Tor Nightfire (September 28, 2021) The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward is insanely good. Bannerman, is this your only residence? As every other reviewer here will say: it's hard to review this book without spoilers. Bloody Disgusting"[A]n immersive, head-shaking, game of a novel that speaks to the horrors of a persons past and how a horrific event can leave people unchanged for the worse." The possible villain also changes and perpetually remains on rotation; just when we think weve figured out who it is, something new is revealed. Book Review: THE GLOBSTER OF CAPE FRANKFURT. Somehow the ending is peaceful and happy, which isnt cheesy in this case because everyone in the novel has endured such hardship that a peaceful ending is the least they all deserve. The security tape says so. Her voice had a slight hitch around the consonants; she couldnt quite get rid of it. 'Little Eve' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2018) won the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award and the August Derleth Prize for Best Horror Novel at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards, making her the only woman to have won the prize twice, and was a Guardian best book of 2018. * * *Olivia lands heavily on my stomach first thing, making high-pitched sounds like clockwork. I can`t remember the last time I had my emotions so completely and cleverly manipulated. To nie tak, e ta ksika bya dla mnie neutralna - ale miaa moim zdaniem tyle samo zalet, co (niestety) wad. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end." Highly recommend!! The New York Times Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is a shocking and immersive read perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Haunting of Hill House. Having read the award winning Catriona Ward's incredible debut, Rawblood, it is not surprising that her latest novel, an atmospheric gothic horror, the darkest of fairytales, is one of the books of 2021. And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible. They stick to everything they touch.Then I remember the thing I saw on TV. Like most horror, Wards book takes its emotional undercurrents from unavoidable mortality; like great horror, it utilizes fear to force readers to contemplate that mortality. This book really got under my skin, made me feel uncomfortable and freaked me out. 'The Last House on Needless Street' (Viper Books, Tor Nightfire) was a Times Book of the Month, Observer Book of the Month, March Editors Pick on Open Book, a Between the Covers BBC2 book club selection, a Times bestseller, and is being developed for film by Andy Serkiss production company, The Imaginarium. Its neither a pure horror or a thriller, although there are certainly elements of both. Summaries (1) Summaries Follow Ted, who lives with his daughter and his cat. The Last House on Needless Street follows Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. It was extremely obvious as well. Her hair lies wet and sheeny on her skull, short as a boys. Reading Group Guide But this is not an ordinary thriller AT ALL. And yet they are all lies You think you know what's inside the last house on Needless Street. It is utterly compelling, and it deserves all the praise that it has been getting. This is the best book I have read in recent years. A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory. * * *I clean my cut foot with disinfectant from a green plastic bottle. The book is so well written and Catriona Ward brought the setting to life with beautiful descriptions. An unspeakable secret binds them together, and when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees behind their house will come back to haunt them all. Theyre not meant to stay put for long.My hands shake as I turn the keys in the three big locks on the back door. You made it to the end, which is further than I did. Ted is a very unnerving individual who I did find myself feeling sorry for as Catriona Ward revealed more of his backstory. The Last House on Needless Street follows Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. But it should not have happened in the street. People dont like to touch me, as a rule. Thanks! I feel bad for all those dogs and cats and rabbits and mice. That was a bad time. you survive it. STARRED reviews from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly!One of Library Journal's Best Horror Books of 2021.Named one of the "50 Best Horror Books of All Time" by Esquire! It slowed them down. I get that look all the time. They have to live with people but, worse, they have to love them. Hushed, like its remembering.When I see the front page my stomach goes into curls and knots. This is a book that you can only see clearly at the very end which means its the kind of book that must be read twice. Often books with multiple POVs are confusing, but the authors style of writing made it flow well and easy to read. I mix the baking soda and vinegar in the bag and fasten it to the hose with a rubber band. I dont know what to do now. Yeah, the mom buried Lulu in the neighbor's yard when the neighbor went on vacation. spoiler I just finished it, I completely agree there was TOO much going on, I kind of figured where it was going with Ted, it was kind of obvious when they were at the mall with Lauren. Prior to this I had only read Catriona Ward's short stories in various anthologies. By that logic extended, the other character opposite her was an alt as well. But maybe they are connected. I'm very late to the party but I completely agree (except I never read anything else by the author). BooklistWhat did I just read?! ONLY 3 for my enjoyment level of the story. Revenge. The setup is simple. People are waking up.You OK, Ted? It is the man with hair the color of orange juice. DID, in this case, is a way for someone being abused to cope with that abuse. The thing is a pest. Revenge. I have seen them actually turn around and hurry away. Ill make cookies.I cant tomorrow.Well, any time. An Indie Next Pick! 'completely and cleverly manipulated,' is about right, tortuously and underhandedly. This is such a twisted story. Speaking in younger Teds narrative voice, Ward writes, Some of the cuts were the invisible kind, he couldnt see or feel them at all. An Indie Next Pick! Highly recommend if you enjoy reading books that truly keep your mind reeling! I didnt know what that meant but he waved goodbye in a cheerful way so I waved back.What is it, Mr. Bannerman? The woman detective looked like a possum. The Last House on Needless Street has been called a horror novel or a gothic thriller. What really brought the book together for me was reading the very last ( spoiler). This is a dark psychological horror with alot of twists and turns. What really brought the book together for me was reading the very last ( spoiler). In a place that echoes with lost boys, 11 years ago, the haunted Dee lost her little 6 year old sister, Lulu, the Popsicle Girl, disappearing, never to be seen again. Its definitely going to be in my top ten books of the year! Required fields are marked *. I didn't make a single one when reading this because I was too absorbed. She may end up getting more than she bargained for. I was feeling things I didn't want to feel and by the end i understood those feelings. Beautiful, heartbreaking and quietly uplifting. But IT IS PHENOMENAL. Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her EyesYou dont read The Last House on Needless Streetyou survive it. Download Now, A World Fantasy and August Derleth Award Finalist!An Indie Next Pick! I forgot it was today. Most of the book takes place in Teds house or the surrounding woods area. And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible. Sometimes if they had it they gave it to me, and sometimes they even bought it for me. I know thats tough to do as you want to read everyones reviews and see if the plot is a good fit. Then the chapter titled `Dee` follows and is the most beautifully structured and emotional piece of writing I`ve read in awhile. She hasn`t repressed the memories, the guilt of what happened and the fact that she kept it all to herself drives her to find who took her. It brought everything in line as to the sequence of the Was an interesting read ,but at times frustrating ,with all the different characters relating their perception of the same events. The can flies wide and hits the fence post with a noise like dunggg. See production, box office & company info. I put the birds carefully in the box, seal it and pass the length of hose through the hole I pierce in the plastic lid. Each element finds its way back to each other, and they complete each other in unbelievably satisfying ways. It is constructed with extraordinary care. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. I loved, loved the atmosphere in this book, and Catriona Ward creates a very haunting and creepy one. Its your turn to make breakfast. She looks at me with those yellow-green eyes then pads away. They had the white trees of death in their eyes. The conclusion is somehow so predictable, while also being entirely chaotic in its execution. We have a problem with that around here, especially by the lake, so things happened fast. I've read it and was blown away. Interesting perspective. Bravo. Joanne Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki"The new face of literary dark fiction." The best way to go into this book is completely blind to any information about it. Extremely captivating with alot of twists and turns! This is finally out! Overall it was entertaining, Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023. I was feeling things I didn't want to feel and by the end i understood those feelings. Ward's third breakout novel The Last House on Needless Street (2021 - Viper, Tor Nightfire) won the August Derleth Prize and has been shortlisted for the Kitschies, the British Book Awards, the South Bank Award, and the World Fantasy Award. The Last House on Needless Street follows Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. Unsurprisingly, Dee's family disintegrated, and her father is now dead. A Maryland man who says he was banned from his favorite local bar for 'being old and white' has claimed that staff previously tried to drive him away by playing obnoxious 'head-banging' music . Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023. I would not let this woman near Olivia. Her hand is on my shoulder. This is an old comment but I just finished this book and I agree! I have a little request for those of you whove already read this. Layer after layer after layer and then you're crying and somebody's got a knife. The actual description of the procedure is short and cold: The third incision, she said, is superficial, outer dermis only. Her hands followed the words. Ward doesnt need to give us anything more than that; our mind will supply the rest. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. Fuck this book and every author who blurbed it. Trouble is, I dont know the neighbors so well. The characters were amazing and creepy. She studied English at the University of Oxford, and later, completed a Creative Writing Masters at the University of East Anglia. Even after two reads, I am confident that there will continue to be details, little tiny snippets that Ward scatters throughout the novel, that resolve themselves in their entirety at the end of the book. In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. A masterpiece to read at your own peril." Ted is convinced that something is buried in those woods, and he wants whatever it is to stay there. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end.". It really messed with my mind. It exposes our deepest feelings like a raw nerve, like cold air on minty teeth. Enhanced typesetting improvements offer faster reading with less eye strain and beautiful page layouts, even at larger font sizes. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Striving to bring you the latest and greatest of everything from the genre we love. SFF World"This is a true page-turner. The city should deal with stray cats like they do the other vermin.Oh, I agree, I say. First off, we meet Ted Bannerman. Mommy would have been ashamed if she knew but I loved candy so much. The story starts to kick in beyond this, grips you and never lets up. My beautiful orange rug was like soft pills underfoot.I felt better right away. You need to read it as soon as you can, and if you havent got a copy yet, then you really need to. Discounts, promotions, and special offers on best-selling magazines. Burning questions keep you plunging forward: Where does Teds daughter go when she goes away? What, exactly, is wrong with Ted? Shout it from the rooftops, tell all your friends this novel is a must-read! I stayed up way past my bedtime. The tree lent me its strength. My skin burned slowly as the afternoon wore on. Whats done is done. She executes the existentialism in this passage in a sad yet satisfying way, like releasing a deep breath. I stayed up way past my bedtime. T. This is one of the best well rounded stories that I have read in some time, everything fits and it does not feel forced. I didnt think to stop him.No picture, no story, he said to me as he left. Cats dont get jokes. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow Places"Ward ably handles the series of nested revelations of the truth about the house's inhabitants and how they connect to Ted's own childhood, all the while maintaining a propulsive, suspenseful tone. She abuses him by performing unnecessary and painful medical procedures, during which he is not allowed to make any noise or move at all. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Small women want to take care of big men. "Brilliant.[a] deeply frightening deconstruction of the illusion of the self. One of the most powerful and well-executed novels I've read in years." The morning is too quiet. Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at. She goes slowly, in her uneven clawless limp, as if it is her own idea.I collect the living birds. I did not like the last 20-30% at all when the big "reveals" happen. With Dees chapters we learn that she is the older sister of a young girl who was abducted while at the beach with the family. I am overwhelmed. A haven full of sunbathers, ice cream stands, sandcastlesand missing children. Daily Arts Writer Emilia Ferrante can be reached by emiliajf@umich.edu. I made the peephole just the right size in just the right place in the plywoodI can see the whole back yard. Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street, which opens 11 years after a little girl vanishes on a family trip to a lake, comes emblazoned with glowing - and much-deserved - praise. I was concerned when I realized this wasn't pure thriller from the get-go. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end. Limp, still-warm bodies, soft to the touch. Who is damn sure that Ted was responsible for Lulu's disappearance. The ending is propulsive and shocking and definitely had me re-running prior scenes in my head to assist with putting the pieces together. That was her thing, charming people. Everyone was upset. I would say I inhaled this in one, but I think I was too busy holding my breath throughout. Its a weird book. He makes for a fascinating character. I cover one foot with the other but it doesnt make me feel any better. 2023 One hundred and thirty-two years of editorial freedom. For eleven years, she has been searching for her sister. Bloody Disgusting"[A]n immersive, head-shaking, game of a novel that speaks to the horrors of a persons past and how a horrific event can leave people unchanged for the worse." I have no idea how the author managed to construct a book that is both mind-boggling clever and also FULL of heart and beauty. I think every reader will have a different experience with it, and thats what makes it so original and exceptionally well written. Death. I think everything I read for the rest of this year will pale in comparison. Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger"A risky, gleeful descent into a house without windows or doors. Ted believes that an intruder has been inside his house. Then, finally, Dee is a character who has just moved next door to Ted. Press J to jump to the feed. It's the tragic and often heart-wrenching story of a man living with a profound mental illness, and how this illness forces him to navigate his life. But when the last half came around, I was glad that I had invested my time in the first half. The book is complex in both character motivations and the underlying truth of the matter, and neither is really apparent until the end (although Ward provides . Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. This is an honest and voluntary review. She was born far away, Mommy, under a dark star.I think, Just leave it there, forget Ive seen it. Weight: 340 g. Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 34 mm. The music box didnt play. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I loved Rawblood. In the night someone went to each feeding place and put glue traps down, wrapped them around the wire cages, attached them to the balls that hang from string. When you tell someone about a book you're reading you don't recount the plot; you tell them how the book makes you feel, something it makes you think about, or how it causes you to reflect on shared experiences. * * *I put Little Girl With Popsiclethe newspaper with her picture in it, I meanin the closet under the stairs. Stop reading this blurb already and open the damn book." There is a truth we begin to see relatively. Amazon has encountered an error. Care pressed down on her, like an anvil on her back.No, I said. Perhaps the difference in myself and the disgruntled is that I usually figure out the twist or the plot or the aha moment in everything I watch or read, so having my suspicions confirmed in this case didnt bother me at all. I clean my hands with the floor stuff too. This kind of stuck is forever. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. Revenge. I have given her something else to feel. What really happened to Dees sister? Most of the book takes place in Ted's house or the surrounding woods area. The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward's third novel, begins with an unsolved crime: the abduction of Lulu, a six-year-old girl taken from her family one summer's day. Breathtaking. My Godreally? Please, just read it. Haven't read anything this exciting since. Its inhabitants include a man who drinks a lot, an angry teenage girl who isn't allowed out, and a religious cat. It started off with a strong atmosphere and intriguing set up. Its crowded and beautiful. That made me feel even better. * * *I wasnt allowed to wait inside while they did it, so I stood out on the steps. Unlimited reading. This book was like an onion. Accepting that things didnt quite make sense but knowing it would come together. She might catch cold. I loved Ward's Rawblood a few years ago but The Last House on Needless Street is such a disappointment, just a cheap series of narrative cheats whose only purpose is to support the oldest and most cliched 'twist' ending in horror fictionwe are seriously supposed to believe that not only does the murder suspect have multiple personalities, but that the dominant one has a name coincidentally similar to the name of a girl who went missing years ago, who was killed by his mother, but not really, she was actually killed by her own sister, who has stalked the suspect and moved in next door, but has repressed memories so she doesn't remember killing her sister, and who gets written out of the narrative by dying of a snakebite, because her greatest fear is snakes, based on a childhood experience which is actually a false memory, and the suspect acts so weirdly throughout because his psychiatrist is mis-prescribing him outdated medication, and who vanishes without explanation once he's exposed, and all of the other child disappearances around the area are just coincidence. The first few chapters are disorientating. NPRThis masterful horror novel packs an emotional wallop that lingers. Publishers Weekly, starred review"A stunning and immersive tale of psychological horror. The Girl from Rawblood: A Gothic Horror Story. Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger"A risky, gleeful descent into a house without windows or doors. ISBN: 9781788166188. The determined and watchful Dee takes up residence next to Ted's dilapidated home, intent on locating Lulu, convinced of Ted's involvement. I don`t even want to try and review it, because I won`t do it justice. My dear friends, please add this brilliant book to your reading list! In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. *Now available! So much so that I believe I won't truly appreciate each and every word until I read it a second time to appreciate the author's character building from a new perspective. The flips and reveals and twists are always earned, and work perfectly. Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023. But this.this is a whole new level. Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023. Number of pages: 400. Dont be weird. I really liked Little Eve. Yellowthroats, kinglets, buntings, Red Crossbills, sparrows, blackbirds, city pigeons. The Last House on Needless Street is a hard read at times. Summaries. Terrifying. The Last House On Needless Street is the latest work from award-winning horror author, Catriona Ward. I know this genre can have a reputation for vilifying mental illness, especially DID, so I was wary of mental illness coexisting so closely with horror in this novel. CATRIONA WARD was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. https://medium.com/wayward-magazine/im-so-mad-about-the-last-house-on-needless-street-57a2f9b16f88. I broke it the same day I smashed the Russian dolls, the day of the thing with the mouse. Suspending belief and use of tropey twists is par for the course for horror/thriller books but this book seemed intent on piling them all into one. I was immediately hooked from the very first page, and I did not want to put it down. This is a far more complex story than it first appears. Twitching. SFF World"This is a true page-turner. They were leaving me, vanishing into white. A stolen child. It doesnt take long. I was completely enthralled. Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman"A breathtakingly ambitious book, gorgeously written, and never once shies away from showing you its fangs and its beautiful blood-filled heart. Medical horror plays on most peoples preconceived fears of doctors and medical situations lack of control, sharp instruments, harsh lighting, blood. my review of The Last House on Needless Street, Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023. Now he has a new neighbour, a woman called Dee, Lulu's sister. The gods are closer than you would think. This book warmed my horror-loving heart because it implements genre tropes in ways that are new and exciting, especially for the literary form. You think you've come across this story before. The person with mental illness is not vilified, and neither is the condition itself; as a careful reader, I was left with no negative feelings about DID or the character who has it in the novel. The Last House on Needless Street follows Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. They felt haphazard and cheap. The Last House on Needless Street, by Catriona Ward, is the best written book I wish I'd never read. The deepest parts of this book are heart wrenching and captivating. I cant let Lauren see.That stray tabby cat crouches in the ivy by the wire fence, amber eyes intent.Go away! I shout. In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, lies something buried. Unlike many books there is little to no superfluous parts included as filler to make the book longer. The birds cant live but theyre not dead. Each chapter is from the perspective of a different character. My daughter and my cat wont be in the same room.Im up! I say. Its the worst feeling since that time at the mall years earlier where he came close to being found outto being seen for what he really is. Despite being filmed in 2010, the thriller House at the End of the Street wasn't released until 2012. A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory. She read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. It happened by the lake, eleven years agoshe was there, and then she wasnt. Birds arent like people. THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET is psychological horror of the highest order, disguised as a Russian doll of a novel, with layer within layer holding new characters and secrets. Traces of cologne, sweat, squeaky rubber and chemicals. They stick together in my hands, bound into a twitching mass. Stories of human cruelty are always horrific, particularly when the perpetrator is trusted - even loved - by their victim. A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick! Just what you want in a good psychological horror thriller. Was there something to tell? I like the local because it has a rare bird alertyou can write in if you see something special, like a Northern Flicker or a Siberian Accentor. Stop reading this blurb already and open the damn book." Just finished the bookagreed 100%. Rocks and bricks came through the windows. I just love how this book was written. Such exquisite writing. Muriel Gray, author of The Ancient"Its one eerie mind-bender of a novel in the best way." (I call her Eloise. My feet are white and hairy. I would say I inhaled this in one, but I think I was too busy holding my breath throughout. Bravo. Joanne Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki"The new face of literary dark fiction." Just when you think youve figured out what is really going on, youll probably realize you were wrong." My teeth made little clicks like I was cold, but I was so hot.You were yelling my name. A masterpiece to read at your own peril." NPR"[P]erhaps the slipperiest psychological study in the annals of horrora book with secrets as sorrowful as they are appalling." Instead, its exciting. An unspeakable secret binds. Ward won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel for her debut, The Girl from Rawblood, and again for Little Eve, making her the first woman to win the prize twice. Heart and beauty Girl who is n't allowed out, and her father is now dead any better every. 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