document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Stephanie @ Bookfever recently postedCant-Wait Wednesday: A Small Hotel by Suanne Laqueur, I really thought the whole pull the rug out from under you was well done. Secrets, shame, and adoption in the 1960sa poignant tale of a mother's enduring love. Zeen is a next generation WordPress theme. Being able to read the same situations play out from the perspective of other characters and even cats (yes, cats!) All storytellers are liars, but Catriona Ward is a particularly good one. The Last House on Needless Street follows awkward shut-in Ted and his loyal sidekick, Olivia the cat. Something horrible may or may not have happened in Teds past. He was once a suspect in a missing person case involving a little girl named Laura. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. I know Im not alone in judging a book by its cover, and based on this one, I thought a haunted house and black cat guaranteed a supernatural, Halloween-ish read. A stolen child. And I am glad you had such a great time with it! At the end of Needless Street is forest. An Hell close his eyes in one place and wake up in another. Her research took two years, she interviewed people living with the condition, and the back of the book includes a bibliography listing 38 sources. The reveal at the end was sort of mind-blowing, and I loved the authors Afterword where she gives some background on how the story came to be. Debjani Ghosh recently postedThe Invitation by Vi Keeland Review, Thanks Debjani, I hope you get the chance to read it, and Ill be curious to hear your thoughts:-), I loved this book and agree with your review. All these things are true. But even though the journey can be harrowingseriously, this was a book shaped spoon that scooped out my emotions as if they were ice cream; little wonder that its been endorsed by Stephen King amongst others, or that its been selected as one of the titles for the second series of the BBC2 book programme Between the Coversthe story ultimately manages to end on a hopeful note: hope that after survival theres living. A stolen child. EXCLUSIVE: Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish s Imaginarium Productions has optioned film rights to Catriona Ward s upcoming new novel The Last House on Needless Street. Viper will publish in the UK on March 18 and Tor Nightfire will publish in the U.S. in late September. Ward will executive produce alongside the Imaginarium. This is the twist that has largely propelled the novel to popularity, but I felt his childlike and duplicitous portrayal made it difficult to offer the forgiveness that Ward was going for. I pushed through because I suspected (based on the cover blurbs) that I was purposely being misled, and the twist of all twists eventually changed my mind, but I do feel as though this book should come with some sort of trigger warning because it delves quite deeply into child abuse and neglect. Thats where youre wrong. The story is told from multiple points of view: Ted, Olivia (yes you heard that right, the cat), DeeTeds new neighbour, and Lauren. An ordinary house on an ordinary street becomes a pit of unimaginable darkness in this truly nerve-shattering psychological thriller from the author of Little Eve. And I also really wanna meet Olivia the cat. Olivia is Teds cat. I love/hate it when authors pulls the rug out from under you and leaving you shocked. He goes out sometimes, usually when he loses time. Web162 votes, 71 comments. "Loneliness felt like a disease with no cure," Ellie says in chapter 40. All the main characters, besides Dee, are his separate identities. This is the story of a serial killer. What is the house haunted by, if not supernatural beings? My hold for this book just came in yesterday! For example, Reverend Filburn and the Northern students did not initially welcome Ellie because she was from the South, and the people in Round Hill opposed the SCOPE program because "Yankee" outsiders were coming in to "tell us how we should be runnin' things," as Buddy says in chapter 6. This is achieved not through making the language overly simplistic but by highlighting his naivete and inability to express himself or his understanding in a complex way, as youd expect an adult to be able to do, naming people by their physical characteristics, literal and figurative, or by associationsMan with Orange Juice Hair, Chihuahua Lady, Bug-Manfor example. Were you surprised when she and Winston did so in the tree house? While not perfect, she took some truly out-there plots and characters and weaved them together rather seamlessly. BOOM! In the last house on Needless Street lives Ted, his daughter Lauren and cat Olivia. A compassionate, heartrending memoir of a mother's quest to accept her son's journey through psychosis. Copyright 2020 I've Read This. After her earlier novels Rawblood and Little Eve gained wide critical acclaim, can The Last House on Needless Street live up to the hype? WebHer next gothic thriller, The Last House on Needless Street, was published through Viper Books (an imprint of Serpent's Tail) in March 2021, and Tor Nightfire in the US, in This adds to the atmosphere of desperation and the knife edge feeling that something explosive could occur at any moment. How do the idea and perception of protest differ in 1965 to the present day? This horror fiction-related article is a stub. Recommended for spooky season, but reader beware! Synopsis This is the story of a serial killer. I loved the tone of voice Ward created for her, its exactly the kind of aloof, narcissistic and skittish attitude youd expect from a cat if it could talk! Revenge. The Last House on Needless Streetis a masterclass in twists and turns. Revenge. A Blog about science fiction, fantasy and more! This is all I can say without giving He has only his cat Olivia for company, and he rarely leaves the house. This is a psychological horror story that leads you to believe certain things, but then pulls the rug out from under you late in the story. WebThe Last House on Needless Street. How would the story be different if they were just friends? The must-read gothic thriller of 2021 from the Shirley Jackson and August Derleth award-winning author of Little Eve and Rawblood. Why or why not? Catriona Wards The Last House on Needless Street arrived in 2021 riding a wave of pre-release hype the likes of which I dont think Ive seen since Justin Cronin released The Passage ten years ago. You think you know whats inside the last house on Needless Street. The years passed and so did her parents, but she never gave up the hunt to find the person that took her sister. A stolen child. Would you look for excuses to extend your solitary visit with this possible pervert child murderer in his own house by asking things like Can I use the bathroom? and Could I have a drink of water? Would you spy on his movements and follow him, all by yourself, when you see him walking into the forest at night with a shovel? Now Im more excited than EVER to read this!!! Ultimately, it was. Theres something weird going on in this book. Moreover, it becomes evident as you read that Ward does not establish anything at all in her story that she doesnt plan to completely overturn with an M. Night Shyamalan-style twist. If The Last House succeeds at anything, its in Wards deep empathy for her subject. reviewing fantasy, sci-fi, and romance novels. Winston also sings a few verses from "I'll Fly Away" to Ellie on the first night they meet in the tree house on page 277. Just the idea of the cat POV has me super curious!!! Switching between POVs, Needless Street is the tale of Ted- a reclusive drunk, his cat Olivia, daughter Lauren and Dee- a woman in search of her missing sister Lulu. I love surprises like this if theyre handled well:-), Wow, Tammy. Ted frequently loses time, and what appear to be occasional inconsistencies and contradictions between the different narrators may frustrate at first, but gradually the clues begin to emerge and the puzzle pieces fall into place, revealing a chilling picture. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Beyond the Book| Does anyone else find themselves spiraling into these pits of despair when faced with a book that simply reminds us of how terrible some humans are? This isnt a spoiler. Am I getting too big picture here? I spent the rest of the story waiting for what seemed to be obvious to be revealed. A fantastic readathon running this year, check it out here:The 2021 SFF Badge Collection, Dramatic, curly-haired wannabe writer from a nowhere town in Somerset. Thanks Sarah! As soon as you think you have it all figured out, there will be one more twist to keep you gripped. Sign up to get the download as well as an email sent once a month with links to my latest reviews, information on my online book club, and other bookish announcements. How did the alternating timelines and voices impact your reading experience? You know from the outset theres a lot more to this than the characters are showing you, but its so carefully written you cant quite figure out what theyre hiding. 1965. It really made me a fan of Catriona Ward. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Thats where youre wrong. WebThe Chihuahua lady and the mom seemed to be close, and the mom told her later on that she would be going out of town as a way to lead false tracks away from her if Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a proper Southern lady. How did you feel after you learned of Brenda and Miss Pat's involvement in Winston's death? I love when I can read a book and I truly not know the direction that it will take. , Oh Im so used to just ignoring blurbs most of the time, especially Stephen King, he blurbs everything these days! And some of the big surprises arent all that surprising. I literally just finished the book and you pretty much nailed how I felt about it. It doesnt just get under your skin; it embeds itself there like your first blurry green/black tattoo you had a fifteen (just me?). All these things are true. Right away we see that things arent quite right with Ted. Ted knows he isnt well, and he sees a therapist he calls the bug man, but the guy is just a quack who only cares about the book he claims to be writing. Stop-starter of all projects great and small. A gut-punch of a novel about a Cherokee child removed from her family and sent to a Christian boarding school in the 1950s. Prepare to be scared, angry and heart-broken, all in one book. At the half way point I couldn't justify spending any more time with it and refunded it. At the end, in chapter 52, Ellie admits that she and Reed may have ended up together in another lifetime. Which characters do you think are most impacted by loneliness? I certainly didnt, which I guess makes me the perfect reader! This novel was hard to put down and ended up being an instant page-turner. His young daughter stays from time to time, but he keeps her hidden away too. It doesnt help that Ward has a tendency to be very ham-fisted with her symbolism. Shes there to make his life better, to make him smile when hes sad and calm him when hes stressed. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This House may look good on the outside, but inside, its a real fixer-upper. Look for a review on the blog later this week! 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. Ellie frequently leads her fellow SCOPE volunteers and supporters in song during protests. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. // Lets Talk Bookish, Great review Im really looking forward to this one, and so far Ive managed to avoid any spoilers. The story revolves around a handful of characters: Ted Bannerman is a single man who lives in a creepy, boarded up house on Needless Street. Catriona Ward expects us to swallow all of this with complete credulity. In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, lies something buried. And its here that Ward just stops playing fair with her readers. Here it does. Ward dips back into the past at times and we learn more about Teds childhood, as well as the events at the lake the day Lulu disappeared. Spam Free: Your email is never shared with anyone; opt out any time. The other device the author uses is that she shows the same events from two different perspectives. [5], Ward lives in London and Devon.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Clearly this was not the case while it slowly dawned on me that the evil in this book is purely human. , Ha ha you will probably be as surprised as I was if you read it:-). All these things are true. He has only his cat Olivia for company, and he Hes boarded up all his windows and can only see outside through the small peepholes hes drilled into the boards. The other device the author uses is that she shows the same events from two different perspectives. Can you describe a situation where this statement resonated with you? It was a genuine surprise and just made me love this novel even more, even though I wanted more with the ending, still thought it was an excellent reading adventure. And that is the beauty of this storygetting to the truth is a circuitous and uneven path, one I never grew tired of. By using The StoryGraph, you agree to our use of cookies.We use a small number of cookies to provide you with a great experience. In the middle of this now, and Im enjoying myself! Lulus guilt-ridden older sister Dee has been on a mission to find the little girls killer. Its evident from the opening chapter that something is very very wrong with Ted Bannerman, who lives in a decrepit old house with all of its windows boarded up, on a cul-de-sac bordering a forest and nearby lake. What really happened inside the freezer chest? This is where the story begins to go wrong. Faking evidence of a crime like that is a pretty dumb cheat for any mystery writer to pull. Ward takes a well-worn horror device and portrays it in a way thats much more sympathetic, less superficial, but without making it any less scary (because the survival itself and the things survived are pretty horrific). WebThe last book I can think of that I finished (that probably wasnt worth the effort of finishing) was The Last House on Needless Street. What is the impact of Winston and Ellie falling in love despite Winston's statement that he never "planned on falling in love with a white girl" in chapter 42? Its definitely not for everyone because it may steer some readers into painful childhood memories that may be best left unexamined, but its an excellent example of the power of red herrings when directing attention to all the wrong places. Dee moves into the vacant house next door to Ted and begins to spy on him, convinced that not only was Ted responsible for abducting Lulu, but that Lulu is still alive and being held inside Teds house. From the outside, she appears to be a woman who is still mourning her sister, and now that she seems to have proof that Ted might have been involved, shes filled with rage and a thirst for revenge. Im relieved I kept going because being pushed to the brink is clearly what the author intended with her plot development. The very subject matter of parental abuse and the destructive traumas that children of abusers can carry into adulthood is alone enough to be triggering to a great many readers. (LogOut/ I couldnt agree more with everything you said above . You think youve read this story before. And yet they are all lies. Bestsellers rank 30,480. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Ward read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. That novel, Rawblood (distributed in the United States as The Girl from Rawblood), was published in 2015. Revenge. Both Ted and Dee are an absolute wreckage. This article about an American writer is a stub. All reviews and site design by Thomas M. Wagner. Genres & Themes| This is her first novel with Serpents Tail imprint, Viper Books. 100-Word (or Less) Synopsis: All is not what it seems on Needless Street. Yet, she continued to find others to blame, and in her targeting of Ted, did horrendous things to make him suffer, all to atone for her sins. In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. The Last House on Needless Street is surrounded by buzz and gushing blurbs from big name authors, and in my opinion all of it is well deserved. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. Language English. A teenage girl who isnt allowed outside, not after last time. A thick, quiet woodland where you could hide anything. So its not like she was aware of us in some meta way and had to protest her innocence. A Library Journal Editors' Pick! I was really disappointed in it. You did such an amazing job to talk about everything without spoilers, lol. Im intrigued by your description of her as Bible-reading! Narrated by Matthias Hofer. Agree on the ending but I'd have trouble wrapping up that story too if I were the author. Will stay up far too late to finish a book and can and will talk about them until the cows come home. If you read it for its mood, for its sense of dread, if you enjoy being surprised and you dont care to think too closely about the choices the writer is making and why theyre making them, then yes, The Last House on Needless Street is a novel that can have a profound emotional impact. Not to yuck anyones yum here, but I did not particularly love The Last House on Needless Street. What are the expectations of family, and where do the lines blur between blood relatives and people who simply fulfill familial roles? But there is an area in the forest he considers sacred and inhabited by gods. He drinks too much, and because Olivia is a god-fearing cat who loves Ted despite her disgust with his bad habits, she stays permanently indoors, only having a few glimpses of a neighborhood cat to look forward to each day. The ending was alright and even though I wanted a bit more, I'm looking forward to reading her next novel, "Sundial" by the end of March :-). I just finished reading this and loved it!! Second, its the intersection of grief, revenge and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Teds infrequent trips to the bug doctor give us a little extra insight into his personality and a few ideas of important events. How do you imagine Ellie felt? About a decade before the story opens, Ted was a person of interest in the disappearance of a four-year-old girl named Lulu, who was visiting the nearby lake with her parents and big sister Dee. There are a few elements of the plot that build suspense; not knowing what happened that day that Lulu disappeared, how much of Teds ramblings we can truly believe, Dees vigilante efforts, and the remarkably creepy yet vague memories of Teds life with his parents. If good intentions made for great novels, Id be only too happy to join the chorus of praise. But, its also not what you think when you start reading it, it turns into something totally unexpectedI dont want to give anything away! By the end of the book youll have most of the answers, but not all, which I was OK with. Is it a thriller mystery along the likes of Blake Crouch, or is that wishful thinking on my part??? Like I could handle the Ted/Lauren/Olivia twist because they would conceivably be so fucked up they are actually be narrating as honestly as they are able. However, intrinsically, The Last House on Needless Street is a tale of survival. Big thanks to the publisher for providing a review copy. Could it have been better? Ted doesnt mind because the guy gives him free meds. "Viper strikes: Catriona Ward moves to new Serpent's Tail imprint | The Bookseller", "The Imaginarium's Andy Serkis & Jonathan Cavendish in Film Deal for Catriona Ward Novel 'The Last House on Needless Street', "catriona ward discusses her novel girl rawblood with mike mignola and devin griffiths", "On Ghosts, the Gothic, & 1920s Lesbians: An Interview with Catriona Ward, Author of Rawblood", "The Shirley Jackson Awards 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners", "Interview: Catriona Ward Talks About Her Latest & Upcoming Books - Fully Booked", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catriona_Ward&oldid=1126574772, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 December 2022, at 02:30. Publisher Profile Books Ltd. Imprint Viper. I dont normally read horror but this is pretty irresistible, especially getting Olivias POV. Murder. Has this statement ever rung true in your life? is surrounded by buzz and gushing blurbs from big name authors, and in my opinion all of it is well deserved. View all posts by Roxanne Michelle. I strongly agree that the sister should have been a reliable narrator. Well I found it difficult to read because ultimately its about child abuse and neglect, and I found that difficult to stomach. This isnt anything like Blake Crouch, sorry to say, but you wont be disappointed:-), Okay I need this now! Often when I see those declarations, my initial thought is marketing malarkey because how many original ideas are there really these days? The novel alternates between Ellie's perspective in 1965 and Kayla's perspective in 2010. Firstly, when I started reading The Last House on Needless Street, I expected a bone-chilling horror and prepared myself for some gore. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Like putting a hat on a hat. When she returned to London she worked on her first novel while writing for a human rights foundation until she left to take an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. I certainly didnt, which I guess makes me the perfect reader! They can all no doubt be traced back to the real-life mother of the notorious serial killer Ed Gein, a woman who created such a toxic hellhole of a home life that it would have been a miracle for her son not to have grown up to become the inspiration for Norman Bates and Leatherface. haha. Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author. A Book Blog for Speculative Fiction, Graphic Novels and more! Finally, this review will not be complete without some mention of the character of Teds late mother. This is the story of a serial killer. She really did her research and reached out to those with DID and although it was over the top for entertainment, many parts were quite accurate. You think youve read this story before. And that is the beauty of this storygetting to the truth is a circuitous and uneven path, one I never grew tired of. For Ellie, her house is a reminder of her tragic loss and familial betrayal. Book Review: The Last House on the Street. Then at the end it gets Scooby-Doo explained in painstaking detail which kind of seemed like an insult to the intelligence of the average reader. Synopsis An Indie Next Pick! Join BookBrowse today to start discovering exceptional books! Once I acknowledged this discomfort and moved on, I found I could read my way through this book and enjoy the fact that its an incredibly brilliant story, twisted in such surprising ways that I was always eager to turn the page and find the answers that inevitably eluded me until the very end. Known to most as Little Girl with Popsicle, her sister Lulu disappeared and was never seen again. Learn how your comment data is processed. A stolen child. Im not generally someone who reads horror, as I tend to suffer from nightmares, but this review sounds really tempting. Most reviews of The Last House on Needless Street mention that you cant talk about the plot without giving away its secrets. But the way you know misdirection and especially plot twists have been done correctly is if you as the reader can reverse-engineer the story, looking back at earlier sections to discover, yes, there were the clues along, there was always enough information in the narrative for me to have solved this if I had been observant enough. In what ways does it not impact them? This is one of the books Ive most been looking forward to and your fabulous review has me even more excited! Thats where youre wrong. "The new face of literary dark fiction." You might have a chapter from Olivias point of view and what shes observing from inside the house, and the next chapter might shift to Dee, who is in the house next door, watching the same event unfold. 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