Pearl
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3.6
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Josh Malerman
From Josh Malerman, the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie, comes the legend of Pearl, a strange new monster unlike any other in horror (previously published as On This, the Day of the Pig).NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL • “Daring readers should find this tale of a malevolent telepathic pig to be a memorable experience.”—Booklist (starred review)There’s something strange about Walter Kopple’s farm. At first it seems to be his grandson, who cruelly murders one of Walter’s pigs in an act of seemingly senseless violence. But then people in town begin to whisper that Walter’s grandson heard a voice commanding him to kill.And that the voice belongs to a most peculiar creature: the pig named Pearl.Walter is not sure what to believe. He knows he’s always been afraid of the strangely malevolent Pearl. But as madness and paranoia grip the town and the townspeople descend on Walter’s farm with violent wrath, they begin to discover that true evil wears a human face.
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Author
Josh Malerman
Pages
304
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2021-10-12
ISBN
0593237838 9780593237830
Ratings
Google: 4
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"A telepathic, killer pig was not on my bingo card this year, but here we are. This started out so strong and kept me entertained until the ending that just left me wondering what the hell did I just read. 3.75 stars"
The Lazy Reader
"surreal and horrifying, the perfect nightmare "
em
"This book is twisted and messed up but it’s so good I couldn’t put it down. Total thriller and mystery!"
kailey Bowsh
"Was genuinely really excited to read this one after stumbling across an insta real raving about it but I barely mad it halfway. This was also my first “horror” novel. In the first 80 pages it’s interesting but then it just gets….. slow and repetitive. It felt like I was rereading the saaaame thing every chapter. I realized I wasn’t actually trying to finish the book out of enjoyment but rather just so I could be done with it. That’s when I just had to put it back on the shelf. "
Karyn Beaty
"Honestly my favorite book of all time is probably Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones, but some other favorites are American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, Clive Barker’s Books of Blood: Volumes 1-3, We Are Here to Hurt Each Other by Paula D. Ashe, and The Demonologist by Gerald Brittle."
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Shaun Hathaway
"3.5 rounded up<br/><br/>Pearl is a pig with only one eye. He is highly intelligent and learns things from farmer Walter Kopple, He also has the ability to control both animal's and human's minds telepathically to do what he wants. Telling too much more I feel like would give away the plot. All I can say is that this book was bizarre!<br/><br/>I've never read this style of horror and I enjoyed Goblin by this author, so I decided to request this. I liked the weirdness of it and the plot was good. At times I felt like the pacing was a little too slow, but most of the time he did a good job of building suspense then flying through the scare parts. The imagery that developed from Malerman's descriptions was what took this book from good to very good along with the character of Pearl.<br/><br/>*Be advised there is animal death and one scene of animal cruelty*<br/><br/>Thank you to Del Rey, author Josh Malerman, and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review."
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Chris Hicks
"<strong>Weird</strong><br/><br/>If you want to read a book about a smart telepathic pig that makes people do things then this is a book for you. Pearl was a creepy book about what a pig would do if they can control people"
ilovebooks718-noelia
"10/10!! The constant action gives an amazing thrill with characters i couldn't help but love!"
Creamy boi
"Very out of the box book with a goose-bumps inducing story line "
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Michael Hughart
