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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
I saw this book and looked at the cover and knew this would be a thriller but little did I know it would be one of horror and that the devil does exist and it exists andis probably happening in the same place you live in and Suffer The Children shows that children are not always innocent.
John Sauls books aren't for everyone but for those who do like myself this is was.Suspense and horror at the same time and John clearly knows how to put the shock in his writings.
John Sauls books aren't for everyone but for those who do like myself this is was.Suspense and horror at the same time and John clearly knows how to put the shock in his writings.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Holy fucking shit that was a lot. Honestly for a book with over 300 pages i expected a lot more events. It just felt dragging TBH. And my goshhh I feel so bad for Sarah. It's so unfair. Fuck Elizabeth, man. Their parents suck balls too like who the fuck let's their children play with an ouija board? Stupid ass. It was okay, it drawn me on the intro but it felt so lazy and just meh.
3.5 stars, this book is creepy! Excellent story and character development, with you always asking "OK, but why?" definitely a creepy book that would be perfect for an October scary read or even a middle of winter story. Ties everything up in the end, sort of, and definitely not in a happy way. Beware the woods!
A hundred years ago, in Port Arbello, Maine, an ugly and unspeakable crime happens. A little girl is raped and murdered by her father. Her body is never found. After committing the ghastly deed, the father promptly commits suicide. This is the curse of the Congers.
Now it appears that the curse is real when children start to disappear from Port Arbello once again and it all points to the Congers.......
It is a good story and I will recommend it however I do feel it is not his best and a little overrated.
Now it appears that the curse is real when children start to disappear from Port Arbello once again and it all points to the Congers.......
It is a good story and I will recommend it however I do feel it is not his best and a little overrated.
3.5 stars
Just finished this book moments ago and I couldn’t wait to write a review on my first John Saul book.
So keeping in mind that this book was written 44 years ago. This book was really good for its time!
I never wanted to start a book by John Saul because I have seen so many bad reviews about JS, but I really think this book was good for its time.
I think people that left negative reviews either truly didn’t enjoy the story, which is perfectly fine, I didn’t like it when I first started reading it. I couldn’t get into it.
OR
They don’t realize that this book was written and published in the late 70’s.
Enjoy this book for what it is and that’s creepy kids doing awful things.
Just finished this book moments ago and I couldn’t wait to write a review on my first John Saul book.
So keeping in mind that this book was written 44 years ago. This book was really good for its time!
I never wanted to start a book by John Saul because I have seen so many bad reviews about JS, but I really think this book was good for its time.
I think people that left negative reviews either truly didn’t enjoy the story, which is perfectly fine, I didn’t like it when I first started reading it. I couldn’t get into it.
OR
They don’t realize that this book was written and published in the late 70’s.
Enjoy this book for what it is and that’s creepy kids doing awful things.
This book was junk food. Artificial, cheap, and toxic. But it was addicting to read, even if it was bad for me.
2.5 stars.
I don’t know, team.
John Saul is a name I’ve heard for decades. He’s one of those ubiquitous horror writers, like King, Straub, or Koontz – a big name with big sales. But I’d never been tempted to read any of his books. I can trace that reluctance to one specific thing: even though his books were everywhere, I’d never found anyone who thought they were any good. I figured Saul was going to be Koontz-adjacent: an author who moved a lot of product but whose talent was marginal at best, nonexistent at worst. But still – 60 million books in print is nothing to sneeze at. He couldn’t be all bad, right?
Now that I’ve read one, I’m still not sure.
Like, look: Suffer the Children isn’t bad. It’s got a creepy premise dealing with a family curse that targets children & causes them to commit horrific crimes against other children. It’s part mystery & part horror. It’s dark. It’s a little twisted. It’s got the kind of morally ambiguous ending I can usually sink my teeth into.
But Saul’s style is, shall we say, dubious. Even in King’s early books, there’s a clear stylist at work. He’s playing & experimenting with language in a way that elevates the texts beyond mere vehicles for narrative. Saul – at least in his first novel – is graceless. I suppose I could be kind & call it “workmanlike,” but that’s not totally accurate.
It’s clunky. Obvious. The dialogue is stilted. And the characters? OH, THE CHARACTERS.
A little more plot. Jack & Rose Conger have two children, Elizabeth & Sarah. A year ago, Sarah was beaten senseless by Jack, causing her to retreat into a near-catatonic state. She still doesn’t speak, & this mental illness causes her to be Suspect No. 1 when children start disappearing in the woods near their home. Jack, however, is given a pass BY EVERYONE IN TOWN because he was a blackout drunk. Rose mainly seems to be concerned that Jack is impotent, & she splits her time between coming onto him, fixing him breakfast, & shrieking. It’s sort of a mess.
But I was never bored, so the fact that it works at all is down to Saul’s solid plotting. He gets another chance because this was his first book. But the next one better be REALLY GOOD.
I don’t know, team.
John Saul is a name I’ve heard for decades. He’s one of those ubiquitous horror writers, like King, Straub, or Koontz – a big name with big sales. But I’d never been tempted to read any of his books. I can trace that reluctance to one specific thing: even though his books were everywhere, I’d never found anyone who thought they were any good. I figured Saul was going to be Koontz-adjacent: an author who moved a lot of product but whose talent was marginal at best, nonexistent at worst. But still – 60 million books in print is nothing to sneeze at. He couldn’t be all bad, right?
Now that I’ve read one, I’m still not sure.
Like, look: Suffer the Children isn’t bad. It’s got a creepy premise dealing with a family curse that targets children & causes them to commit horrific crimes against other children. It’s part mystery & part horror. It’s dark. It’s a little twisted. It’s got the kind of morally ambiguous ending I can usually sink my teeth into.
But Saul’s style is, shall we say, dubious. Even in King’s early books, there’s a clear stylist at work. He’s playing & experimenting with language in a way that elevates the texts beyond mere vehicles for narrative. Saul – at least in his first novel – is graceless. I suppose I could be kind & call it “workmanlike,” but that’s not totally accurate.
It’s clunky. Obvious. The dialogue is stilted. And the characters? OH, THE CHARACTERS.
A little more plot. Jack & Rose Conger have two children, Elizabeth & Sarah. A year ago, Sarah was beaten senseless by Jack, causing her to retreat into a near-catatonic state. She still doesn’t speak, & this mental illness causes her to be Suspect No. 1 when children start disappearing in the woods near their home. Jack, however, is given a pass BY EVERYONE IN TOWN because he was a blackout drunk. Rose mainly seems to be concerned that Jack is impotent, & she splits her time between coming onto him, fixing him breakfast, & shrieking. It’s sort of a mess.
But I was never bored, so the fact that it works at all is down to Saul’s solid plotting. He gets another chance because this was his first book. But the next one better be REALLY GOOD.