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I, Hell
No one has ever escaped from Hell. But when one determined young man finds himself sentenced to eternal damnation, he hatches a daring plan...
From the author of 'BURIED ALIVE' and 'THE METAL MAN'.
'I have become a big fan of Ben Stevens. He writes extremely well...' Lloyd Tackitt, bestselling author of A DISTANT EDEN and EDEN'S WARRIORS.(Amazon US ***** review for THE WHISTLER.)
From the author of 'BURIED ALIVE' and 'THE METAL MAN'.
'I have become a big fan of Ben Stevens. He writes extremely well...' Lloyd Tackitt, bestselling author of A DISTANT EDEN and EDEN'S WARRIORS.(Amazon US ***** review for THE WHISTLER.)
39 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 14, 2013
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February 7, 2024
Entertaining horror listening. 🎶🎵
This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account
Not the usual type of novel that I listen to but as a fan of Ben Stevens I finished it. It turned out to be a interesting story line with interesting will developed characters leading to the conclusion.
I would recommend this novella and author to readers of horror stories. 2024 😡🤔🤗😎
This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account
Not the usual type of novel that I listen to but as a fan of Ben Stevens I finished it. It turned out to be a interesting story line with interesting will developed characters leading to the conclusion.
I would recommend this novella and author to readers of horror stories. 2024 😡🤔🤗😎
August 29, 2022
I had a hard time getting through this story even though it was short. The characters never really jelled for me and so I really wasn't very into any of them. The descriptions of Hell were interesting but we got the common cast of denizens when it came to those who are being interacted with by our main guy.
No one has ever escaped Hell, no one in its entire history. But then a luckless young junkie is sentenced to eternal damnation and he finds a way out. The real question is has he really escaped and if not, what could be worse than an eternity in Hell?
This was not my cup of tea but maybe it can spark for someone else.
No one has ever escaped Hell, no one in its entire history. But then a luckless young junkie is sentenced to eternal damnation and he finds a way out. The real question is has he really escaped and if not, what could be worse than an eternity in Hell?
This was not my cup of tea but maybe it can spark for someone else.
September 13, 2013
This was a rather nice short story. It had a very nice twist to it at the ending that wasn't foreseen. I enjoyed reading it. Kept my attention from start to finish.
September 15, 2013
Funny, but predictable. Worth a read. Would be interested in a full length novel of life in hell.
December 21, 2013
This is too funny. If you are looking for a quick read to cheer you up this is it.
June 28, 2014
Pretty darn good.
February 21, 2026
Choose wisely
I could hardly pause when reading this short story. It is well written, entertaining, with plot twists. The descriptions of Heaven and Hell are good. I also think the friendship storyline is good too.
I could hardly pause when reading this short story. It is well written, entertaining, with plot twists. The descriptions of Heaven and Hell are good. I also think the friendship storyline is good too.
May 29, 2015
Judging from some of the other reviews for this book it was originally released as a single short story, but the version I've just read was more a collection of short stories, so I'll treat them separately.
The title short story is a decent short story. It's well paced and I enjoyed the style of it. The experiences of Hell were well done and the conversations with Hitler were amusing. To be honest while I was reading it I thought this was the first part of a longer work until I hit the end. The ending felt a bit cheap to me and while you could certainly argue that it demonstrates the basic selfishness of evil it diminishes all of the drama and the build up of what preceded it. Still it's a decent short story and well worth reading.
The other stories didn't stand out for me. They were all reasonably well written and had some entertainment value. However they were mostly short pieces that didn't quite hit the mark. I'm a big fan of very short fiction, but there is an art to making such short writing punchy and memorable and these felt more like longer works that hand't been fully developed.
The book's saving graces were the longer stories, in particular the first and last stories. They could have been more developed, but were still entertaining reads. Overall it's a bit of a mixed bag, but worth checking out for the title story alone.
The title short story is a decent short story. It's well paced and I enjoyed the style of it. The experiences of Hell were well done and the conversations with Hitler were amusing. To be honest while I was reading it I thought this was the first part of a longer work until I hit the end. The ending felt a bit cheap to me and while you could certainly argue that it demonstrates the basic selfishness of evil it diminishes all of the drama and the build up of what preceded it. Still it's a decent short story and well worth reading.
The other stories didn't stand out for me. They were all reasonably well written and had some entertainment value. However they were mostly short pieces that didn't quite hit the mark. I'm a big fan of very short fiction, but there is an art to making such short writing punchy and memorable and these felt more like longer works that hand't been fully developed.
The book's saving graces were the longer stories, in particular the first and last stories. They could have been more developed, but were still entertaining reads. Overall it's a bit of a mixed bag, but worth checking out for the title story alone.
September 13, 2013
Oh dear. A snippet of yokel-speak is really all that's needed in dialogue to get the point accross that the protagonist is a redneck. But a whole book of it? Removed from device.
July 12, 2015
A collection of short stories. The title story "I, Hell" is ok but the rest of the stories I found boring, and couldn't get into.
Not a book I will read again.
Not a book I will read again.
September 8, 2015
An enjoyable read of how to get to hell and the subsequent inflictions by demons. There are twists within the story that makes one think about hell and it's place.
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