Devil in a Coma
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- Author：Mark Lanegan
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Summary
One morning in March 2021 with the second wave of infections ripping through Ireland where he was newly resident， Mark Lanegan woke up breathless， fatigued beyond belief， his body burdened with a gigantic dose of Covid-19。 Admitted to Kerry Hospital and initially given little hope of survival， Lanegan's illness has him slipping in and out of a coma， unable to walk or function for several months and fearing for his life。
As his situation becomes more intolerable over the course of that bleakest of springs he is assaulted by nightmares， visions and regrets about a life lived on the edge of chaos and disorder。 He is prompted to consider his predicament and how， in his sixth decade， his lifelong battle with mortality has led to this final banal encounter with a disease that has undone millions， when he has apparently been cheating death for his whole existence。
Written in vignettes of prose and poetry， Devil In A Coma is a terrifying account of illness and the remorse that comes with it by an artist and writer with singular vision。
As his situation becomes more intolerable over the course of that bleakest of springs he is assaulted by nightmares， visions and regrets about a life lived on the edge of chaos and disorder。 He is prompted to consider his predicament and how， in his sixth decade， his lifelong battle with mortality has led to this final banal encounter with a disease that has undone millions， when he has apparently been cheating death for his whole existence。
Written in vignettes of prose and poetry， Devil In A Coma is a terrifying account of illness and the remorse that comes with it by an artist and writer with singular vision。
Reviews
Garth
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A rough ride。
Susana
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This man looks so evil but terribly funny。 A dark poet with such sexy voice。 I enjoyed reading that his goal was to reach Portugal but got caught up in Ireland instead。 Good choice as well。 Cheers。
Iain
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Recently I finally got covid and I know I got off very easy especially after reading an account of the disease like this。 For anyone who read "Sing Backwards and Weep" it's clear Mark Lanegan has a history of being close to death for most of his life， through both the deaths of his friends and his own drug use。 Managing to get through the 90s and finally get clean was a sign Lanegan was a survivor in a way others unfortunately couldn't manage， but when covid came calling in Lanegan's life in 202 Recently I finally got covid and I know I got off very easy especially after reading an account of the disease like this。 For anyone who read "Sing Backwards and Weep" it's clear Mark Lanegan has a history of being close to death for most of his life， through both the deaths of his friends and his own drug use。 Managing to get through the 90s and finally get clean was a sign Lanegan was a survivor in a way others unfortunately couldn't manage， but when covid came calling in Lanegan's life in 2021 it was to nearly be the curtain call he had managed to avoid for decades。Devil In A Coma is a strange and very individual piece which reads almost as an unplanned companion to Sing Backwards and Weep while also standing on its own。 Lanegan recounts his stay in Kerry Hospital in Ireland honestly and in a self deprecating manner。 Breathing through a tube， surrounded by other sick people。 The lack of any idea of how long recovery will take。 It really puts you inside of all the news stories you no doubt read of what hospital wards were like during the pandemic。Lanegan gives a view into the at times hallucinatory experience covid had on his brain。 We switch between prose and poetry and I have to say I'm impressed at his poetry especially knowing some of it may have been written during his seemingly endless stay in hospital。 The past invades the present and given Lanegan is under the assumption he won't leave alive for much of the book he takes stock of his life in a way we all must if we think the end is near。 He is brutally honest and and pulls no punches in his self assessment， in a pit of such brutal ennui surrounded by the sick or dying I can imagine such thoughts flow easily。 This is a journal not of the Pandemiad but of the plague raging through one man's body and his brutal struggle to survive。 If you're a Lanegan fan it feels like a natural extension of SBAW and his recent albums。 If you have no idea about Lanegan but want to read about what it was like to have a bad bout of covid this may also interest you。 。。。more
PhattandyPDX
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“I’ve never enjoyed being fully present， a muted reality has been the landscape I preferred and mainly inhabited forever。”
Kevin Tindell
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Well that's was short but not particularly sweet！ In fact it was downright depressing， although nothing less than one would expect from ML。 This lacked the dark humour of Sing Backwards and Weep， but it did take you into down into the bleak space he inhabited when almost dying from Covid。 One for the real fans and Mark Lanegan completists I would suggest。 Well that's was short but not particularly sweet！ In fact it was downright depressing， although nothing less than one would expect from ML。 This lacked the dark humour of Sing Backwards and Weep， but it did take you into down into the bleak space he inhabited when almost dying from Covid。 One for the real fans and Mark Lanegan completists I would suggest。 。。。more
Reza Mills
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An interesting read dating from what was a harrowing time in Lanegan's life。 An interesting read dating from what was a harrowing time in Lanegan's life。 。。。more
Stephen Dressler
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So， after being blown away by Sing backwards and Weep， I was very interested in hearing Lanegan tell the tale of his contracting COVID and nearly dying。 I am strongly aware of his not being a role model in almost every way， but I am fascinated that Mark sees his life and his actions so clearly and isn’t being narrow-minded about his plight。 He truly is just “who he is”。 The good， the bad， the ugly， it’s all just who he is and he knows it。 His poetry in the book is good， but often sad， which is o So， after being blown away by Sing backwards and Weep， I was very interested in hearing Lanegan tell the tale of his contracting COVID and nearly dying。 I am strongly aware of his not being a role model in almost every way， but I am fascinated that Mark sees his life and his actions so clearly and isn’t being narrow-minded about his plight。 He truly is just “who he is”。 The good， the bad， the ugly， it’s all just who he is and he knows it。 His poetry in the book is good， but often sad， which is on point again。 Hang in there Mark， I do enjoy the art you have brought into this world！ 。。。more
Andrea
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Another stunner from Lanegan。 He is so good at bringing the reader right along with him—his writing is visceral。 Glad he finally recovered and is free to continue creating magic。
bojana
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i almost finished it in one sitting， but wanted to keep it with me for longer。 it is 5/5 for what i expected， but 4/5 compared to the autobiography。 it is a great read and i loved the addition of poems。 it gets a bit repetetive， but i guess there was no escaping that， because that was the nature of the situation he was in。i will support everything this man does， and i can't wait for that to actually be seing him live again。 i almost finished it in one sitting， but wanted to keep it with me for longer。 it is 5/5 for what i expected， but 4/5 compared to the autobiography。 it is a great read and i loved the addition of poems。 it gets a bit repetetive， but i guess there was no escaping that， because that was the nature of the situation he was in。i will support everything this man does， and i can't wait for that to actually be seing him live again。 。。。more
Brad Wojak
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A COVID memoir， with poems。
Karel Deprez
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I’m afraid it leaves me wanting。 Sing Backwards and Weep had that Bukowskiesque quality combined with the fact Mark Lanegan is one of my favourite singers ever。 This one though feels more artsy， and perhaps therefore more forced。 Cursing for cursing’s sake。 It feels unhinged， yet not in a good way - as one might hope。
Bruno
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Almost 15 years ago to date I photographed Mark Lanegan in Vooruit in Gent， Belgium， at a concert in duo with Isobel Campbell。 I had never heard of Lanegan --or QotSA （Queens of the Stone Age）-- until a few days before， when I was asked to provide the reviewer with photos。 The concert was just so-so --there was no energy whatsoever between Lanegan and Campbell-- so I'd never really paid any attention to Lanegan's further career。This memoir did get my attention though， when a local reviewer Ewoud Almost 15 years ago to date I photographed Mark Lanegan in Vooruit in Gent， Belgium， at a concert in duo with Isobel Campbell。 I had never heard of Lanegan --or QotSA （Queens of the Stone Age）-- until a few days before， when I was asked to provide the reviewer with photos。 The concert was just so-so --there was no energy whatsoever between Lanegan and Campbell-- so I'd never really paid any attention to Lanegan's further career。This memoir did get my attention though， when a local reviewer Ewoud Ceulemans of the Flemish newspaper De Morgen， described the booklet as sinister and devoid of pleasure。It's been a fantastic trip。 Lanegan got infected with COVID-19 and describes how he dealt with that （spoiler: not in what most people would describe as 'a good way'）。 。。。more
Courtney
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Sometimes I wonder how much of Lanegan's bitterness is legit and how much is tongue in cheek knowing that he has a rep as a bit of an arsehole。 I guess that's why I like his writing so much？ He doesn't hold back from putting his flaws and self loathing on display while at the same time being completely non repentant about it？ It's just。。。 how do you even describe that。 This was a short， sort of whimsical read， as much whimsy as you can get with such a dark mood permeating every word。 Swinging be Sometimes I wonder how much of Lanegan's bitterness is legit and how much is tongue in cheek knowing that he has a rep as a bit of an arsehole。 I guess that's why I like his writing so much？ He doesn't hold back from putting his flaws and self loathing on display while at the same time being completely non repentant about it？ It's just。。。 how do you even describe that。 This was a short， sort of whimsical read， as much whimsy as you can get with such a dark mood permeating every word。 Swinging between actual events， to hallucinations， and poetry。 Once again Mark Lanegan slithers through another experience that probably should have left him dead perhaps indicating the end of the world will be the cockroaches and this guy。 It's an interesting read。 Especially given some of Lanegan's previously released work that swings into the conspiracy view of ~covid~ which effectively kneecapped him regardless of his thoughts on the matter。 And for all it's dark and twisty there's the signature Lanegan humour。 I could just imagine the doctors and nurses clapping with glee at the chance to find a vein when he was hospitalised for a second time unconscious。 Anyway。 This just cemented that I will probably go out of my way to purchase any sort of writing this dude puts out。 For all he loathes it， he's pretty good at it。 。。。more
Killian
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Extraordinary account of Lanegan's battle with COVID-19 Extraordinary account of Lanegan's battle with COVID-19 。。。more
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