Suffer the Children
by John Saul
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Book Reviews of Suffer the Children
Book Review: Cruelty for cruelty's sake
Summary: 1 Stars
Little phases me, yet "Suffer the Children" is so reprehensible that, even at 13 years old, I had already cultivated a set of standards that demanded I wing this trash across the room. Too bad that approach/avoidance got the better of me and I finished it, although, in my feeble defense, that had as much to do with keeping informed of what it is that you loathe in order to mount the best defense as it did with my morbid curiosity. This is, of course, exactly the style of critique that would typically have me clambering to partake of the offending material, but be warned -- if repulsive, unconscious violence directed at children and animals is not your cup of tea, then cut an abnormally wide swath around this book.Book Review: A legend without an explanation.
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a fan of Saul, and I'm glad that I didn't read his first novel, until now. If I had, I might not have bothered to read any of his others. Suffer the Children is not a good book. The book's storyline centers around a legend about an old woman who slept and dreamed for two days and two nights. Her dreams told her who was going to die and how including deaths involved with a mysterious cave. Saul never really expands on the legend to help the reader to understand why the evil has returned to Port Arbello. He throws into the mix a Ouija Board and a portrait of a little girl, but once again, doesn't bother to connect it all up. My advice, try one of Saul's later books. Their much better.Book Review: 5 Stars
I READ SUFFER THE CHILDREN MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND FROM THAT POINT ON I HAVE BEEN A BIG FAN OF JOHN SAUL HES BOOKS GET RIGHT TO THE POINT AND I DIG THAT ABOUT HIM HE DOESNT STOP AND EXPLAIN EVERY SINGLE DETAIL OF EVERY SINGLE WORD HE WRITES LIKE MANY OHTERS DO THIS BOOK HAD ME ON MY TOES AT EVERY MINUTE I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN I ALSO RECOMMED FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOW BECOMING FAIMLAR WITH JOUN SAUL HELLFIRE,SECOND CHILD AND DARKNESS AS WELL AS PUNISH THE SINNERS I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY JOHNS BOOKS AS MUCH AS I DO HE IS THE TRUE MAN OF HORROR MOST SURELY OUT DOES STEVEN KING.DONT LET THIS AUTHOR PASS YOU BY PICK UP ON OF HIS BOOK AND GET READY TO BE SCARED!!!!!!!!Book Review: 100 years ago. . .
Summary: 2 Stars
100 years ago there was a very talented writer who couldn't sell his work to save his life. He died penniless in a seedy garret. His last words were, "I shall return!' Fast-forward 100 years. Now, as then, there is writer, but this writer is very untalented. However, his work sells like hotcakes and makes him a lot of money. This bad writer is the reincarnation of the first one I described. But now he know what sells to an undemanding readership, so he uses the same plotline in every novel he writes: an unavenged century-old death, a young person who starts acting irrationally, animal deaths, etc. I guess he can't help it.Book Review: Great Story Until The End
Summary: 2 Stars
This was the first Saul book I read and I was captivated with the story to the point where I couldn't put it down. Then I got to the end. Like another reviewer said absolutely nothing was resolved. Why bother telling the story at all if there won't be some kind of conclusion. To me it seemed as though Saul's deadline was up and he just wrapped it up. I've heard such great things about his writing that I decided to read another of his books....Punish The Sinners.....and wouldn't you know he did it again. I don't know if this is his sytle of writing or I just happened to pick the wrong books but they've sworn me off his writing for good.