A review by beckykphillips
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rejection is an electrifying collection of short stories dealing with nothing other than rejection - across seven stories we meet loosely connected characters each with their own conundrums. Some of these stories were what one would consider highly online, which I absolutely ate up. The juxtaposition of the stories was fantastic - my personal favorite back and forth was Ahegao, or the Ballad of Sexual Repression, with Our Dope Future where we move between an incredibly sexually repressed man to a man who is so lacking in shame that he believes he is the best partner ever as he love bombs and ultimately attempts to pyramid scheme his way into making a cult comprised solely of his children and their offspring. Re: Rejection was incredibly meta and I loved every word. 

I highly recommend this story collection - if you are someone who enjoys reading about...perhaps less than moral characters but with absolutely fascinating psychology you're going to have a great time. 

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the copy.