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title: "A Short Stay in Hell"
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# A Short Stay in Hell

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Buy A Short Stay in Hell by Peck, Steven L. from desertcart's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.

Review: 6 star book - 6 star book! I have read 84 books this year so far and never give any book 5 stars but this I have given a book 6 stars.. this is the book every person should read.. 102 pages of absolutely mind bending writing! It will have you questioning your very existence and leave you thinking about it for days/weeks 👍🏼 get it read !
Review: good but imperfect - A lot goofier at first than i was led to believe. But it does get under your skin towards the end. Something like aniara is better though

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 1,524 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 15 in Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction (Books) 636 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (9,868) |
| Dimensions  | 15.24 x 0.69 x 22.86 cm |
| Edition  | Firsttion ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 098374842X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0983748427 |
| Item weight  | 172 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 108 pages |
| Publication date  | 20 Mar. 2012 |
| Publisher  | Strange Violin Editions |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6 star book
*by L***A on 25 September 2025*

6 star book! I have read 84 books this year so far and never give any book 5 stars but this I have given a book 6 stars.. this is the book every person should read.. 102 pages of absolutely mind bending writing! It will have you questioning your very existence and leave you thinking about it for days/weeks 👍🏼 get it read !

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ good but imperfect
*by L***1 on 2 December 2025*

A lot goofier at first than i was led to believe. But it does get under your skin towards the end. Something like aniara is better though

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing
*by S***Y on 10 August 2025*

This slim novel packs an existential punch. While it’s deeply philosophical, it still has a surprising amount of heart. I felt emotionally engaged from the start, even though the narrative often leans into abstract ideas rather than character driven drama. The depiction of Hell is what really stayed with me. How something so expansive could feel so suffocating. Peck’s take on the library was completely new to me (I hadn’t encountered Borges before), it felt original and disturbing. Soren, our narrator, isn’t someone to root for in the traditional sense but he works perfectly as a vessel for exploring the book’s weighty ideas. The pacing was spot on. It’s short but doesn’t feel lacking, and while I could have read more, everything was so well crafted that it didn’t need extra pages. The atmosphere is relentlessly oppressive and claustrophobic. Certainly not hopeful but powerful in its bleakness. I completely agree with others who say it’s quietly terrifying. The scale of it all, the impossibility of ever finding meaning or escape, really got under my skin. I’ve only just finished it so it’s hard to say which parts will linger most, but I suspect it’ll stay with me for a long time and the more I think about it the more I realise I can’t fault it, so I’m giving it the full five stars.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-11*