digging into the deepest parts of psychology, you can’t help but to feel jerked around by the story. It reads like a fever dream, a distorted reality.
At times light-hearted and sweet, it equally leaves you gut-punched and melancholic.
Full of trigger warnings, death, and absolutely stunning prose— Life Support left me dazed. My first dive into Elton Skelter but certainly not my last. I am haunted. A well-deserved ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ stars for providing me with a bizarrely beautiful story that’s incredibly difficult to put into words. Meant for individual consumption— give this one a read. You won’t regret it, I promise you that.