This review is the opinions of Kirstie, the human. This review will likely be unpopular, and I can give Beauregard his due. It was about a teenager who couldn't score the. It has an underlying tone of psychological horror, a solid backstory, and a strong, vivid main character. Im still working out all the mechanics of the sport. I can't wait to read more of his books. I would definitely read more of his books, I love gore and that's exactly what you get! Or if he couldnt stop them, maybe he could at least find a way to pacify them. The torso and limbs had been divided up like pizza in a first-grade math problem. Regardless of what he did in his life, horror always followed him. 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. Cancel anytime. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. I completely enjoyed this very graphic and psychologically rending story from the first page to the last. Hes honestly my favorite author as of late and he seems like such a cool guy as well! A revolting masterpiece. This book is extremely brutal and there are so many trigger warnings. It was about a teenager who couldnt 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. Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Very gory with detailed descriptions of murder and assault, just what I was looking for.At 3h and 45 mins I felt it was far too short, there were bits of the story that could have been expanded on (the slobs upbringing, the back story of the gay guys etc) but overall, a good, quick listen. Also no. Deeply disturbing and a truly horrific read.would I recommend it? If you like your horror on the extreme side, then this book will punch you in the gutt and leave you winded for hours. } I finished a few shorter stories that Ive been working on and had another arm-wrestling practice. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); For any of you who feels the violence and depravity is the most important part of the story, you need to read this book to learn about character development - because when the reader cares for the protagonist, they can FEEL the bad things happening. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. : By that logic anyone who enjoys horror of any kind could be considered disturbed. 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. pubID: '3211', adServer: 'googletag', bidTimeout: 4e3, params: { aps_privacy: '1YN' } //]]>. He also contributes to the Evil Examined Podcast where he explores the most strange and horrifying events in the history of humanity with his lady and friends. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. What could have been mere padding becomes a narrative that takes pains to set Vera up as the polar opposite of the uber-slovenly villain, with particular emphasis on her preoccupation with cleanliness. var isRetina = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2; // retina display All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. Im sure some people like this hate but it is trash writing Started off good and got to the point of whatever garbage the writer could think of went into the story. A well written book that is worth a read. The ending didn't end on a huge cliffhanger but I'm intruiged to see what the next one have in store. All is going well until she arrives at the steps of a house that will change her forever. There is no need to dissect the contents of The Slob, because there are so many gnarly little surprises that I dont want so spoil. Not exactly a groundbreaking concept for an extreme horror story; even the title recalls Rex Millers seminal 1987 splatterpunk novel Slob. Extreme horror authors - Listen Up! 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. Yes, there is such a thing. With seemingly thousands of people looking for the most extreme in extreme horror, he is a people pleaser. : Upon discovering she and her disabled husband, Daniel, are expecting, she needs fast cash. This book is a great example of that. The chapters leading up to this point are put to good use, however. If you want disgusting, depraved murder fantasies, then I cant argue that this is the book for you. I had high expectations going into this book that it would disgust and offend. Oh boy, I kind of loved this repugnant read. Aron Beauregard is one of the hardest working artists I know and is rapidly slithering his way into becoming the King of splatter. var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); // page settings $14.95/month after 30 days. ! Ive included some of my favorites below (with the authors permission) as well as some of my favorite quotes. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The Slob is the most disgusting thing I've ever read. Warning: This book contains graphic content. I guess weve all got our things, but I know which Id rather be . Audiobook. I was so shocked and disgusted by this book that I knew I had to review it (to warn people off), but its not fair to the author to do that without reading the whole work. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. this was absolutely cuckooooooo. Vera quickly learns survival has its cost. Change). (LogOut/ No reason or story behind it really.Sooo many questions left unanswered.It had potential to be really good. Aron Beauregard (Author of The Slob) - Goodreads Raped by the dead at the will of the living., I felt it enter me like a slimy nightcrawler squirming around.. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("grsession", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); Aron also steps just over the line into Bizarro Horror with The Slob. It wont end well. Read something decent. He also contributes to the Evil Examined Podcast where he explores the most strange and horrifying events in the history of humanity with his lady and friends. A feast for the depraved! I could not put this book aside. Hello! You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Book review: How to Sell a Haunted House by GradyHendrix. }, 'The Slob' is not extreme horror, it's extreme violence. completely homophobic and racist. Extreme fiction is one of those areas a lot of people write in these days but so few do it well. Press J to jump to the feed. Everything else is an afterthought, with so little effort put into the surrounding plot, language or story elements that it reads like two different authors. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It should be mandatory reading for every vacuum cleaner saleswoman. is a genius. (LogOut/ // var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; var googletag = googletag || {}; Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Pretty sure I would get banned if I started explaining everything in detail that happens , Can someone please tell me where I can read it for free I cant find it anywhere , Save $4 and get it from Amazon or Google books. If your answer is yes, then what are you waiting for? Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Since most of what was happening was absurd and some situations were nearly comical because they could never occur, this wasn't even remotely frightening. Forest. // } Still, The Slobs plot shows good enough construction for it to survive the occasional misstep. Reader discretion is advised. Even Twilight would be better than this. disgusting, gory and definitely gross. The vile, repulsiveness contained in a mere 128 pages is staggering. A typecast not to be ignored, when clearly the author seeks to obliterate any 'feminine' qualities. Veras newfound cleanliness obsession leads her to take up a job as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesperson, which proves very profitable until she arrives at the house of The Slob. (LogOut/ She is more worried about how her husband will feel after he sees her and all her mutilation rather than how SHE will get better or that "she must fix or help any man to get him to like me ". Something went wrong with your request. I've read Laymon, Lee, Ketchum and Jon AthanBeauregard may be my new fav.. What did I just read? The Slob is a despicable character, dripping gore from head to foot. (my favorite). if(cookiePair[0] === name) { Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder and sickening horror brought forth by The Slob. The Slob by Aron Beauregard is the epitome of good Extreme Horror. The physical horror the protagonist goes through is beyond description in this review. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. window.csa("Config", { return true; I enjoyed this book a lot and will be buying the second. https://www.amazon.com/Slob-Aron-Beauregard-ebook/dp/B08NT3DXSC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=slob+by+aaron&qid=1624494013&s=books&sr=1-1, Horror Bookworm Spotlights JohnBaltisberger, American Cannibal edited by RebeccaRowland, Zombie Cheerleaders On LSD by PeterCaffrey, Tales To Make You Vomit: Savage Headhunters by J. ManfredWeichsel, Ooze: Little Bursts Of Body Horror edited by Ruth AnnaEvans, The Insatiable Hunger Of Trees by SamanthaEaton, We All Fall Before The Harvest by C.M. And then it wasn't.Wasn't really horror or thrilling. I finally found something that made me want to cry and puke at the same time. Her child is aborted in a way that I cant even describe here. Cookie Notice From suburban life to utter hell, this was one story that I couldnt put down as I struggled to keep up with the trauma the protagonist is forced to endure. Add to basket. This is definitely not for the faint hearted.. very graphic details! ASIN apstag.init({ Gave it 4 because I thought it was too short and the ending was too abrupt. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. : To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. (LogOut/ At first we experience her own destruction, and then he moves onto her roommate who is similarly subjected. var ue_mid = "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1"; Hey man its Aron, thanks for checking out the books and creating the post, I really appreciate you. He seems to really enjoy that part. Upon discovering she and her disabled husband Daniel are expecting, she needs fast cash. Just when I thought it couldnt get worse, the author somehow managed to throw in homophobia and racism in the final 10 pages! I sat there smelling my own flesh fill the air of that disgusting kitchen. The reviews I saw had people saying it made them throw up and I thought, theres just no way.. Needless to say, his parents were not thrilled by this tale and rather than acknowledging his creative genius suspected he might be a budding serial killer. in Central Falls , The United States. Book review: 'The Slob' by Aron Beauregard Thats all I have for today. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out himself under his brand AB Horror. Amazon recommended it to me based on reading Tender is the Flesh and Things Have Been Worse Since We Last Spoke; neither of which come close to how graphic this work is and I went in completely unprepared. This is my second favorite of the two, this is a very quick read but a couple of scenes are truly the most fu**** up thing I have ever read in my life and I loved every minute of it. A typecast not to be ignored, when clearly the author seeks to obliterate any feminine qualities. I feel nothing for it. g = p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; The Slob was a "nice" quick read, definitely not a book to read before bed! (LogOut/ After living in a filthy home for most of her early life, Vera becomes an obsessive neat freak. This one comes up in my horror circles so often that I keep thinking hmm maybe I should read it just so I can say I did. Thank you for helping me reign that curiosity in lol. 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. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. 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". If you're a mother like me, you will immediately know when you read it which part I'm referring to. var source = getCookieWithoutJQuery("source"); He has a ton of books! Reviewed in Australia on 18 February 2022. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Cancel anytime. q("i", arguments) TL:DR; I've started back reading and due to my enjoyment of Bazterrica's writing in "Tender is the Flesh", it was suggested to me to read "The Slob" by Aron Beauregard. I, wholeheartedly, don't think I could ever forget this scene as the detail it was described with made me feel as though I was a third party to the room it was happening in. googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. There is a certain feeling of being cleaned found on the other side of a story like this. Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. It was a joke, but sorry it didnt land for you. "ebfg_email", "ebfg_sms"]; The Slob. Change). var ue_id = "P9ZWWV3JHMTSXH679245"; She climbs the steps to the house and knocks on the door. The author nailed it! By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Which was your favorite of the two? gads.async = true; Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. (function () { Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Yes! Barbaric and filthy disgusting. "You cant change what cloth youve been cut from but you can at least try to wash it.". But such a pat summary does little justice to just how engagingly twisted this book is. But Aron Beauregard is a brilliant writer and The Slob will give you nightmares for weeks! When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! 28 Jul 2021. [CDATA[ Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. When you enter his realm, be prepared to embrace the ugly and FEEL THE SPLATTER! But only if you want to feel uncomfortable and digusted the whole time!!! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2021, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2022. Features some unique gross out content and a satisfying end. A convenience shop owner and his wife go through a terrible event which leads to the most gruesome knargly revenge story ever. You know when you can just tell something is done wrong because youve seen it done right before? Youre still thinking of buying it right now? He emits a Manson-esque charm through the pathetic platform, peddling his works of smut and violence to any goon willing to listen. Privacy Policy. It was very gruesome at parts and definitely not for the faint of heart. In summary, this book was absolutely brutal. Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. }; Looking for authors similar in style or books of a similar type. var ue_furl = "fls-na.amazon.com"; 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. This book is a work of FICTION, its not reality, please dont confuse the two. Don't even bother. Ive read quite a lot of disturbing novels in my time, and very few can compare to Aron Beauregards work in terms of cliched, low-quality writing. Theres no proof of age required to download or read this book, andthere fucking should be. if (a[a9]) return; I didnt see the warnings but wish I had. This book review was written prior to this website transitioning to AI-written reviews by Buddy the BookBot. I feel like I've been chugging the liquid at the bottom of a city garbage truck on a summer day. They're only like 4 bucks in the Kindle store for the e book. She was now essentially just a pile of chunks and sections. An avid supporter of horror art and illustration, Aron has made it his standard to hire illustrators for every book that he puts out himself under his brand AB Horror. 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Admittedly, the tone is not always stable. Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. I read The Slob and Tender is the Flesh because of the same tiktok guy. When the slob said "Time for desert?"
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