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A review by egumeny
I Will Rot Without You by Danger Slater
5.0
I WILL ROT WITHOUT YOU is probably the stepping stone to the next phase of Danger's literary career. There is a heart and an intimacy here that isn't really present in his other novels. A few of his short stories, sure, but this is the first sustained work I can think of. There is something deeply personal to Ernie's plight, despite its lunacy and literally ever-growing nature. I WILL ROT WITHOUT YOU is, at its core, an extended metaphor for heartbreak and the end of a relationship. And, while I can't say that I've ever been lost in a cockroach church or sucker-punched by a severed limb or lost an organ -- at least not due to a woman, anyway -- I know exactly what he's talking about.
As a side note, Goodreads tells me I read this book in 12 days, which is incredible for me. I am not a great reader. That said, I absolutely could have finished this book in, like, 3 days, except, and I'm not kidding here, I was eating a hot dog while reading that one scene -- the one with the face -- and I had to put the book down for a while.
As a side note, Goodreads tells me I read this book in 12 days, which is incredible for me. I am not a great reader. That said, I absolutely could have finished this book in, like, 3 days, except, and I'm not kidding here, I was eating a hot dog while reading that one scene -- the one with the face -- and I had to put the book down for a while.