Recommendation: "Saint Calvin the Cannibal"

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So this novel has kind of a wild premise but it also had a great message on how powerful Christ's redeeming love is, as well as a look at how easily we can turn to idols for peace. In short: a failed author goes on a trip to the Arctic with his father, they encounter a storm, the author is duped into eating his father's remains to stay alive, and when he later realizes this after his rescue, he kind of goes crazy and travels across Texas to assassinate a politician for weird reasons explained in the book. Anyway, on the way to do this, he comes upon this mutated pig that's been confused for a monster, and he in his newfound vegetarianism and poor state of mind hold this aforementioned politician hostage to save this mutated pig from being euthanized.
It's written very stylistically, in imitation of the 19th century English novels. Very funny at times and very heartbreaking, too. A really good Christian novel. By Bud Sturguess.

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/budsturguess