Pearl

By: Josh Malerman

Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

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.

Critic reviews

“Daring readers should find this tale of a malevolent telepathic pig to be a memorable experience. . . . The novel shares the same racing narrative that made Bird Box hard to put down and is Malerman’s most accomplished work outside of the Bird Box series.”—Booklist (starred review)

“A perfect, fast-paced slasher filled with violent, cinematic action sequences . . . Malerman delivers with another completely different yet equally crowd-pleasing and awesome horror novel that is not to be missed.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“A strange, un-put-down-able thriller . . . part twisted fairy tale, part animal rights protest, part PTSD drama, and part Triumph the Insult Dog, the novel never runs out of unsettling doors to open.”—Kirkus Reviews

I just wanted....More

Don't get me wrong. This was a good read, and I absolutely love Josh Malerman. I just wanted the ending to be a little more intense. The whole second half of the book was quite a mind bending experience, just wanted it to end that way too.

Weird dedication to describing an underage girl…

The story is okay, but I kept getting pulled out of the plot because of the way the author kept going back to describe how “hot” this teenager was. Like why?? Do we need so many paragraphs about this young girls legs?? I get if you’re trying to prove that a character is kind of gross… but it seemed a little excessive and it kept taking me out of the book. The performance is good though.

Great Listen!!!

Loved it! Definitely a unique idea for a story, but turned out to be an awesome read/listen. Narrator was excellent. Would definitely recommend this book . 5 Stars

You won't want pork chops

I own 4 pet pot belly pigs and also have a bit of pig fear.Anyone that reads this needs to remember where your food comes from. This is a wild, terrifying story.

Is Mr. Mallerman a Vegan perchance?

Loved it! This story took me through a variety of emotions and at the end of it, I couldn't begin to tell you who the real villians are. Perhaps, that is the beauty of it.