Suffer the Flesh
by Monica J. O'Rourke
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Author: Monica J. O'RourkeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-03-01
ISBN: 1894815351
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Wildside Press
Book Reviews of Suffer the Flesh
Book Review: "Quitters, Inc. Meets The Story of "O".
Summary: 4 Stars
If you like the "splatter-punk" fiction of Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, and John Skipp & Craig Spector, then you're going to be in pig heaven with Monica J. O'Rourke's first novel, SUFFER THE FLESH. Consider Ms. O'Rourke to be the female version of the above authors, but with writing that hits you with the force of a stake being driven into the heart! Her novel is about Zoey Masterson, a big girl who'd like to lose thirty-or-forty pounds. One afternoon, while scouting through the diet section of a Manhattan book store, Zoey's approached by a stranger named Mel, who used to the same size as her and knows exactly what she's going through. Mel tells Zoey about a mysterious diet plan that's guaranteed to get the weight off of her, and it's absolutely free. Mel then apologizes for what's about to happen and disappears. Later, kidnapped off of the street as she's leaving the store by two men posing as cops, Zoey is drugged and taken to a hidden research facility where the process of losing weight begins. Once she awakens from her drugged state, our heroine is raped and tortured by the men who run the facility. Zoey, however, isn't the only victim being subjected to such severe measures. There are at least sixteen other women at the facility, experiencing the same brutal degradation. Escape seems to be impossible. It's only when a group of visitors arrive, who have paid a large sum of money for the privilege of using these helpless women for their own perverted pleasures, that everything turns into a life or death situation. Zoey and her fellow prisoners must find a way to fight back and escape, or risk facing a hideous death, filled with unbelievable pain and the most horrible humiliation. SUFFER THE FLESH will leave you utterly speechless, not to mention shocked and numb from what the female characters in the book have to endure. This novel is NOT for the queasy or fainthearted, but rather for those sick readers (yeah, I'm included) who occasionally like to plunge into a novel that can literally gross you out with its gore and violence. Beyond that, Ms. O'Rourke (I'd love to sit down with her for an hour to talk about her childhood) proves to be a capable and very talented writer who doesn't mind exploring the dark side of humanity. Her novel shows men at their worse, and women at their best as they struggle to overcome ADVERSITY with capital letters. Zoey, as well as the other female victims, is strong and smart and ready for some sweet revenge, though she is guilty of doing a few stupid things near the end of the book that had me pulling my hair out in frustration and wanting to give her a number of hard lashes with a whip. My motto is always anticipate the worse that can happen and prepare for it. If it doesn't happen-great! If it does, then you're ready and won't be surprised. This isn't a book that will leave a smile on your face. If you want that, I suggest reading a Danielle Steel novel. Monica J. O'Rourke, however, is an author who pulls no punches and won't apologize for the journey she takes you on. SUFFER THE FLESH is definitely a book you won't forget. Hey, you've been warned!!!
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