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I've heard City of Saints called many things, both good and bad, but "pungent, toilet imagery" has never, I think, ever been one of those things. (Amazon customer) LOL! Might just have to put that on the back of the next book.It is hard to avoid acknowledging the intelligence behind this work but it is equally hard to understand the point. The author dislikes his characters and his city, focusing on ugliness, squalor, stench, and scat. There is a lot of shocking and unpleasant material often told in a highly imaginative and creative fashion. The writing is erudite, complex, and sophisticated but also full of hatred for the characters. I could not find any psychological realism or meaningful plots but did find vivid, pungent, toilet imagery.