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the_enobee's review against another edition
4.0
The Devil's Own Work is exquisite in its precise delivery and command - I felt I was in the hands of a master. Matt Godfrey's narration is a compliment to Alan Judd's prose, capturing perfectly the tone of the story and adding nuance in all the right places. I loved every moment. I also found this story to be timely as hell with the assertion that evil is the destruction of truth (and the opposite of art). The Devil's Own Work, indeed. The commentary on literary criticism and the literary world in general was humorous and masterful in its subversion. There is a lot packed into this short novel and the production is top notch. Highly recommended.
opinionhaver69's review
3.0
a competent horror novella but i found the writing to be on the pompous side of elegant and i wasn’t particularly compelled by any of the characters bar eudoxie, who receives little focus and is very much Written By A Man when she does get it
jayrothermel's review
5.0
The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) by Alan Judd (first published 1991) is about the torch-passing of such an ungodly and destructive pact between and old writer and an ambitious young writer. With this inheritance comes enormous sales, critical adulation, and decades of existential dread.
http://jayrothermel.blogspot.com/2018/10/pact-of-damned-devils-own-work.html
http://jayrothermel.blogspot.com/2018/10/pact-of-damned-devils-own-work.html
fablejack's review against another edition
4.0
A delightful gem of a book that engages as much by what it leaves out as what it includes. Recommended by Stephen King in "On Writing."
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