Horns

A Novel

By: Joe Hill

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. He woke up the next morning with a thunderous hangover, a raging headache, and a pair of horns growing from his temples. At first, Ig thought the horns were a hallucination, the product of a mind damaged by rage and grief. He had spent the last year in a lonely, private purgatory, following the death of his beloved, Merrin Williams, who was raped and murdered under inexplicable circumstances. A mental breakdown would have been the most natural thing in the world. But there was nothing natural about the horns, which were all too real.

Once the righteous Ig had enjoyed the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned musician and younger brother of a rising late-night TV star, he had security, wealth, and a place in his community. Ig had it all, and more—he had Merrin and a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magic. But Merrin's death damned all that. The only suspect in the crime, Ig was never charged or tried. And he was never cleared. In the court of public opinion in Gideon, New Hampshire, Ig is and always will be guilty because his rich and connected parents pulled strings to make the investigation go away. Nothing Ig can do, nothing he can say, matters. Everyone, it seems, including God, has abandoned him. Everyone, that is, but the devil inside.

Now Ig is possessed of a terrible new power to go with his terrible new look—a macabre talent he intends to use to find the monster who killed Merrin and destroyed his life. Being good and praying for the best got him nowhere. It's time for a little revenge. It's time the devil had his due.

©2010 Joe Hill (P)2010 HarperCollins Publishers

Devilishly Good

I wanted to give this story four stars, but there were too many places where I got annoyed and stopped listening for 5 or 10 minutes to justify that score. I liked the story and found it enjoyable. The narration was good. It leaves just enough unanswered to make things interesting.

Dark and good read. Love him as much as his dad.

Great story, dark at times but the storytelling was amazing. Nice character development. Definitely recommend.

couldn't stop listening.

loved it! Joe Hill never lets me down and the narration was great. highly recommend.

wow

definitely reading more joe hill in the future, i saw the movie, and the book is even better!

Big fan of Joe Hill

I, so far, love everything I've read/listened to by Joe Hill. This is my favorite. I love the story and the narrator. I don't typically like to watch/read/listen to the same thing more than once but this book is one of few that I enjoy repeatedly.

Absolutely Fantabulous!!!!!

Five exclamation points based on my listening pleasure. It took me a long time to get around to listening to audiobook because I had some kind of preconceived idea about this audiobook and what it is about.
In the very beginning of audiobook I felt that I was justified in my assumption. However, I quickly changed any preconceptions and settled back for an excellent and quirky and sometimes humorous tale.
I would recommend this title without hesitation

amazing story

I love Joe Hill! His books never disappoint. They always have me on the edge of my seat. His books are page turners and hard to put down.

Great Book!

This book sent me on an emotional rollercoaster! I was scared, angry, laughed out loud & fought back tears. I loved this book!!! I would definitely recommend "Horns" to people who enjoy all types of genre!

OUTSTANDING

Phenomenal story. A must read. My favorite Joe Hill novel to date. Very well done.

Absolutely loved every part of it

The few reviews I read were negative and I just don’t understand. I ADORED this book. The writing style, the story, the performance… all completely excellent. It will forever be in my favorites. ❤️