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Suffer the Children

By: John Saul
Narrated by: Paul Woodson
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Innocence dies so easily. Evil lives again...and again...and again.

One hundred years ago in Port Arbello a pretty little girl began to scream. And struggle. And die. No one heard. No one saw. Just one man whose guilty heart burst in pain as he dashed himself to death in the sea.

Now something peculiar is happening in Port Arbello. The children are disappearing, one by one. An evil history is repeating itself. And one strange, terrified child has ended her silence with a scream that began 100 years ago.

©1977 John Saul (P)2020 Tantor Horror Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Heartfelt
Engaging Storyline • Original Concept • Excellent Narration • Gripping Suspense • Emotive Performance

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The story was interesting and kept me involved. My only real complaint seems to be a typical problem in entertainment these days: unsatisfying snd/or unresolved endings, or the bad guys or entity wins. if I want real life endings, I can just watch the news. There are no heroes or any hope in these books or shows. Just one women's opinion here.

The whodunnit mystery.

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I had a hard time with this book. I used to like John Saul when I was a teenager. I guess my tastes have changed.

Not what I remembered

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Captivating however the ending I did not like it was rushed and I would have liked a different ending to tie up the beginning and middle

Captivating

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I read this book when it was released in hardcover in 1977. I enjoyed listening to the audio book, the narration was excellent. Old family curses and hauntings never make for a happy ending. This story, not surprisingly, ended in a bit of a cliffhanger. It was entertaining, though. The characters were well developed by the author, and the narrator brought them to life. Good story.

classic John Saul

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Okay… so I just finished. This boom as filled with all sorts of twists and turns and was actually broken up into 3 parts- 100 years ago, like 50 years in the future and the present. Throughout the book, you are eluded to some tremendous violence and a legend that plagues the Conger family but it isn’t until the end of the book, the present that the pieces fall into place. My little brother had this book and I noticed it was as available on Audible plus so I gave it a listen and read along. Full disclaimer, cats and kids are killed so if you’re not able to stomach that sort of content, this book is not for you. I wanted to read a spooky book for October and even though my thought are still racing, I’m glad I saw this book through. The narration was very good and you can really feel the terror that this book was emoting. I gave this book 5 stars because I couldn’t put it down. I had to see what happened over 100 years of content. It is highly disturbing but I highly recommend.

Macabre and fascinating

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I wish that he could have expanded more on what Sarah remembered with more in depth with that, and how that would have played out with her and Elizabeth.

More on Sarah and Elizabeth

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Paul Woodson did a fantastic job with his narration! I loved it! The voice that he used for each character was right on point. The story was also engaging, and creepy. I would definitely recommend.

Narration is amazing and this is a gripping story

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... but typical for the genre. All in all, it's a good quick read. John Saul is, as always, an excellent wordsmith.

unsatisfying ending

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This is the second time for me with the story I read the book in four hours back in the 80s and John. Saul automatically became my favorite author. I listen to audible while traveling in the car and the story at me gripping the steering wheel I plan on listening to the rest of his stories on audible, which I have also already read.

Loved it!

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Loved this book!! Listening to this felt like watching a horror movie. I couldn’t stop listening. If you like scary and creepy books I highly recommend this!!

So creepy in the best way.

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