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A review by mrfrank
Suffer the Flesh by Monica J. O'Rourke
3.0
There is a sort of mental preparation that one should go through before tackling Monica j. O'Rourke's SUFFER THE FLESH. First, you should not read this after reading anything depressing previous to it (which I did.) You should be familiar with the tropes found in an extreme horror story (which I am.) You should be a well adjusted and generally content member of society before starting to read this (I also like to believe I fit into this category.)
Once you are sure you can handle this, open the first page and prepare to have your wherewithal challenged. This is extreme horror to the extreme. It is violent. It is disturbing. It is rapey. Oh boy is it rapey. It is oh so so so rapey. It is not a comfortable read at all.
And those things, I can handle.
There were, however, some elements to the story line that I had trouble getting on board with. For instance (without being spoilery) the reason the bunker exists was a bit hard to get behind. And that's rough because what happens in the bunker is the brunt of the story. Also, the actions are so extreme as to start becoming over-the-top unbelievable. It's extreme horror and too much should not be enough but in this case it hurt a certain expectation of realism and took me out of the story somewhat.
Still, SUFFER THE FLESH, is action filled, blood spattered, violent and unforgiving. It messes with your emotions and leaves you feeling a little grimy when all is said and done. It's not the best extreme horror that I've read but it will certainly be a memorable one.
Once you are sure you can handle this, open the first page and prepare to have your wherewithal challenged. This is extreme horror to the extreme. It is violent. It is disturbing. It is rapey. Oh boy is it rapey. It is oh so so so rapey. It is not a comfortable read at all.
And those things, I can handle.
There were, however, some elements to the story line that I had trouble getting on board with. For instance (without being spoilery) the reason the bunker exists was a bit hard to get behind. And that's rough because what happens in the bunker is the brunt of the story. Also, the actions are so extreme as to start becoming over-the-top unbelievable. It's extreme horror and too much should not be enough but in this case it hurt a certain expectation of realism and took me out of the story somewhat.
Still, SUFFER THE FLESH, is action filled, blood spattered, violent and unforgiving. It messes with your emotions and leaves you feeling a little grimy when all is said and done. It's not the best extreme horror that I've read but it will certainly be a memorable one.