Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.

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Alas, poor Satan. He’s not happy. No one seems to like or understand him; people have got him all wrong. And his relationship with God is a hostile one. Unloved and misunderstood, he’s come back to Earth in search of a psychotherapist; he’s prepared–if cured–to deliver the all-important Great Answer. In Jeremy Leven’s wildly original comic novel, we follow the Prince of Darkness through his seven amazing therapy sessions. And we watch him grow increasingly well adjusted while his therapist, the unfortunate Dr. Kassler, descends deeper and deeper into hell…. More >>

Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.

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5 Responses to “Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.”

1. Jeremy Levin says:

   February 8, 2010 at 2:10 pm

   IT’s GOOD, PURCHAse IT NOW or I WiLL BE sAD
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. Anonymous says:

   February 8, 2010 at 3:15 pm

   Between This book was woefully disappointing. I was unable to see much that was funny. I have an extraordinarily sick sense of humor and appreciate irony, but I found almost nothing funny, so the newspaper reviewers’ comments on the paperback version seem ludicrous. I feel like I must have missed something.

   In its defense, one of two reasons I don’t give this book only 1 star is the fact that it worked. I allowed it to work. I let myself empathize with Kassler’s spiral into oblivion. But based upon the reviews I’ve seen, I get the feeling that I wasn’t supposed to be so empathetic, and so I feel somewhat duped. Even so, this effectiveness is a plus because it affected me emotionally. The other reason this book escapes 1 star is the *attempt* at philosophy, weak though it is.

   But a functional book does not necessarily imply an enjoyable one. The only enjoyment I derived from this story was the anticipation that it would by the end culminate in some profound — or at least amusing — observation on life, an expectation that was deepened by said friend’s insistence that I stick with the book because “it has a great payoff.” That I found the conclusion philosophically and comically vacuous makes this book a resounding disappointment, and in my eyes, a failure.
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. Anonymous says:

   February 8, 2010 at 5:28 pm

   This book should be required reading in higher education Literature dourses. Right after Dante and Milton, leven has his niche. Nothing more can be said to further the value of this book.
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. Nullenfoid@aol.com (R. Reames) says:

   February 8, 2010 at 8:13 pm

   One particular line from Nabokov’s “Despair” comes to mind when I think about the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.: “…and my will lay limp in an empty world…” This book will snuggle up into your psyche like a warm wet puppy and remain loyal all your miserable twisted life long. It is “A Confederacy of Dunces” or the “Hitchhiker’s Guide” had they been written by Vonnegut. The characters are so well defined and so incredibly diverse that one feels increasingly guilty for prying into their long spirals down. If you don’t know the basic plot, let me spill just enough to entice: a clinically psychotic (read, “absentminded”) scientist dreams he’s literally inside Einstein’s brain mapping every synapse and neural connection. Upon awakening, he realizes that he can build a computer to match those pathways and when he finishes, he turns it on and says, “Hello. I’m Leo Szlyck.” The machine answers, “Hello. I’m Satan.” You will not be dissapointed with this book and if you were, then you’ve made it all the easier for me not to invite you to a party; I spurn you as I would spurn a rabid dog. Any author who can consistently top each successive massive character “pathos deconstruction” from chapter to chapter as Leven does throughout this remarkable book and still deliver an ending you couldn’t possibly have guessed in your wildest hyperbole, deserves more kudoes than kudoes can bear. Buy this book and suggest it to others and DEMAND that they print a new version.
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. M. D. Lerner says:

   February 8, 2010 at 8:39 pm

   This book is a true gem! Leven’s indictment of the history of religion, morality, and the contentious practice of psychotherapy is incisive, original, and utterly engrossing. “Satan” reads with the urgency of attention of a great mystery novel, the humor of a piercing satire, and the depth of veracity the likes of which the objects of its examination could only hope to approximate. Why this book is not more well-known is beyond me, but, suffice to say, I cannot recommend it more highly.
   Rating: 5 / 5