The Devil All the Time

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Published Dec. 28, 2011

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978-1-84655-541-1
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The Devil All the Time is the debut novel by American writer Donald Ray Pollock, published in 2011 by Doubleday. Its plot follows disparate characters in post-World War II Southern Ohio and West Virginia, including a disturbed war veteran, a husband and wife who are serial killers, and a false preacher. A film adaptation of the same name directed by Antonio Campos starred Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson and Bill Skarsgård, and was produced by Jake Gyllenhaal.

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I have to admit I struggled to get into this book a little; but I don’t think that was the books fault, I’m just easily distracted. The Devil all the Time is a dark southern gothic novel follows the story of some weird characters in southern Ohio and West Virginia over a few decades. The gritty gothic/noir story plays out expertly and every character is flawed and deeply troubled. The book in parts is disturbing; with a lot of sex and violence but all the stories interlink so well to pull together an expertly written book. While I would like to give this book 5 stars, I have to give it 4 because of my struggle with this book; I’d like to revisit this book again one day and see if my opinion has changed.

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