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The Death House
- Narrated by: Ben Elliot
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Contemporary
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Summary
“I loved The Death House. It's moving and totally involving. Pinborough writes with vividness and emotional resonance. I couldn't put it down." (Stephen King)
This is an exceptional, contemporary, heart-breaking novel.
Toby's life was perfectly normal--until it was unravelled by something as simple as a blood test.
Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House: an out-of-time existence far from the modern world, where he and the others who live there are studied by Matron and her team of nurses. They're looking for any sign of sickness. Any sign of their wards changing. Any sign that it's time to take them to the sanatorium.
No one returns from the sanatorium.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-03-15
"Love Story" meets "Romeo and Juliet"
This was not at all what I expected. It's a teen love story pure and simple. It is not science fiction unless the definition is stretched to breaking point.
We never discover the underlying reasons for the protagonists being where they are, nor is there any attempt to describe the kind of dystopia that would condemn children to isolation on the basis of a single blood test.
I listened to the whole thing expecting the 'science bit' but it never arrived.
The narrator does an excellent job, and if you like love stories then I expect you would like this.
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- Lulu
- 14-04-15
A touching story of first love
I loved this. Beautifully narrated, this caught me from the very beginning and kept my attention until the very last syllable.
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- Elle and Carl
- 13-03-15
Marvelously brilliant listen!
What made the experience of listening to The Death House the most enjoyable?
The whole book was marvelously different to what I was expecting
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Death House?
Not going give a spoiler-but the end ,sad but sweet...
What about Ben Elliot’s performance did you like?
Everything about his performance was first class...another reader to watch out for.
Any additional comments?
This book was so addictive I listened to it in one sitting,staying up until way after midnight.It was totally different to what I was expecting,I was expecting a thriller-what I got was a very emotional,thought provoking drama,centered around a group of children who had been separated from their families due to an unnamed illness,which labelled them as defectives...
My one complaint about the story is we do not learn anything about the mysterious illness,what is it?..why does it only affect children etc?I will say that it is an emotional book,it will make you laugh and cry and make you a little scared for the characters.But it is also intriguing and mysterious.You will start listening and will not want to stop,so allow yourself 8-9 hours of having nothing else to do.(I started in the afternoon and finished in bed very late).
This book is so well written ,captivating and amazing.You get enchanted with it and surprisingly never depressed by the despair and the darkness,because it is also a sweet romance,between two teens who have been robbed of a future.The end also totally different to what you may expect.
No words can be enough to recommend this book-just buy it.You will not regret it.I didn't-and I am extremely picky about what I read and listen to.
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- Jennifer K.
- 01-11-18
Intriguing story, different
This isn't her best piece but it's worth a listen. So many books can blur together for me, but this one is memorable!
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- Trekkie Monster
- 10-11-17
A binge-listening treasure
This book grabbed me from the synopsis and never let go until I'd finished listening to it three sessions later. I must admit that I've not read the authors work before and the only Ben Elliott narration of heard was Joe Abercrombie's Half a King which I didn't like at all, probably because I was secretly miffed it wasn't Steven Pacey. Without that connection to this book I was able to enjoy Ben's narration and his voice sounded perfection for that of the books protagonist Toby.
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- J ward
- 04-11-17
A beautiful book
A beautiful story, more a semi dystopian novel rather than horror or sci fi or whatever else it has been marketed as. NOT a silly love story though, it's one with depth and substance and a real founding story. I enjoyed it, despite it not being what I originally thought. Fabulous narration!!
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- Steven Jones
- 02-02-17
Strong story telling
I really enjoy this author's work. The pace of this book is evenly spread with a healthy dose of sinister imagery
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- simon
- 25-11-21
mesmerising
beautiful and utterly heartbreaking …… I’ve finished the book and don’t quite know what to do…….
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- The Glamizon
- 19-04-21
Beautiful.
I loved this book. It made me feel all the emotions the children were feeling, the narration really complimented the book and brought the story to life.
This is a far cry from my normal choice of book I tend to drift between psychological thrillers and historical fiction. Every now and then I like to take a chance on something a bit different and this is certainly that.
I have been binging on this author and this was the last book on audible I hadn't listened to. There are mixed reviews but I really love the break from the norm feeling the author has, where things are never quite what the seam.
This story is heartbreakingly sad and beautiful and was a real pleasure to listen to xx
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- Kindle Customer
- 20-10-16
Ohh I loved this book...
The Death House crept up on me and won my heart, although parts of the story ripped through me! It's beautifully narrated, and beautifully told through the angst, cruelty and love of teenage adolescent voices as they swear, bully, love and support each other against the fear of being in the Death House and what that means. It is tragic, life-affirming, awful and funny. You may hate it but I don't think you'll regret listening to it.