4.5/5 ARC gifted by the publisher

This is exactly the type of weird stuff I love to read. A very on-the-nose satire that explores “rejection” through different perspectives—a self-proclaimed feminist who’s a cis straight white dude, a Thai American who came out as gay, a startup bro trying to manifest his multimillion dollar future, etc.

I especially love the ending—not to give too much away but it ties in the themes of rejection across all the stories.

For lovers of satire this will be very fun! But I think most readers might not like it lol. It’s a book that will make you question humanity, makes you ask “what’s the point”, make you uncomfortable. And it’s brilliant if you’re willing to go to the dark side. If AFTERPARTIES is chaotic good, REJECTION is chaotic evil.

Also check TW because one story (Ahegao) is veeeeeeery obscene