"https://":"http://";i+=f?g:k;i+=j;i+=h;c(i)}if(!e.ue_inline){if(a.loadUEFull){a.loadUEFull()}else{b()}}a.uels=c;e.ue=a})(window,document); Well, I just finished "THE SLOB" by Aron Beauregard and feel dirty. A typecast not to be ignored, when clearly the author seeks to obliterate any feminine qualities. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. 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. var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; googletag.pubads().setTargeting("signedin", "false"); Thanks for adding your thoughts to the mix Adam! 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 ". var isRetina = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2; // retina display If you havent read this one yet, dont miss out! This is not a book very it's sounds good to say I highly enjoyed it but it's definitely a five star read. var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; 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. CONTAINS SPOILERS. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Aron Beauregard, The Slob and Yellow Wow everyone, I just finished these two books by Aron Beauregard and let me tell you, if you want to be disturbed And utterly disgusted, these two are Amazing quick reads. Im still working out all the mechanics of the sport. i just didn't expect it to go in that direction at all. Visit www.eblunsford.com for more info. , Independently published (18 November 2020), Language Vera, Vera, Vera, if only you had turned back and headed home, instead of chasing an extra 40 dollars.!! She climbs the steps to the house and knocks on the door. This book reminded me of the Wrong Turn movie series because of the meat grinder thingy. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. He seems to really enjoy that part. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("resource", "author_19170844"); I enjoyed this book a lot and will be buying the second. The Slob Paperback - 18 November 2020 by Aron Beauregard (Author) 1,571 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $5.58 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback $18.42 1 Used from $22.45 4 New from $18.42 SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT. SOME STAINS DON'T COME OUT Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. Raised in a household that was so filthy it was stomach spilling, Vera has become a neat-freak. "Events.Namespace": "csa", Learn more. It's disgusting and will make you cringe and wrinkle your nose and upper lip as if you were constantly saying "ewwwww.". Which was your favorite of the two? Brutal to the core, The Slob will test even the most ardent lover of extreme horrors stamina and tolerance. Aron Beauregards writing is incredibly, mind-numbingly, tearing-your-hair-out-to-feel-something-ly boring. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("author", [19170844]); then the last chapter happened. Aron Beauregard was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. and our Reviewed in Australia on 18 February 2022. Hello! I finally did it. 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. Exclusively against women - apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. Classic extreme horror. 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. I am in..I'm 100% firmly in the Aron Beauregard fan club.. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. (LogOut/ You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("grsession", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); _Q: [] 1 title per month from Audibles entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. Please try again. window.Mobvious.device_type = 'mobile'; The novella maintains its tone of dry wit even after Veras ordeal in the lair of The Slob has begun. (LogOut/ Finding out she is pregnant, she takes on a job as a vacuum door to door salesman. : But Aron Beauregard is a brilliant writer and The Slob will give you nightmares for weeks! I completely enjoyed this very graphic and psychologically rending story from the first page to the last. (LogOut/ Her plans do not always go as intended, thereby adding still more twists to a plot which, on paper, sounds so simple. I sat there smelling my own flesh fill the air of that disgusting kitchen. If you like your horror on the extreme side, then this book will punch you in the gutt and leave you winded for hours. 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. 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. I read it before bed and I just laid there for so long thinking about the "desert" scene. }()); window.csa("Config", { The gore in American Psycho is worse. After living in a filthy home for most of her early life, Vera becomes an obsessive neat freak. The Slob by Aron Beauregard is the epitome of good Extreme Horror. Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. There is like a 10 minuet description of "The Slob" in the seen that take about 5 seconds in real time. Change). googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); var ue_sn = "www.goodreads.com"; (LogOut/ for(var i=0; i. Aron Beauregard. Wow everyone, I just finished these two books by Aron Beauregard and let me tell you, if you want to be disturbed And utterly disgusted, these two are Amazing quick reads. var ue_sid = "858-7666235-7728273"; She runs into the slob and shit just hits the fan from there. When she meets him, we are given a graphic physical description: he has teeth that reminded me of a bumblebee because they were mostly yellow and black; his stomach protrudes beneath his belt in both directions, taking both the over and under like a bet that didnt make sense; his shirt bears armpit stains that stretched so far out that it felt like there was a possibility that they might get to meet someday; and the hairs on his head are clinging together by a self-generated hair gel that used his own ingredients as a secret formula. }); Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2022. I follow a lot of horror reviewers and this author's books keep popping up. "https:" : "http:") + Thanks. No reason or story behind it really.Sooo many questions left unanswered.It had potential to be really good. I wish I had come across this review before reading. Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder and sickening horror brought forth by The Slob. Would I read it again? !function(){function n(n,t){var r=i(n);return t&&(r=r("instance",t)),r}var r=[],c=0,i=function(t){return function(){var n=c++;return r.push([t,[].slice.call(arguments,0),n,{time:Date.now()}]),i(n)}};n._s=r,this.csa=n}(); I want to read Tender is the Flesh too but Im gonna stay on the Aaron Beauregard train since theyre cheap and good lol. But I see now why people said its the most disgusting book theyve ever read. Are you a fan of the sick, twisted, or demented? }, 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. Privacy Policy. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. I definitely gagged, but the ending made no sense. Though, I do love a great psychological horror no matter the setting involved. actually surprised me towards the end, when i found out the why behind it all. 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. document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(stylesheet); Everything seems to be going well for her, the nastiness that was her childhood a distant memory until a door-to-door salesman inadvertently changes her life forever. also, there's a part where he describes something impossible. Change). I hope everyone had a good weekend. if (window.ue && window.ue.tag) { window.ue.tag('author:show:signed_out', ue.main_scope);window.ue.tag('author:show:signed_out:mobileWeb', ue.main_scope); } } (function () { "//securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"; I finished a few shorter stories that Ive been working on and had another arm-wrestling practice. "The Slob" starts off crazy slow, but that's all good and dandy as we're using this time to get invested in our protagonist. His writing is dark and without boundaries and, as a result, he's won the Splatterpunk Award once after garnering 3 total nominations. }); } Deeply disturbing and a truly horrific read.would I recommend it? }; , Publisher Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2023. 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. if (isRetina) { There were parts that had me literally gagging and a certain part that had me tear up with emotion. Yes, this was graphic, but if properly described, I can handle much worse. fetchBids: function() { return null; The reader should be aware physical violence and horrendous acts of defilement is a common thread throughout this splatterpunk novella. , Paperback g.parentNode.insertBefore(A, g) For this reason and none other, I dragged myself through it and tried to suspend belief, hold in my stomach contents, and resist the urge to set fire to the book. Not gonna lie the start of this book had me all motivated to clean my house which was great. I bought it and Im over halfway through with it. Plausible concepts are a huge plus, but psychological horror in any setting is fantastic. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sid", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); This is one book you dont want to miss. I hope he sees it! Its not an experiment of the form, its not to achieve a single reaction (revulsion), its not clever. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Hes honestly my favorite author as of late and he seems like such a cool guy as well! gads.src = (useSSL ? I could not put this book aside. Nothing will prepare you for the nastiness, disorder, and sickening horror brought forth bythe Slob. Reader discretion is advised. Regardless of what he did in his life, horror always followed him. Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. "ObfuscatedMarketplaceId": "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1" I finally found something that made me want to cry and puke at the same time. Thats all I have for today. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. 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. I read it as fast as I could to reach the conclusion, rooting for the captured heroine. 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. pubID: '3211', adServer: 'googletag', bidTimeout: 4e3, params: { aps_privacy: '1YN' } document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Book review: The Slob by AronBeauregard, Definitely dont click on this button to buy it. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 20 books. Which was your favorite of the two? Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computerno Kindle device required. 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. var cookie = cookies[i]; //