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The Mall
- Narrated by: Ingeborg Riedmaier, Denver Isaac
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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The Mall
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Summary
Dan works at a bookstore in a deadly dull shopping mall where nothing ever happens. He's an angsty emo-kid who sells mid-list books to mid-list people for the minimum wage. He hates his job. Rhoda has dragged her babysitting charge to the mall so she can meet her dealer and score some coke. Now the kid's run off, and she has two hours to find him. She hates her life.
Rhoda bullies Dan into helping her search, but as they explore the neon-lit corridors behind the mall, disturbing text messages lure them into the bowels of the building, where old mannequins are stored in grave-like piles and raw sewage drips off the ceiling. The only escape is down, and before long Dan and Rhoda are trapped in a service lift listening to head-splitting musak. Worst of all, the lift's not stopping at the bottom floor.
Plummeting into the earth, Dan and Rhoda enter a sinister underworld that mirrors their worst fears. Forced to complete a series of twisted tasks to find their way out, they finally emerge into the brightly lit food court, sick with relief at the banal sight of people shopping and eating. But something feels different. Why are the shoppers all pumped full of silicone? Why are the shop assistants chained to their counters? And why is a cafe called McColon's selling lumps of bleeding meat? Just when they think they've made it back to the mall, they realise their nightmare has only just begun....
Sarah Lotz and Louis Greenberg met in a pub while bunking a crime seminar and, as one does at pubs, discovered a mutual interest in horror. Sarah, a crime novelist and screenwriter, was a die-hard zombie fanatic; Louis, a literary writer, editor and recovering bookseller, had studied vampire and apocalyptic fiction. Rejecting their initial plans for a vampire-vs-zombie faceoff, they decided to write the first mainstream South African horror novel together and S.L. Grey was born. Sarah also writes the Deadlands series of zombie novels for young adults with her daughter Savannah.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- S. Yarrow
- 28-09-16
Excellent, chilling and unforgettable
This is one those stories that stays with you. Highly recommended. AN absolutely superb listen.
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- Dawn
- 06-11-13
Brilliant
If you could sum up The Mall in three words, what would they be?
Creepy, gripping, tragic
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Mall?
The feeling of anti-climax when they made it out.
What about Ingeborg Riedmaier and Denver Isaac ’s performance did you like?
Their accents are really easy on the ears and it was just generally well narrated.
Any additional comments?
Great listen, interesting character development, and the story was refreshingly original, which can be hard to find in the horror genre.
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- Lauren McCartney
- 29-09-16
Welcome shopper..
Would you consider the audio edition of The Mall to be better than the print version?
That's a tough one! I read the book back when it first came out, and it was by far my favourite book of that year. Whenever anyone asks for a recommendation of creepy horror, I always suggest reading The Mall.
That said, nothing can quite beat the imagination, and the description of the different stores in the book really let the imagination run wild.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Mall?
The text messages - a brilliant communication device between the 'evil' and the reader.
What about Ingeborg Riedmaier and Denver Isaac ’s performance did you like?
I was nervous about how this was going to be narrated, but their accents and overall vocals could not have been more perfect.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Gosh - I'm not sure I'd describe the book as particularly 'moving', but I guess the part where Rhonda starts talking to Dan about sorting his act out.
Any additional comments?
I don't recall the last time I reread a book. But as I was able to get this cheaper due to already owning the kindle book, I decided to give it a go, and I wasn't disappointed.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Lara
- 15-12-13
Interesting concept and genuine horror
The characters in this fantastic thriller may not be loveable but their reactions to the situation they find themselves in is so compelling. I found myself spending far more time than usual in the gym to give myself the excuse to keep listening to this story.
The suspense is beautifully written and performed and the concept is not at all what I was expecting but is a brilliant twist on the genre.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Derek
- 10-12-13
Dreadful
What promised to be an intriguing plot in reality was so poorly written that I did not get more than half way through. The worst of it was the tedious use of profanity; hardly a sentence goes by without an expletive of some sort, it became so noticeable that my attention was taken from the story and directed to just how many f's could be squeezed into each sentence. The author also failed to create a character that you could care about. The female lead is thoroughly unpleasant and the male a weak waste of time.
The narrators might have been okay with something to work with, given two stars for narration for benefit of doubt.
My advice; save your money or credit. I bought this in a members sale for a fiver, really should have just kept going.
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