{"id":15777,"date":"2024-02-13T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=15777"},"modified":"2024-06-13T22:11:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:11:51","slug":"book-violence-on-the-meek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-violence-on-the-meek\/","title":{"rendered":"Violence on the meek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2417\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_violenceonthemeek.png?fit=250%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Violence on the meek\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Violence on the meek<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/stuart-bray\/\">Stuart Bray<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2023-02-11\">February 11, 2023<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 145<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/extreme-horror\/\">Extreme Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/splatterpunk\/\">Splatterpunk<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/kindle-unlimited\/\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/3\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/122913556-violence-on-the-meek\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Paul has hated the world and everyone in it since he was eight years old. As an adult he has decided to write his autobiography, his final words directed at the very existence that he despises. Paul will take you on a path of murder, death, incest, and violence, the likes of which you could never imagine.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4he7eMG\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-02-13T05:00:13+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Violence on the meek\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-violence-on-the-meek\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Violence on the meek\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Stuart Bray\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/stuart-bray\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 145,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Self-Published\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_violenceonthemeek.png?fit=250%2C399&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2023-02-11T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/122913556-violence-on-the-meek\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Extreme Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 3,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Violence on the meek<\/strong> is a brutal story that I think accurately captures the nihilistic misanthropy of 1990s youth culture. The story centers on Paul, a disturbed child who grows into an angry young man who goes on a rampage, spewing all of his hatred on the world around him.<\/p>\n<p>The novel&#8217;s beginning is strong, and Paul\u2019s character is fleshed out nicely throughout the story; things get pretty wild. Paul views the world as nothing, the people in it are nothing, even his own life is nothing, and ultimately the story returns to nothing. Although the ending was incredibly dissatisfying, I think it was faithful to the premise. Certain plot reveals, in the end, I didn\u2019t care for, as they seemed like cheap cop-outs that actually weakened earlier parts of the story.<\/p>\n<p>The book could use one more run through an editor, as many sentences, especially in the last quarter of the novel, have very obvious errors that I can see not being picked up by auto-correct. There are also inconsistencies in the plot throughout, most glaringly character ages, with the age gap between Paul and his sister Mary-Ann changing, and holes like that are hard to ignore. Franny\u2019s character is also a bit unwieldy, from a willing participant to a victim of abuse, and she flip-flops a few times near the end. Mary-Ann had a similarly underdeveloped character arc.<\/p>\n<p>Overall I fell in the middle on this one. There is a lot to admire here regarding Bray\u2019s creativity. Splatterpunk fans will eat good with this one, and the dedication to creating an unapologetic misanthrope was great. I think more time could have been spent working out the minor details and cutting out the lame aspects of the \u201ctwist\u201d ending.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;How does it feel knowing that <em>after you die<\/em>, life on this planet will <em>continue<\/em>? How does it feel that <strong>nothing<\/strong> you&#8217;ve done up to this point has <em>even mattered<\/em> when it all comes down to it. You are just a <strong>sad<\/strong>, <strong>edgy<\/strong>, <strong>worthless<\/strong> fuck.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Ableist Slurs, Animal Abuse, Animal Death, Animal Torture, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, False Imprisonment, Gore, Grooming, Homophobia, Homophobic Slurs, Kidnapping, Incest, Mass Shooting, Masturbation, Murder, Necrophilia, Rape, Physical Violence, Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence, Torture, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Stuart Bray<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stuartbray.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stuartbray.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stuartbray.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_stuartbray.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stuart Bray was born in Louisville, KY on September 11th 1991. Stuart is an extreme horror\/splatterpunk author and has written two novels and five novellas (not including a compilation of short stories with another author) Stuart is a very dedicated, and long-time horror movie fan, hosting a podcast discussing them at length. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuartbray96.wixsite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bray_stuart\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/29629536.Stuart_Bray\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48gpf8S\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stuart_bray_1991\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Violence on the meek is a brutal story that I think accurately captures the nihilistic misanthropy of 1990s youth culture. 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