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Punish the Sinners [Abridged] [Audiobook] [MP3 Audio] (MP3 CD)

by John Saul (Author), David Daoust (Reader)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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In Saul's second horror novel a priest has summoned an old school chum to teach psychology at a parochial school. Shortly after classes begin, a rash of suicides takes place, connected somehow to the new teacher. Or could they have something to do with the sadistic fifteenth-century "saint" venerated by the school's elite? This abridgment is given a particularly graceless and inept reading that should horrify the author, if no one else. Y.R. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Italy, 1252
Inquisition. Accusation. Fear. Torture. The guilty and the innocent dying for sins real and imagined, in the flames of the burning stake...

Neilsville, 1978
Peter Balsam has come to this sleepy desert town to teach its youth, and finds a mystery of mounting horror.

Something is happening to the young girls of St. Francis Xavier High School - something evil.

In bloodlet and terror a suicide contagion has swept the town...while a dark order of its holy men enacts a secret medieval ritual.

Is hysteria manipulating these innocent children into violent self-destruction? Or has a supernatural force, a thirteenth-century madness, returned to...Punish the Sinners?
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3.0 out of 5 stars Slow to start, Jun 15 2004
By Sarah Sammis "Avid BookCrosser" (Hayward, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Punish the Sinners (Paperback)
The book takes too long to get started. The first book (The Saints of Neilsville) plods along with a laughable predictability. The second book (The Society of St. Peter Martyr) picks up the pace and things really start to get creepy and strange. This section unfortunately relies too heavily on descriptions of all sorts of sexual acts. I'm not sure if I should laugh or be insulted. The two books take the plot on an unexpected tangent. Just as things seem to be petering out (excuse the pun), it picks up speed with the same frantic pace of some Stephen King novels. The last twenty pages then take a huge and wonderfully surprising tangent, earning this book a higher review than I otherwise would have given it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, April 12 2004
By Crow "blakestern" (Queen Creek, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Punish the Sinners (Audio Cassette)
I'm not sure if the other reviews are meant to be jokes or what, but John Saul is perhaps the worst hack writer I've ever read (or listened to, in this case). He does start the stories pretty well, but the wheels don't just come off the wagon, they fly off at light speed! Relaxation therapy? The musty odor of semen? Monsignor's huge organ? The characters are as flat as a postcard and the plot is outlandish and not just improbable but ridiculous.

Someone please explain to me why 1)Balsam would have ever chosen to stay on in the first place considering the treatment he recieved from the beginning and 2)why would the Society choose this guy when there had to be a zillion other weaker-minded types they could have recruited to drizzle their, uh... religious fervor... all over.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Punish The Sinners, Mar 13 2004
By Andrew Brown (Atlanta, Ga United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Punish the Sinners (Paperback)
Punish The Sinners is escapism at its best. Sauls weaves a sad tale of suspense and intrigue. Readers will find the opening funny and almost instantly chilling. Sinners exposes Saul's ability to craft a story that exposes the delicate almost fragile nature of children. This is the catylist for the evil that prevails. If horror has a first name, this book may just be the middle name. This is a must read. FYI..there is one part of the book that is sure to have you cringing or puking. Either way, you will be moved by this horroring tale.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of John Saul's Best
Peter Balsam has come to Neilsville to teach a class in psychology at the local high school. Then one by one girls start killing themselves and the grieving parents blame Peter... Read more
Published on Oct 21 2003 by D. Rowland

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling and Surprising
This book grips you from the very start and never lets go. While its a fast pace horror novel regarding suicide, and religious fervor it also tackles other topics such as abuse... Read more
Published on Aug 11 2003 by honeydick

4.0 out of 5 stars Saul's Best?
To date, this is by far the best *and also the first) John Saul novel I have read. And based on other reviews, I think that sentiment is shared by a lot of other readers. Read more
Published on Jan 15 2002 by Colin Willey

4.0 out of 5 stars Saul's most personal thriller?
Punish the Sinners is a thriller concerning a rash of suicides and religious fervor sweeping through a desert community (the heat is symbolic on many levels). Read more
Published on Nov 20 2001 by Chadwick H. Saxelid

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good stuff
After reading "Creature" a few months back I had some doubts about John Saul. Well, i don't know about his later work, but this one was good. Read more
Published on Oct 29 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Reading this book is a punishment
Don't read this trash, it should be used as a punishment to sinner, because it's so mindless.
Published on Aug 6 2001 by Silence Dogood

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome !
All of John Sauls books are great. This is a good book to start with and will have you ..dying.. for more ! Read more
Published on Jun 6 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Really good.
This is the first novel I have read from Saul and I admit I was impressed. From the first page it hooks you in and keeps you there. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Excellent novel. Tightly written, suspenseful, and an ending that surprised me.
Published on Sep 6 1999 by Tam Sesto

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Outstanding!!!
Punish the Sinners is simply an outstanding novel. It gives the reader a sense of urgency. I actually found my palms to be sweating while reading about Peter Balsam's (the main... Read more
Published on Jul 28 1999

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