Cows

This was a departure for me. Now, I have read extreme horror in the past and I did enjoy some of it. The biggest draw for me is how absurd a book can be, and yet somehow also profound. Those that read books like this one straight aren't in on the joke. Now with that said, this book did...something I guess? It did not end how I expected, and it did keep me reading to see what would happen next. Stephen and his tumultuous relationship with his mother was effective in that it was upsetting. I get the message the book is putting out, and it is a good one. Getting past all of the “worse” parts, it does have an odd beauty to it. This really was a book I did not think I would enjoy. Yes, it is vile and yes it is absolutely the most unique in the sense of the violence and torture scenes that I have read. There is a fair amount of coprophagia in it, so trigger warning to those that cannot handle such activities. The writer here does a good job of ramping up, then we get to the surreal parts and then we kind of shift tone to a power struggle which was a fantastic contrast between Steven and his mother earlier, where she is the head honcho, and then he has to do the same with the Guernsey that seemed to be leading said cows. All in all, this was fine actually. Baby in a Blender is still the best and worst thing I've read so far in this genre though. Matthew, I just want to say you have infringed on my rights as a human and thank you. <3

Meh

Vividly, almost comically revolting, but I know that's the point. There are intriguing layers of metaphor here if you care to rummage through the gore and excreta for them, and it's gripping in a can't-look-away way, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone in good conscience!