Quote Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
Aye. It conjured images which I cannot now un-see

It did become rather weighed down by the need to add an unexpected dramatic twist to even the most peripheral sub-plot. I think the author had the last laugh though by managing to fashion, after so much dante-esque horror, something approaching a happy ending
I did think that removing all his teeth so they could all orally sodomise him without negative consequences was a nice touch.