Philip Raus

A Lunatic's Lament Philip Raus

This will not read like other conventional works previously perused. The chapters are short by design, akin to an anthology, as they are meant to portray a fractured psyche. You will find yourself inside the head of the protagonist (or antagonist, depending on your own proclivities and subjective moral standards. This book will read you as much as you read it!), third person accounts, and very much has a "stream of consciousness" style to it. This work seeks to explore the mind of its readers by exploring the concept of moral relativism that is subjective to each and every one of us. Although the content is graphic and confronting in nature, it reinforces the statement originally made by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."This book is very much an extension of myself, and the realization of my mortality. The life I've lived, the loves born and lost, and the consequences of my actions. I am curious to see the reader's perception of reality and where they believe they will find me roaming in the catacombs of this work of mine, and if they will see themselves as the Theseus to my Minotaur. Will you find yourself identifying with "The Madman" or repulsed by their actions?What would you do when your very world itself comes crashing down around you?What will you do when you become the void?