Something Akin to Revulsion: Six Extreme Short Stories

This short story collection is not for the faint of heart! These stories are vile. disgusting. stomach churning.... And I enjoyed every second of it!

I included rankings for each individual story at the bottom, but overall give this collection a 4.5/5 stars.

This is my first taste of Judith Sonnet and wow!!! She's so damn talented. These stories were short but packed with so much detail.

Would I recommend this collection? Yes. But only to those who can handle extreme horror. Especially body horror. This genre isn't for everyone so please search content warnings before diving in. If horror is your thing though, immediately go support this indie author!!!

Story ratings:

1. 3/5
2. 3.5/5
3. 4/5
4. 2/5
5. 5/5
6. 5/5

I have a history of sometimes going “easy” on authors I previously enjoyed, especially indie authors, but I've decided 2023 is the year that ends. I've liked a few of Judith's previous works and had high hopes for this collection, but this book features some of the worst fat-shaming I have ever read. I appreciate the energy that this author puts into fighting other forms of bigotry (namely, anti-queerness and anti-trans rhetoric), but yet again, I have been reminded that even most “progressive” individuals see nothing wrong with vilifying bodies different from their own for no good reason. ✨ Content warnings for: severe fat-shaming, gore, violence, death, sexual assault, transphobia, vomiting, torture, body mutilation, elder abuse ———twitter booktok bookstagram blog