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Title: The Devil in Silver
Author: Victor LaValle
Narrator: Victor LaValle
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-21-12
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 110 votes
Genres: Fiction, Horror
Publisher's Summary:
Pepper is a rambunctious big man, and, suddenly, the surprised inmate of a budget-strapped mental institution in Queens, New York. He's not mentally ill, but that doesn't seem to matter. On his first night, he's visited by a terrifying creature who nearly kills him before being hustled away by the hospital staff. It's no delusion: The other patients confirm that a hungry devil roams the hallways when the sun goes down.
Pepper rallies three other inmates in a plot to fight back: Dorry, an octogenarian schizophrenic; Coffee, an African immigrant with severe OCD; and Loochie, a bipolar teenage girl. Battling the pill-pushing staff, one another, and their own minds, they try to kill the monster that's stalking them. But can the Devil die?
Members Reviews:
a gem worth all the digging
heavy, thoughtful. a pleasant surprise... not a "horror novel" though, horrifying at times. I truly enjoyed LaValle's prose.
intriquing premise, so-so plotline
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Certainly it's a challenge to write a book that takes place in one setting alone. I got a little bored in there.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Premise is compelling - guy gets arrested and thrown into a mental hospital even though it seems everyone, himself, cops, doctors, knows he's not sick.The main conflict flatlines - man/beast patient terrorizes other patients.
Did Victor LaValle do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Yes, very much so. It's an interesting story how he drew his characters, which LaValle speaks to in his acknowledgments and also talked about to Terry Gross on NPR.
very good but drags on
Any additional comments?
I like the story and enjoyed Victor LaValle's reading of it, but I think further edititing would enhance it -- too long, slow moving in the latter 1/3rd of the story
On Appreciation
My expectations were entirely different: horror was the genre touted, yet it was a literary work. I loved it, I loved that it was, more than anything, character-driven. And characters they were, unique and alive. This is a novel that lets you consider your own circumstances in the world, that not-so-subtly reminds you to appreciate the aesthetics of the natural world and art. A novel well worth donating your time to.
A suspenseful mystery, horror, thriller, drama
Book Club Jaws, finding Dorry, Vincent Van Gogh, conspiracy Coffee and the devil in a bison wig.
Crap. I have had an ARC of this one sitting on my shelf since 2012. For whatever reason, I could just never get to it. When I had the opportunity to pick up the audiobook, I figured I should pick it up and give it a go. Glad I did. Not what I was expecting at all and pleasantly surprised I liked it as much as I did. Not only can Victor write, but he narrates a good story as well.
I really didnt know what I was getting into with this one. Didnt read anything about it. Didnt read any reviews or the synopsis. I honestly thought it was going to be a ghost story or haunted house tale. Again, I was pleasantly surprised.
The story, while slow and meandering in spots, was quite refreshing and original. Victor LaValle can write. His characterizations are crazy good and his cast of characters were just plain crazy.
A suspenseful mystery, horror, thriller, drama that is funny, heartbreaking, satirical, and very dark at times.
