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A review by tales_of_a_succubus
Suffer the Flesh by Monica J. O'Rourke
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
What's it about?
Zoey is kidnapped off the Manhattan streets and is brought into the torture that is one man's horrendous vision. Forced into a life where she must endure unspeakable thins, she has to play the game in order to find a means of escape.
This is definitely a book I do not recommend everyone jumps to read. However if you love splatterpunk and can handle the triggers, this may be something you fly through. That being said: the rape and sexual torture/content is the worst I have ever read. And that's saying something, trust me.
So let's start with the premise: an overweight woman is abducted after a mysterious girl in a bookstore offers her something. Now I can't get into exact details for the sake of leaving this spoiler-free but she is taken to a facility run by a madman. While there, she along with many other women, are forced to endure torture tactics along with brutalized rape. It's awful and barbaric. Many of the scenes made me feel sick after reading them. It's merciless violence, scene after scene, no breaks. And oh no, it doesn't stop there. About two thirds of the way through IT GETS WORSE. How, one may ask. And I will tell you that I simply don't know but I'd love to be in this woman's mind for a day! The ending tore me apart. There were so many moments in this novella where I didn't know what to do with myself.
There was little character development, which I kind of longed for. At times, it did get repetitive. I've got conflicting emotions though purely because this is the first book in a long time that has actually left me scared during and after reading it. And for that, I applaud the author because this is hard to do. That is what horror is about, isn't it?
Oftentimes, this is considered essential reading in splatterpunk. Read at your own risk.
I'd recommend this strictly to extreme horror fans, people into BDSM, and for people wanting to brush up on torture horror concepts. Anyone else & this won't sit well with you. It's a lot to take in and there were many times I had to take a break from reading to absorb and collect my thoughts.
Zoey is kidnapped off the Manhattan streets and is brought into the torture that is one man's horrendous vision. Forced into a life where she must endure unspeakable thins, she has to play the game in order to find a means of escape.
This is definitely a book I do not recommend everyone jumps to read. However if you love splatterpunk and can handle the triggers, this may be something you fly through. That being said: the rape and sexual torture/content is the worst I have ever read. And that's saying something, trust me.
So let's start with the premise: an overweight woman is abducted after a mysterious girl in a bookstore offers her something. Now I can't get into exact details for the sake of leaving this spoiler-free but she is taken to a facility run by a madman. While there, she along with many other women, are forced to endure torture tactics along with brutalized rape. It's awful and barbaric. Many of the scenes made me feel sick after reading them. It's merciless violence, scene after scene, no breaks. And oh no, it doesn't stop there. About two thirds of the way through IT GETS WORSE. How, one may ask. And I will tell you that I simply don't know but I'd love to be in this woman's mind for a day! The ending tore me apart. There were so many moments in this novella where I didn't know what to do with myself.
There was little character development, which I kind of longed for. At times, it did get repetitive. I've got conflicting emotions though purely because this is the first book in a long time that has actually left me scared during and after reading it. And for that, I applaud the author because this is hard to do. That is what horror is about, isn't it?
Oftentimes, this is considered essential reading in splatterpunk. Read at your own risk.
I'd recommend this strictly to extreme horror fans, people into BDSM, and for people wanting to brush up on torture horror concepts. Anyone else & this won't sit well with you. It's a lot to take in and there were many times I had to take a break from reading to absorb and collect my thoughts.