I read Letters From The Earth. On the surface it's a rather scathing mockery of mainstream Christianity and morality of the time, but there's more to it. A di

I read Letters From The Earth. On the surface it's a rather scathing mockery of mainstream Christianity and morality of the time, but there's more to it. A disturbing and difficult work. Bitter, seeped in frustration both of the soul and libido, viciously polemic, yet sometimes tender and wistful. It mocks religion, but mostly to get at the real problem, of how religion alienates man. Maybe from himself. Or from God even, if you want to view it that way. Some sort of deep spiritual or moral scream of frustration and despair wrapped in some flowery religious allegory. I am rereading it now and some of the letters are indecipherable in their overall meaning, if any. It's probably fitting that it's up on sacred-texts.com though whether it should be there as satire of religion, or as accidental revelation, I'm still undecided. https://www.sacred-texts.com/aor/twain/letearth.htm https://www.sacred-texts.com/aor/twain/letearth.htm