Her plans do not always go as intended, thereby adding still more twists to a plot which, on paper, sounds so simple. !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}(); (LogOut/ We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. "Events.SushiEndpoint": "https://unagi.amazon.com/1/events/com.amazon.csm.csa.prod", If you want good writing, and youre a woman who doesnt want to feel the authors hatred for your sex radiating off the page for you as you read give this a wide berth. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); If you like your horror on the extreme side, then this book will punch you in the gutt and leave you winded for hours. It should be mandatory reading for every vacuum cleaner saleswoman. q("f", arguments) In summary, this book was absolutely brutal. I just finished reading Aron Beauregards The Slob, and I gotta say this is one of the most vile and disgusting books Ive ever read. There were parts that had me literally gagging and a certain part that had me tear up with emotion. If you're a mother like me, you will immediately know when you read it which part I'm referring to. 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. [CDATA[ Classic extreme horror. I read Johnny Got His Gun first and then The Slob came up as a suggestion. Highly recommended for those who like this sub-genre of horror and those who have a strong stomach. [CDATA[ var url; } Exclusively against women - apart from a scene at the end when a group of gay men are beheaded. var e = document.createElement("script"); e.src = "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mrkPcyPwL.js"; document.head.appendChild(e); (LogOut/ 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. Aron Beauregard. The Slob is for Extreme Horror fans. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(true); throw new Error("could not load device-specific stylesheet : " + err.message); googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); There is a certain feeling of being cleaned found on the other side of a story like this. "Try the new candy" and "Die Tommy" kind of have some helpful information before going into "Scary Bastard" was a wild read! Still, The Slobs plot shows good enough construction for it to survive the occasional misstep. I did really enjoy it.) I was a little worried as often when books are over-hyped, those are the ones I tend to not enjoy. 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. Im still hard at work on my next novel, but today I have another book review to share. I finished a few shorter stories that Ive been working on and had another arm-wrestling practice. But such a pat summary does little justice to just how engagingly twisted this book is. (Good book though, don't get me wrong. I also really enjoyed the illustrations throughout the book. : I had been recommended this book on TikTok and as an avid horror reader felt I owed it a check out. }, , Independently published (18 November 2020), Language 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. 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. She runs into the slob and shit just hits the fan from there. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But perhaps seeing a psychiatrist is also a good idea. pretty good story line if this is your type of thing. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. At first we experience her own destruction, and then he moves onto her roommate who is similarly subjected. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; Highly recommended for those who like this sub-genre of horror and those who have a strong stomach. Discover Book Depository's huge selection of Aron Beauregard books online. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. "https:" : "http:") + googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sid", "osid.e7fb582ebcf38074f9ee3bd8fb6dade1"); Just when I thought it couldnt get worse, the author somehow managed to throw in homophobia and racism in the final 10 pages! Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Removing this book will also remove your associated ratings, reviews, and reading sessions. I was immediately sucked into the world this author created. : I finally did it. Very well said! editors should have cut it out. Listener discretion is advised. But only if you want to feel uncomfortable and digusted the whole time!!! I read a lot of extreme horror, so I doubt Im a prude or a pussy. actually surprised me towards the end, when i found out the why behind it all. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("author", [19170844]); Hey, guys. No. It was very gruesome at parts and definitely not for the faint of heart. It has an underlying tone of psychological horror, a solid backstory, and a strong, vivid main character. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. When the slob said "Time for desert?" 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. return cookiePair[1]; gads.async = true; //=0){return}if("ue_https" in e){f=e.ue_https}else{f=e.location&&e.location.protocol=="https:"?1:0}i=f? // page settings Take a look at Arons Year in Books. I follow a lot of horror reviewers and this author's books keep popping up. Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. This story firmly crosses boundaries and discards taboos.I need mind bleach.Or maybe a Bissell for my brain. This is one book you dont want to miss. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. var sourcesToHideBuyFeatures = ["ebfg_gr", "ebfg_fb", "ebfg_fbm", "ebfg_tw", , 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. 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. Cancel anytime. Aron was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island. var isRetina = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2; // retina display 2019, 2020, 2021 Aron Beauregard (P)2022 Aron Beauregard, Unabridged With seemingly thousands of people looking for the most extreme in extreme horror, he is a people pleaser. During the course of the story Vera meets a second captive, Sandra, whose dialogue is curiously indistinguishable from Veras first-person narration. It is not full-on bizarro, but one can see the elements of that subgenre in this story. Hey man its Aron, thanks for checking out the books and creating the post, I really appreciate you. Her obsession with cleanliness sprouts the concept that her skills can be put to use in a unique way. SOME STAINS DONT COME OUT Raised in a household so filthy it was stomach-spilling, Vera involuntarily evolved into a neat freak. Theres no proof of age required to download or read this book, andthere fucking should be. The long, the shortits all here. //