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The Devil All the Time
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
A Netflix feature film starring Tom Holland and Bill Skarsgård.
Willard is a tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from a slow death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his 'prayer log'.
Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, trawl America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate.
The spider-handling preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick are running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right.
A dark and riveting vision of America from the award-winning author of Knockemstiff.
Critic reviews
"Donald Ray Pollock redefines the term 'American Gothic' in his debut novel, taking Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner and turning them up to 11.... The Devil All the Time is a very dark slice of Americana." (The Herald)
"An extraordinarily brutal yet tender insight into the lives of his characters. Superb." (The Times)
"Like being dragged backwards through a briar patch by William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor while Nick Cave howls hosannahs at a blood-black moon... Spider-gobbling revivalists, kick-back sheriffs, sideshow freaks, perfidious preachers - all are present and most incorrect....You can taste the metal in the water and the tang of decay in the fetid air." (Time Out)
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-10-20
Stunning book
Loved it, brilliant story performed excellently. There is a lot more in here than in the netflix film 5 stars from me
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- Tarunih
- 13-08-20
All roads lead to a sad depressing ending.
Seen through the lives of various people from the rural farmlands of Ohio, the devil is partly the quagmire of their circumstances and partly just the depravity of the human soul. The narrator does a great job with the rural mid western accent, giving each character a personality, pulling the listener into each of the stories. Made me want to read the book once again. Definitely not for the soft of hearts that believe in good things happening to good people!!!
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- Lahti, Tuomo Ilkka Kalevi
- 07-10-20
excellence all the way
1st review. Just finished this one 3 past midnight. Plan to listen to Naked Lunch by this voice actor next. He is also superb (like the author) and made me look for other ones by him. Book is not a happy one but damn it is good. Just visited different time and different country. What a trip!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-21
Fantastic narrator
Fantastic narrator who breathes life in every character and makes them feel alive. Immersive book and deeply sad story.
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- K
- 19-10-22
A grim, intertwining, uncomfortable classic
There's dark, and there's this. The book seemingly meanders through the grim lives of a cast of characters in the southern States, but in an atmospheric and fascinating fashion. Richly detailed and performed, 10/10
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- D. Jones
- 25-05-21
Absolutely Brilliant All the Time!
I’ve not read any of Donald Ray Pollock’s books before and only grabbed this one because I like the look of the Netflix movie (which I’ll be amazed if it lives up to this!).
I’m not going to give you any spoilers: the book dips into the lives of a boy, a preacher and a photographer and follows them along their life’s journey. There’s very little to smile about, it’s grim at the best of times, horrific at the worst… but rest assured this is one that’s well worth reading. I can’t recommend it enough and will be hunting out more of Pollock’s work.
Mark Bramhall’s unhurried reading and great voices really brings the book and characters to life.
Perfection all round.
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- Nikki Bevan
- 08-03-21
The best audiobook I have ever listened to
Mark Bramhall's voice fits the story and characters perfectly, he was born to narrate this book.
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- Anna
- 29-09-20
like criminal minds episode
keeps you guessing, some pretty interesting crimes that are disturbing! like watching criminal minds in book form though!
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- Miss H S Connolly
- 21-11-23
Brilliant
My second listen, absolutely loved it. Don’t miss the film, you won’t be disappointed it sticks to the book so well
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- lliissaa
- 26-08-20
Outstanding
The book is absolutely gripping. Fantastic storyline, characters and descriptions. I was sat listening with my hands on my head and my mouth open in shock at some points.
Although the plot has many twists and turns, it is delivered in an effortlessly seamless way.
The narrator is so talented at voicing this book. I would describe it as a ‘performance’ rather than ‘reading.’
Each character is captured wonderfully in their own personal way.
I really enjoyed it.
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