Tony Tulathimutte's 'Rejection' is a collection of seven interconnected stories exploring how rejection warps people's lives and relationships. Tulathimutte, whose debut novel earned critical acclaim, brings precise psychological observation and dark humor to characters undone by various forms of refusal. The stories range from a self-proclaimed male feminist whose conspicuous allyship fails to win him romantic success to a woman whose unrequited crush spirals into obsession and worse. Tulathimutte writes with uncomfortable insight about how contemporary dating culture, online and off, creates conditions for pathological responses to rejection. His characters are often unsympathetic, their rationalizations laid bare for readers to judge, yet they remain recognizably human in their needs and failures. The collection is particularly sharp on how gender shapes both the experience and expression of romantic frustration, showing how similar wounds lead to different destructive patterns. Tulathimutte's prose is stylistically adventurous, with stories taking the form of text messages, browser histories, and other contemporary formats. Readers should be prepared for content that is deliberately disturbing; Tulathimutte follows his premises to dark conclusions without flinching. Those who can handle the discomfort will find a writer of unusual gifts examining emotions most fiction treats superficially.