Decorum at the Deathbed
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- Author：Josh Malerman
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Summary
With her husband barely clinging to life at home， Becka has taken to jogging。 Running helps clear her head and her heart。 But it's not until she discovers a free-standing confessional booth deep in the woods that she begins to clear her conscience。
As the days pass， and as her husband's condition worsens， Becka returns to the booth， finding it hard to stay away。
But what draws her there？ Is it the clean feeling of confession？ Or is it what might be listening on the other side of the grate？
Decorum at the Deathbed is the newest tale of psychological terror from Josh Malerman， New York Times best selling author of Bird Box and Malorie。
As the days pass， and as her husband's condition worsens， Becka returns to the booth， finding it hard to stay away。
But what draws her there？ Is it the clean feeling of confession？ Or is it what might be listening on the other side of the grate？
Decorum at the Deathbed is the newest tale of psychological terror from Josh Malerman， New York Times best selling author of Bird Box and Malorie。
Reviews
Evan
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A nice short story I guess， but not enough detail。 I finished it - it was short。 It would have been much more fulfilling with a little closure on the confession booth and deer。 I have no imagination to fill in details or imagine what they meant/implied。 I was left very unsatisfied。
Marilyn Raquel ❤✨
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é incrivel como a escrita desse homem é perfeita
Jami Zahemski
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Short and sweet！ I was dying for more but very well done。
Keri
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This one confused me a little bit but the ending made me bump up my rating from two stars to three。
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*
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The narrator didn't help the story and it was hard to focus or not cringe with it。 Not a bad short story， though。 The narrator didn't help the story and it was hard to focus or not cringe with it。 Not a bad short story， though。 。。。more
Vel Veeter
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This is another Audible by the writer of Bird Box among other others。 We begin with our protagonist on a run。 She’s trying to exorcize （she makes this pun too） bad feelings。 Her husband has a chronic illness and she’s no longer feeling up to the task of caring for him。 She’s kind of feeling guilty， but instead she’s feeling an awareness of the guilt she’s supposed to be feeling and what expectations on her feelings， but not the actual feelings。 The resulting set of feelings involves her wanting This is another Audible by the writer of Bird Box among other others。 We begin with our protagonist on a run。 She’s trying to exorcize （she makes this pun too） bad feelings。 Her husband has a chronic illness and she’s no longer feeling up to the task of caring for him。 She’s kind of feeling guilty， but instead she’s feeling an awareness of the guilt she’s supposed to be feeling and what expectations on her feelings， but not the actual feelings。 The resulting set of feelings involves her wanting a way to process or even express the very non-kosher thoughts she’s having。 She happens upon what can only be described as a confessional booth in the woods。 There’s nothing apparently exceptional about it and she can’t figure out what the “deal” is and it’s also abandoned。 So she goes in and confesses her feelings。 She not only feels better， she feels GOOD as a result。 This euphoria causes her to not just confess more things， but seek out things to confess。Thoughts: my wife always says “Brains make thoughts like butts make poops” and I think about this a lot。 I don’t know if it’s true around the world （and it’s definitely true for me） but a lot of Americans feel that a thought is the same as an action， morally。 Like if you think something unpleasant， you are guilty of that thing。 I guess this story feels a lot of the same or might agree with me。 I blame Jesus on this， or maybe Jimmy Carter， because thinking is NOT doing， and people need to chill with that。 。。。more
Larry Yonce
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October in MichiganIs she a self-aware sociopath or an insane and unreliable narrator？ I'm not sure， but the journey was kinda interesting。 And what is killing those deer？ Originally published: 2020Decorum at the Deathbed October in MichiganIs she a self-aware sociopath or an insane and unreliable narrator？ I'm not sure， but the journey was kinda interesting。 And what is killing those deer？ Originally published: 2020Decorum at the Deathbed 。。。more
Tamera Glenn Devine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I can't say it enough。 I hate non-ending endings。 UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I can't say it enough。 I hate non-ending endings。 UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 。。。more
Elisa
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Excellent and creepy！
Jeannette Marie
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I'm not even sure what this was that I listened to。 This story was all over the place and nowhere at the same time。 I gave it 2 stars as it wasn't completely awful; the last 5% of the story was intriguing and had the air of mystery and mayhem I think the rest of the story was trying to reach but failed to。 I'm just。。。I'm just so confused and a tad disappointed。 I'm not even sure what this was that I listened to。 This story was all over the place and nowhere at the same time。 I gave it 2 stars as it wasn't completely awful; the last 5% of the story was intriguing and had the air of mystery and mayhem I think the rest of the story was trying to reach but failed to。 I'm just。。。I'm just so confused and a tad disappointed。 。。。more
Katie
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I don't see anything to recommend this story。 The "twist" is obvious from the beginning， the real questions are never answered， and it's just an excuse to perpetuate the idea that "psychopath" - an actual personality disorder - is equivalent to "evil torturer and murderer。" Also this book absolutely does not fit the "psychological terror" the blurb promises。 I don't see anything to recommend this story。 The "twist" is obvious from the beginning， the real questions are never answered， and it's just an excuse to perpetuate the idea that "psychopath" - an actual personality disorder - is equivalent to "evil torturer and murderer。" Also this book absolutely does not fit the "psychological terror" the blurb promises。 。。。more
ᴥ Irena ᴥ
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A woman with a dying husband finds a way to get rid of herself of the guilt she has been feeling when she finds a confessional in the middle of the woods。 She is thrilled to be able to confess one guilty thought or action at a time。 At first。Good story overall。 The narrator herself made it even better。
Jon Neiswanger
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A very interesting story， wish it had been longer and offered more depth。
Katie Hargrave
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For a hour long story this as an amazing， creepy， and disturbing tell perfect for Halloween。 I forgot I had the story and read it on a whim without looking at what it was about。 It has a telltale heart feel to it。 It does have the main character as a sociopath。 I'll admit I have no idea if this is really what it like to have it。 I can't speak on that part but it is fascinating and creepy based on the info you are slowly fed and the reaction she has to telling the truth she held in for so long。 I For a hour long story this as an amazing， creepy， and disturbing tell perfect for Halloween。 I forgot I had the story and read it on a whim without looking at what it was about。 It has a telltale heart feel to it。 It does have the main character as a sociopath。 I'll admit I have no idea if this is really what it like to have it。 I can't speak on that part but it is fascinating and creepy based on the info you are slowly fed and the reaction she has to telling the truth she held in for so long。 I believe there are people who react the same way to being able to tell there dark secrets no matter whos listening。 。。。more
Tonya with an "O"
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Josh Malerman is sick and twisted， and I love it！ This is just a short Audible Original， and it was fine。 Nothing too special， but since it was free， I have no real gripes。 The narrator was great， but the story was lacking tension for me。 I still plan to consume everything that comes from the ball of worms that is Malerman's brain。 Josh Malerman is sick and twisted， and I love it！ This is just a short Audible Original， and it was fine。 Nothing too special， but since it was free， I have no real gripes。 The narrator was great， but the story was lacking tension for me。 I still plan to consume everything that comes from the ball of worms that is Malerman's brain。 。。。more
Char
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A unique novella-sized piece of psychological fiction。 Almost the entire story was from one woman's point of view， and almost all of it was a stream-of consciousness type tale。 There's very little dialog at all。 The narrator did a great job of pulling it off。I wouldn't have minded a bit more meat to this story， but as it stands I liked it quite a bit！ A unique novella-sized piece of psychological fiction。 Almost the entire story was from one woman's point of view， and almost all of it was a stream-of consciousness type tale。 There's very little dialog at all。 The narrator did a great job of pulling it off。I wouldn't have minded a bit more meat to this story， but as it stands I liked it quite a bit！ 。。。more
Kim
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Short story， not much to it
Justin Lahey
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Josh Malerman’s “Decorum at the Deathbed” is a short story centered on building dread， a sort of modern retake on Poe’s masterpiece The tell-tale heart。 In the hands of Malerman， what a treat。 A ticking， time bomb。。。 proves yet again that he’s not only a master of the long form thriller， but also of the shorter thrills and chills。
Dusan Prvacki
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Thoughts of a bitch narrated in a bitchy tone。 Couldn't get any worse really。 Thoughts of a bitch narrated in a bitchy tone。 Couldn't get any worse really。 。。。more
Britni
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Weird。。。。
Ingrid Stephens
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Becka used jogging to receive the guilty she felt over her dying husband， until one day she comes across an unlikely sight，a confessional in the woods。 She decides to confess a rather e minor so and when something forgives her she feels euphoria。 A high from that forgiveness that a Sociopath should not feel or care about。In no time， the confessions become like a drug habit。 She must commit worse sins to get that high。。。Josh Malerman is quickly becoming one of my favorite horror writers。 If you h Becka used jogging to receive the guilty she felt over her dying husband， until one day she comes across an unlikely sight，a confessional in the woods。 She decides to confess a rather e minor so and when something forgives her she feels euphoria。 A high from that forgiveness that a Sociopath should not feel or care about。In no time， the confessions become like a drug habit。 She must commit worse sins to get that high。。。Josh Malerman is quickly becoming one of my favorite horror writers。 If you haven't tried him， do yourself a favor and read something from him。 Hint* Bird Box is 100 times better as a book。 。。。more
Aditya Sundararajan
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A story as riveting as Bird Box， it captured the atmosphere and its eldritch vibe very well despite being quite short。
Jordan Whitlock
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This is only available via Audible （via Amazon） and I abhor audiobooks （my mind always wanders off while listening） but I'm a huge fan of Josh Malerman's so I had to join the Audible club。 And this story was so good and intriguing （it kept my attention the entire time）， that I may even remain a member。A woman with a dying husband she's faked loving for 17 years goes jogging and discovers a confession booth in the middle of the woods。 This marks the incredibly weird and odd start of a story that This is only available via Audible （via Amazon） and I abhor audiobooks （my mind always wanders off while listening） but I'm a huge fan of Josh Malerman's so I had to join the Audible club。 And this story was so good and intriguing （it kept my attention the entire time）， that I may even remain a member。A woman with a dying husband she's faked loving for 17 years goes jogging and discovers a confession booth in the middle of the woods。 This marks the incredibly weird and odd start of a story that you MUST continue reading （errr， listening I mean） to find out more about this creepy booth and what will happen to this woman as she sheds her guilt。 This was a short story （1hr， 13 mins） but packed with a lot of storytelling。 There were several events that occurred that left me with a feeling of wanting to hear more， more， more。 The best stories do that to me。 The ending is a shocker and one you won't see coming。I'm a big Malerman fan and this is among his best short stories。 Well worth the listen。 P。S。 I loved hearing that Goblin was nearby。 。。。more
Ursula Johnson
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I didn’t care for this one。 Wordy and somewhat dull。 A woman who is a sociopath runs in the woods and finds a booth and is driven to confess。 Can’t get back the time wasted on this。
Louisa Jones
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I read the story as an audiobook。 To me， it was neither bad nor good。 To me it was a cross between Twilight Zone and Law & Order。 I wouldn’t want to read or listen to another one， though。
Beth
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Interesting story。 Not so great narration。
Jessica Zu
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another horror story about blood-sucking women。 it probably says more about men’s anxiety about women not willingly submit to serve men like loyal slaves。right， women who think of themselves psychopaths
Lorraine
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Freaky， ghoulish， and horrifying。 I know this isn’t a review but these are the words that first came to mind after reading this grisly tale。 This was a free short story offered by Audible this month。
Amber
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4/5I wish this was longer。 It really could have been a whole novel。 Very unique and interesting。
R D Doan
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Loved this story with a crescendo of emotion as Malerman often provides。 Well narrated as well。
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