Its not an experiment of the form, its not to achieve a single reaction (revulsion), its not clever. It's been a while since I've rooted so hard for a herione to make it as with these kind of reads you need to expect the unexpected and even for that to be twisted in two. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. You are very welcome. Finding out she is pregnant, she takes on a job as a vacuum door to door salesman. Now, all I need is Son of The Slob. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The story also has a smooth and skillful flow, especially . Hes been writing horror since the 6th grade when his parents discovered a short story titled Zombie Child wedged in the back pocket of his dirty acid-washed jeans. After pursuing careers (which ultimately failed) in music, filmmaking, and full-time drug use, he eventually circled back to his bloody bread and butter: writing highly disturbing and bizarre material that tends to explore the human potential for evil. His writing is dark and without boundaries and, as a result, he's won the Splatterpunk Award once after garnering 3 total nominations. Get help and learn more about the design. Would I read it again? It's really just bad. Its also hideously misogynistic, as well as homophobic, but if you at least skim-read the review above youd know that. There is also a part when a woman with no lips can speak clear is a bell and she has had some horrific injuries but is just totally chill with it and it doesn't even remotely bother her or is in like no apparent pain and neither is the main protagonist at that point either. A typecast not to be ignored, when clearly the author seeks to obliterate any 'feminine' qualities. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade when his parents discovered a short story titled "Zombie Child" wedged in the back pocket of his dirty acid-washed jeans. I read it as fast as I could to reach the conclusion, rooting for the captured heroine. If I can say one thing clearly: Dont read this book. apstag.init({ //=0){return}if("ue_https" in e){f=e.ue_https}else{f=e.location&&e.location.protocol=="https:"?1:0}i=f? try { var cookiePair = cookie.split('='); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("author", [19170844]); , Dimensions if (isRetina) { I can't wait to read more of his books. Please try your request again later. Thanks. Her ordeal soon becomes gruelling to read the fact that she is pregnant at the time of her capture leads to the most harrowing sequences and her quirky wit feeds into the pathos. } (LogOut/ }()); (LogOut/ The Slob is a cautionary tale and plays out like some sort of deranged Americana folklore. I just really hated The Slob. Ha ha yeah I guess so Jon. Dont. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I bought the book due to it was recommended to me on both Tiktok and YT and after reading it I'm beyond annoyed the book has so many flaws and issues, 1st of all this book had an editor so why on earth does it contain so many spelling errors it reads like a draft as appose to an actual book, the casual undertones of misogyny and the ending is just blatantly homophobic and the casual amounts of ableism thrown in too it feels like what would happen if an edge lord wrote a horror book not to mention lines of cringy dialogue combined with the author's lack of knowledge when it comes to women anatomy made this book an utter waste of money. Heck, this was as disturbing as it gets. Please try again later. for(var i=0; i It was about a teenager who couldn't score the girl of his dreams in life so he decided to kill her and impregnate her corpse You can imagine where it goes from there. } disgusting, gory and definitely gross. I would definitely read more of his books, I love gore and that's exactly what you get! There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. This review will likely be unpopular, and I can give Beauregard his due. After a long hiatus of not reading due to some stressors in my personal life, I finally picked up a book ("Tender is the Flesh" by Augustina Bazterrica) and started reading again. A typecast not to be ignored, when clearly the author seeks to obliterate any feminine qualities. This book is extremely brutal and there are so many trigger warnings. Warning: This book contains graphic content. Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. g.parentNode.insertBefore(A, g) Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. url = "https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/mobile/phone_hd_images-2b89833762f600506d44865a33582d11.css"; HOWEVER, the writing of the perfect storm is really well done, I was blindsided with the gross stuff after that. }); Outside of that, the last, oh, say 20%-10% of this book was really disappointing as I felt it was extremely rushed in explaining things I felt the reader didn't really care about, all in the name of "no loose ends". [CDATA[ googletag.pubads().setTargeting("signedin", "false"); Discover Book Depository's huge selection of Aron Beauregard books online. var googletag = googletag || {}; When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! Book review: How to Sell a Haunted House by GradyHendrix. "//securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"; Through sheer will, she overcomes adversity and marries the love of her life. , ISBN-13 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade when his parents discovered a short story titled "Zombie Child" wedged in the back pocket of his dirty acid-washed jeans. Going to give Yellow a shot and Scary Bastard. This book isnt for me, extreme horror really isnt my thing but to suggest readers of this book need psychiatric help is narrow minded and reductive.
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