The Outsider's Mind

The first thing that had me pick this book was the cover. Such an alluring cover it is!

Next, it promised to be "weirdest, deepest, and most oddly-perceptive fictional book of short stories you’ll ever read" and honestly, it lived up to it.

This book starts with quotes and philosophical analysis followed by short stories. I absolutely loved the structure and design of it! Being a fan of philosophy fan, it was very interesting to find all the different genres like horror and fantasy weaved together with it.

It features several various ideas and concepts from magical realism, fantastical world and sci-fi universe such as zombies and mythological creatures which stand to represent and succinctly point out human nature and the monsters hidden deep beneath our skin. It's terrifying how we can best be symbolized through the monsters we are supposed to be afraid of.

The book had me at the first story. Writing style of the author is praise-worthy for every story had the same gripping effect that kept me going. It's simple yet captivating enough to have your skin crawl with the horrors depicted.

Each and every story has a strong character that had me completely absorbed. One of the most enjoyable & exciting thing about reading this book was the unpredictable and twisted narrators with equally dark and fascinating type of narrative.

I feel like I'm gonna read this again in late future.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for arc of this book!

I would have loved to have read this but had downloading issues, despite multiple attempts. The publisher's pages at the beginning and end came through but the actual book content in between was missing. I'm going to rate it 4 stars based on the description and other work by this author that I enjoyed.

i really enjoyed the short stories and getting to see the inspiration to all of them. It was a great read and I enjoyed going through this.

If you are looking for the weirdest collection of short stories, you have come to the right place. These stories are magical, horrific, real and unreal at the same time. These stories are a fictional cocktail of genres. Hence the book cover art. Its good and it’ll take your mind off things and will put unrealistic things into your mind!! Many people didn’t like this, but I thought the stories were exceptional and they were an easy favourite!

Thank you BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest opinion.

The Outsiders Mind by Sean Aeon sends you on a journey to places you have only briefly ever thought about or never even knew existed.

This series of quotes and short stories probe into the minds of creatures and humans in a fantastic blend of sci-fi and psychoanalysis. Aeon explores abstract ideas such as time travel or the psychology of bees and takes them to a deeper level and makes you question everything you've ever assumed or pondered about. A captivating collection which delivered a novel reading experience.