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. Cancel anytime. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. //]]> With seemingly thousands of people looking for the most extreme in extreme horror, he is a people pleaser. He goes out of his way to let you know he appreciates you supporting him and that goes a long way for me! I read it as fast as I could to reach the conclusion, rooting for the captured heroine. Change). 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I hope everyone had a good weekend. Read something decent. Something went wrong. window.csa("Events")("setEntity", { Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. TW: for sexual assault, torture, abortion, extreme violence, homophobia, murder, misogyny and pretty much everything-fucking-else, if Im honest. function getCookieWithoutJQuery(name) { then the last chapter happened. The narration was brilliant, the story itself is not fit the faint hearted. One of my favorite aspects of Arons writing style is it has just the right amount of subtle humor and social commentary that doesnt derail the carnage. I wish I had come across this review before reading. Removing this book will also remove your associated ratings, reviews, and reading sessions. When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! is a genius. Yes! I am usually disgusted by the stomach turning intricate details and analogies, and I feel like I immediately need a shower after finishing a chapter. A convenience shop owner and his wife go through a terrible event which leads to the most gruesome knargly revenge story ever. (my favorite). Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. Thanks for adding your thoughts to the mix Adam! The snarky observation, credible when presented in Veras internal monologue, becomes hard to swallow when actually spoken by a character who has been horribly mutilated and now fears for their life: After he took the top off, she pointed to her raw skull, he had me sit down. Rather than make light of the situation, Veras sense of humour serves to increase the readers empathy. The author makes you care about the characters before he puts them through hell. and our (LogOut/ He has a ton of books! fetchBids: function() { SOME STAINS DONT COME OUT Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("grsession", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. url = "https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/mobile/phone_hd_images-2b89833762f600506d44865a33582d11.css"; All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. I follow a lot of horror reviewers and this author's books keep popping up. gross, foul and disgusting. which is disappointing since the horror scenes were written great. U want the nasty details? Even Twilight would be better than this. Very well said! (Good book though, don't get me wrong. You are very welcome. "CacheDetection.RequestID": "P9ZWWV3JHMTSXH679245", I read it before bed and I just laid there for so long thinking about the "desert" scene. } catch (err) { var cookie = cookies[i]; var ue_sid = "858-7666235-7728273"; Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. And then it wasn't.Wasn't really horror or thrilling. Both women have their own dedicated rape scenes, and objectification is taken to the extreme with one womans oral lips being sewn to her lady lips. The amount of effort and time that is spent during these scenes describing everything in intimate detail from The Slobs genitals to the womans injuries shows an obsessive approach to this violence. I've read Laymon, Lee, Ketchum and Jon AthanBeauregard may be my new fav.. } I saw the same tiktok and immediately was drawn to The Slob cause all I could think was how bad could it REALLY be? Hes honestly my favorite author as of late and he seems like such a cool guy as well! Extreme fiction is one of those areas a lot of people write in these days but so few do it well. } else { googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); (LogOut/ if (window.csa) { Sometimes I ask myself why I read Splatterpunk; it often makes me queasy in its unapologetic gore and depravity. This was my first Splatterpunk book but definitely wont be my last! } When the slob said "Time for desert?" The Slob is a vile villain, the vilest of any I have ever experienced since reading horror over the past 40 odd years. 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. session: { id: "858-7666235-7728273" }, SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I was a little worried as often when books are over-hyped, those are the ones I tend to not enjoy. The Slob and Yellow are my two favorites as well! }, Its not an experiment of the form, its not to achieve a single reaction (revulsion), its not clever. var source = getCookieWithoutJQuery("source"); I'm currently reading "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo, and I was already suggested "The Troop" (because of a particular scene involving a turtle) by Nick Cutter, but I'd love a couple more suggestions. page: {requestId: "P9ZWWV3JHMTSXH679245", meaningful: "interactive"} By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's, Get started by signing in with your Amazon account. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("author", [19170844]); I know this book has became a big thing on social media but I honestly don't recommend not for the fact that it is as before mentioned overly gory but because its just a bad book. I finally did it. I was immediately sucked into the world this author created. Vera, Vera, Vera, if only you had turned back and headed home, instead of chasing an extra 40 dollars.!! (LogOut/ Or if he couldnt stop them, maybe he could at least find a way to pacify them. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2021. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. The book starts off slow then packs a punch like a motherfucker, leaving scenes in your brain that require immediate eye bleach. Have you enjoyed Ed Lee, Wrath James White, Kristopher Triana or any of the other Splatterpunk greats? Her biography runs into a marriage to paralysed Vietnam veteran Daniel, who she originally courted with sick jokes about cannibalism and strokes; this entire life story is narrated by Vera narrates with lashings of observational humour. Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder, and sickening horror brought forth bythe Slob. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; At the end she is more worried about "pleasing her man" than the fact that she has been brutalized over and over. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content. (LogOut/ I read Johnny Got His Gun first and then The Slob came up as a suggestion. 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. var gads = document.createElement("script"); [CDATA[ big yikes. I needn't have worried though. 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. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2021, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2022. //Aron Beauregard (Author of The Slob) - Goodreads _Q: [] I want to read Tender is the Flesh too but Im gonna stay on the Aaron Beauregard train since theyre cheap and good lol. Also no. It's disgusting and will make you cringe and wrinkle your nose and upper lip as if you were constantly saying "ewwwww.". I sat there smelling my own flesh fill the air of that disgusting kitchen. I will never get those images out of my head. HOWEVER, the writing of the perfect storm is really well done, I was blindsided with the gross stuff after that. Are you a fan of the sick, twisted, or demented? It was a joke, but sorry it didnt land for you. if (a[a9]) return; Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I see this authors name everywhere I go now so knew it was time I tried him out.
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