Punish the Sinners (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" Not so many books have such a nasty beginning, terrible middle and horrible ending. Interspersed in all the horror are 50 more reasons to not like religious zealots. "

" For me, this novel started out real good and became a page turner but, by the end, I was quite disappointed. This is not take away from the fact that John Saul is still a great writer! "

" BOOK WAS 400 PAGES. IT WOULD HAVE READ BETTER AT 300 PAGES. THE STORY WAS INTERESTING BUT SOOOOOOOOO SLOW TO DEVELOP "

" Ok, John Saul is my favorite author and his book Guardian is my #1 book. But while this book was really well written, it was a little slow. I also didn't get the whole suicide thing. "

" This is vintage Saul. I really enjoyed his first books. Anyone who has just started reading this author should try some of the old stuff! "

" Although it gets off to kind of a slow start compared to some of his other work, this is still an interesting book. "

" This book reaffirmed all notions perpetuated in entertainment that a single traumatic experience in childhood will set a fatalistic path to evil. That being said, it was fun to read and is an example of how Catholicism is far more interesting than Protestant Christianity will ever be. "

" One of Saul's best works... religion, teenage sexual angst, Catholic sense of heaven and hell, page turner. "

" Another odd book to come my way. "

" This was a very frightening book, especially the religious aspect. A controlling and powerful crazy priest who rules his congregation with an iron fist. And the end was especially chilling. One of the best books I have read lately. (Even though it is many years old.) "

" The prologue was super strong and drew me in right away. The book got a little sluggish in the middle and once the action kicked back in, I flew through the rest of it, the ending making it all worth it! "

" Dark, evil book. I did not like it at all. Ending was very unexpected and very troubling. "

" This isn't the right edition. I read the book and this is an audio CD set but it's the only one I could find. SO disturbing it turned me off John Saul for awhile. Although having read it right after Suffer the Children and Nathaniel, I was getting near that point anyway. "

" I'm slowly reading this book. I'm determined to finish it, but it's not something I look forward to. I think young teens might find it interesting. "

" yeah. just not my type of book i guess. "

" I did enjoy the book "

" Early Saul, but essentially the same: small town, something's amiss, the outsider comes in and figures it out. A few inconsistencies, and some sex scenes I did NOT see coming, but a typical trash horror read. "

" SAUL IS AN ARTIST LIKE ZEPPELIN AEROSMITH....ANYTHING HE WRITES TURNS TO GOLD!!!!!! "

" I read this book when I was in high school and it is the first John Saul novel that I read. It was a great book and it introduced me to the world of suspense and terror. "

" SPOILER - however much a book may be exciting, if, at the end, nothing has really happened, it is a waste. "

" Love John Saul. "

" One of his first and BEST! So creepy! "

" One of Saul's best works... religion, teenage sexual angst, Catholic sense of heaven and hell, page turner. "

" The prologue was super strong and drew me in right away. The book got a little sluggish in the middle and once the action kicked back in, I flew through the rest of it, the ending making it all worth it! "

" One of his first and BEST! So creepy! "

" This is vintage Saul. I really enjoyed his first books. Anyone who has just started reading this author should try some of the old stuff! "

" BOOK WAS 400 PAGES. IT WOULD HAVE READ BETTER AT 300 PAGES. THE STORY WAS INTERESTING BUT SOOOOOOOOO SLOW TO DEVELOP "

" Although it gets off to kind of a slow start compared to some of his other work, this is still an interesting book. "

" I'm slowly reading this book. I'm determined to finish it, but it's not something I look forward to. I think young teens might find it interesting. "

" Not so many books have such a nasty beginning, terrible middle and horrible ending. Interspersed in all the horror are 50 more reasons to not like religious zealots. "

" This book reaffirmed all notions perpetuated in entertainment that a single traumatic experience in childhood will set a fatalistic path to evil. That being said, it was fun to read and is an example of how Catholicism is far more interesting than Protestant Christianity will ever be. "

" This isn't the right edition. I read the book and this is an audio CD set but it's the only one I could find. SO disturbing it turned me off John Saul for awhile. Although having read it right after Suffer the Children and Nathaniel, I was getting near that point anyway. "