Reviews

Something Akin to Revulsion: Six Extreme Short Stories by Judith Sonnet

janagaton's review

4.0

half of these 6 stories got a 5 star rating from me & i'll never look at pizza cutters the same

optimisticbooknerd's review

3.0

3 ⭐️

disgusting, raw, fucking love Judith Sonnet

mrsgmami4's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It consists of 6 twisted and disgusting stories. I really loved these sick stories!!!

nikki290680's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

kesselm's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

madhatter3's review against another edition

dark sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked this short story collection. My favourite story was Liquid Sick and my least favourite was Rehearsal.

jessamichellexo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Judith did it again!! I loved this. It's definitely in my top five. 💜

charcoalpencils's review

2.0

I wanted to love this collection for its attempt to bring contemporary issues into its horror. The all too real horror of transphobes and self-righteous rapists.

But I think I need a little more surrounding the gory viscera and gross-out horror to be able to appreciate it. I’m not squeamish, I like gore and guts and depravity. But I felt these stories were shallow but wanted to add a layer of deep commentary in the mire of grossness that just didn’t land for me.

I’m a little curious to read more by this author because she is queer and trans but I’m also disappointed.

bobmetal's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

xeslaro's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5