No One Rides for Free Review

WARNING, this is a review of a very disturbing book. This is the first time I would urge people maybe not to read a review of mine, but if you are thinking about reading this book, I would rather let people know what they are getting into. Read at your own risk.

Well, this was a book. It was a book you can read, and probably shouldn't if you have a weak stomach or any sort of moral compass. “No One Rides For Free” was one of the few books that actually got to both me and my partner. She had to stop halfway through the book and I threw up in my mouth after the content warning. I have read books like “Playground” and “The Slob” by Aaron Beauregard, two books that also contain a warning for graphic content, but Judith must have reached deep into the dark corners of her mind and plunged her hand into some sort of hidden shit-filled toilet to pull out some of the most twisted and vile thoughts I had ever read.

Judith Sonnet, I commend you. I did not think I would ever read something that would break me. I thought that Aaron would have gotten me before you did and I am interested to read your other work. Personally, I would not recommend this book to many people. A person really has to detach themselves from reality to read this full book. It’s not long, but it doesn't have to be.

The movie starts describing a mother and her children, discussing their dynamic and doing its best to create some sort of connection to the reader and main characters in the book. Shortly after it falls right off that train and digs into the mother’s sex life, describing her partners, orgies, and how much she loved to be fucked. This leads into the foul thoughts of her sleeping with the gas station worker. This part of the story is odd, but it does allow you to get an idea of how guilty the mother must have felt knowing that while she was fucking a stranger in her mind, each second allowed the next few horrific hours to happen.

TRIGGER WARNING

Though not as graphic as the book, the following content is still very disturbing. If you have morals or a weak stomach I would stop reading and just not read the book. I threw up reading this section of the book and the book itself comes with a warning before the part I am going to very lightly describe. I will not even be pinning this review to my social media pages outside of Vocal.

Clouded by lust she enters the car handing back snacks to her two children that are now suddenly acting off. She attempts to comfort her children, then realizes that there is a man in the car holding a gun to their heads. This is where the book takes a turn and kind of takes a lull. For a while the man questions deep, personal, sexual questions, and this sets the tone for the rest of the book, hinting that there would be some sort of sexual abuse. Even though the book drops the hints, you will not be ready for what happens. I feel sick even writing about it.

He kills an elderly man, kidnaps his wife and forces her to join in the tortuous acts. The kidnapper ends up forcing the two siblings to have forced intimacy, then kills the sister, forcing the brother to commit incest and necrophilia. He forces the mother to watch and please him. He had pubic lice, that was a terrible touch. He even killed the elderly lady by forcing anal beads through her ribs, up her esophagus, and out her mouth. Overall, this book is creatively disturbing and caused two physical reactions for my partner and me. I would not recommend this book to just anyone, and if you want to read it you should practice detaching yourself from empathy and reality.