The Hunger has one language and it is the language of excess. Lincoln gave The Hunger everything he had and still it wanted more. It wanted his life.Hidden from the London tourists lies a demi-monde of decadence where a man can party to excess for as long as his wallet allows.Lincoln was in charge of sales and marketing for a famous mens club in Soho; connecting wealthy punters with hopeful girls. He held private sex parties for city bankers and worked his way through an endless supply of beautiful young women; breaking beds and smashing toilets along the way. But even that was not enough to satisfy The Hunger. Lincoln wanted more coke and more women; even oldwomen. And he devouredthem. Driven to drink more; snort more; fight more and f*ck more; Lincoln pushed his body to the point of collapse and then he pushed it further. When youre possessed by The Hunger; is there ever a way out? This raw; brutal and honest account of one mans addiction to excess is a tale of terrifying madness.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An astonishing book that induces a trajectory of the soulBy Thomas JosephI read this book before going to Rome for the first time; and was moved to take the #60 bus out the Via Nomentana to the churches described: Sant Agnese and Santa Costanza. As marvelous as that day trip was to see catacombs; mosaics; and bell tower; the internal journey that the book inspired with its skillfully woven sources and stories of these ancient churches was even more profound and illuminating. Starting with a single place; Visser illuminates eternal universal truths about the sacred and the trajectories of our souls. I was grateful to read it and then to visit Rome to feel it yet again.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Art History; Theology; and Spiritually MergeBy GoldmanThis book is a profound mediation on the church of SantAgnese fuori le mura; on the saint herself; on martyrdom; on the Christian life. And it is a must-read for anyone who wants to go to Rome. Its worth going out to the church with this book in hand.Alas; it seems to be out of print. I would beg for a new edition; one with illustrations of the church.8 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Some great insights; if you have the patience.By RedReplicantThis book is an in-depth discussion of the meaning of church architecture from a laymans (lay womans; in this case)perspective. As Visser points out; someone on the "inside" of a faith--in her case; Christianity-- does tend to have insights into the meaning of its traditions that an outside observer might not. This book is full of little insights that are just astounding at times. However; Visser tends to wax poetic on the glories of Christianity every third sentence or so; which makes reading this book for the purpose of studying architecture more of a crapshoot and less of a solid learning experience. By all means; if you need a reinforcement of why your Christian faith is so amazing; get this book. If you want a good in-depth discussion of Christian architecture without having to sit through a sermon; this is probably not the book for you.
