For readers who like the delectably morbid quirks of human history/society, nothing tops Magnificent Corpses by Anneli Rufus. It’s about the tawdry relic trade of the Middle Ages, and the often psychotic “saints” who inspired it—including Margaret Mary Alacocque (seeress of the Sacred Heart) who proved her holier-than-thou street creds to fellow nuns by eating the shit of patients in her convent infirmary. Of course, ol’ Mary had a rival in the form of St. Catherine of Siena, who sucked, savored, and swallowed the puss from the oozing sores of patients in her convent hospital. Hey, a li’l bit o’ religion never hurt anybody! Bottoms up, y’all! It’s basically a real life tour guide through Dante’s Paradiso. Only full of nutjobs.

(It’s a ghoulishly fascinating non-fiction classic in my estimation.)

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