The ending is propulsive and shocking and definitely had me re-running prior scenes in my head to assist with putting the pieces together. Don't even open Sundial then. I have given her something else to feel. Most of the book takes place in Teds house or the surrounding woods area. 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. I mean, I was chasing her. You got to look after yourself, Ted, she says. He's unemployed and drinks a lot. Accepting that things didnt quite make sense but knowing it would come together. Cats dont get jokes. You made it to the end, which is further than I did. They had the white trees of death in their eyes. In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. It is constructed with extraordinary care. This is the kind of book that reminds me why I love horror. Add Audible narration to your purchase for just, By purchasing this title, you agree to Audible's. This book had me writing holy shit! in the margins. An Indie Next Pick! I have a lot of gauze and bandages about the place. The tree lent me its strength. A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick! Sounds like some people just expect too much from books these days. One perfect sentence after the other this is a story I wish I knew how to writeand I'm thrilled that Ward pulled off this trick of a book. Rachel Howzell Hall, author of And Now She's GoneTHIS IS THE BEST HORROR NOVEL I HAVE EVER READ. 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. The ending is propulsive and shocking and definitely had me re-running prior scenes in my head to assist with putting the pieces together. I read the first half over the course of a week and was interested but could easily put it down to check my phone or have a conversation. I made the peephole just the right size in just the right place in the plywoodI can see the whole back yard. This novel is dynamic. What I will say is I devoured every word and as a writer found it totally inspirational. A Library Journal Editors' Pick! This isnt just a thriller; its a sleek, diabolical, stress-inducing machine. Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the SpecterIncredible. Daily Arts Writer Emilia Ferrante can be reached by [email protected]. And I think I have whiplash from all the twists! Now it is a gas chamber. I couldnt put it down. Synopsis It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. Most of the book takes place in Ted's house or the surrounding woods area. I stayed up way past my bedtime. I fuss over her because when Lauren arrives later she will vanish. She opened these cuts again, cleaned them and sewed them back up.. Margaret M - Hiatus - I will respond when I can. * * *The next day I was in the newspaper. I love this book! Then I think, I have to clean up. But this is not an ordinary thriller AT ALL. Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger"A risky, gleeful descent into a house without windows or doors. It sounds trite but this is story-telling at it's finest. I usually highlight passages when I read on kindle and make notes in preparation for review. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. (I expect everyone feels this about their cat. 'completely and cleverly manipulated,' is about right, tortuously and underhandedly. Bravo and a round of applause to Catriona Ward!!! Terrifying. Unlimited reading. It exposes our deepest feelings like a raw nerve, like cold air on minty teeth. 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. Her hair lies wet and sheeny on her skull, short as a boys. I may try to pick it up again in a few weeks time, but for the time being I feel there are better books to grab my attention and don't want to spend my reading time on this. I highly recommend this book. A teenage girl who isn't allowed outside, not after last time. They have to live with people but, worse, they have to love them. Throughout, I didn't know where to put my heart. DID, in this case, is a way for someone being abused to cope with that abuse. Now, Olivia is not a pet. I recall reading something somewhere that birds have lice. This is extraordinary, high-wire-act horror, audacious as hell. Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Red Hands"Dark and creepy, sad and wonderfully strange. 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. 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. I tell myself not to be weird, take a deep breath and put my eye to the hole.I see the jay first. Working with one hand, I cut a length of hose. But it only takes a few tries with the solvent to see that Im making it worse. Its hard to elaborate on that without major spoilers, but suffice it to say no one is quite who they first appear. The determined and watchful Dee takes up residence next to Ted's dilapidated home, intent on locating Lulu, convinced of Ted's involvement. With him is his cat Olivia, whom Ted gives full personification to, and readers will actually be able to enjoy chapters written directly from Olivias perspective (a first for me in horror fiction). Stories of human cruelty are always horrific, particularly when the perpetrator is trusted - even loved - by their victim. The pretension practically rolls off the page in that one. No, no, no. She wouldnt understand about the weekend place.The police went away in the end. Please try again. This is such a twisted story. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. I enjoyed the switching POVs initially, as I was just trying to piece things together, before anything had been confirmed. What really brought the book together for me was reading the very last ( spoiler). The morning is too quiet. Limp, still-warm bodies, soft to the touch. Recommended for anyone interested in horror with well-realized characters and a claustrophobic, intense setting." Word Wise helps you read harder books by explaining the most challenging words in the book. Beautiful, heartbreaking and quietly uplifting. Haven't read anything this exciting since Gone Girl. Stephen KingSensational.I cant recall another novel in recent years that dares so much and succeeds so wildly. A. I've read it and was blown away. Everything always feels like its happening now and sometimes I forget it actually happened then. In this way, Ward does not use mental illness as a thing to be afraid of and, instead, treats it as a fact of the characters realities as something horror curls itself around just like any other element 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. BooklistWhat did I just read?! Thank you to the author, publishers Viper Books and NetGalley UK for access to an advance readers ebook. I kept reading because of the amazing reviews. I've read it and was blown away. A brutal, twisty, puzzle box of a book. The deepest parts of this book are heart wrenching and captivating. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. Reviewed by Ray Palen. I was feeling things I didn't want to feel and by the end i understood those feelings. That was her thing, charming people. Reading Group Guide It was such a fantastic book!. 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. I know whats on it. I stopped going out during the day. I throw the nearest thing to hand, which is an empty beer can. Ted`s mother was reponsible for the child disapearances over the years, so no, it wasn`t coincidental. Stephen KingWinner of "The buzzis real. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end. Instead, its exciting. In The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward introduces us to Ted Bannerman, a gentleman who lives in the novel's storied namesake. There was really no other way the book could have gone. So the Murderer could be out there right now, a couple of houses down, eating pizza or whatever and laughing at me. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end." They twitch, caught helpless on what looks like pieces of tan paper. Library Journal, starred reviewFull of twists and turns, this high-concept gothic horror is going to be huge. GuardianThe buzz building around Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is real. Its crowded and beautiful. Bannerman, is this your only residence? Catriona Ward The New York TimesCatriona 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.In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three.A teenage girl who isnt allowed outside, not after last time.A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory.And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible.An unspeakable secret binds them together, but when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees may come back to haunt them all.The new face of literary dark fiction. Sarah PinboroughAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowA chilling and beautiful masterpiece of suspense, cunningly plotted and written with the elegant imagination of a Shirley Jackson or a Sarah Waters. Though not big enough if you ask me.She was six. Time is iffy and everyone is erratic. An Indie Next Pick!A LibraryReads Top 10 Pick!A Library Journal Editors' Pick! I watch the whole thing, because death deserves a witness. You think you know what's inside the last house on Needless Street. To me it is a tightly woven tale, full of tension and intrigue, with the truth just dangled tantalisingly out of reach. This isnt just a thriller; its a sleek, diabolical, stress-inducing machine. Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the Specter"Its one eerie mind-bender of a novel in the best way." Read all Writer Catriona Ward (based on a book by) The foot looks much worse after; the skin is red and raw. Then the chapter titled `Dee` follows and is the most beautifully structured and emotional piece of writing I`ve read in awhile. I highly recommend this book. When I try to separate them, feathers part from flesh. I would not let this woman near Olivia. Okay, Im making quick connection: not only to add to your list, please read it! Haven't read anything this exciting since. Ward is the internationally bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street. The Last House on Needless Street, by Catriona Ward, is the best written book I wish I'd never read. But IT IS PHENOMENAL. Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023, Talk about the unreliable narrator. 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. 19 comments. I was going to wait until September to buy this when the US version is released, but all the hype is making me want to just buy the UK version so I can read it ASAP. This isnt just a thriller; its a sleek, diabolical, stress-inducing machine. Jonathan Janz, author of, Tor Nightfire; 1st edition (September 28, 2021). 2023 One hundred and thirty-two years of editorial freedom. I was immediately hooked from the very first page, and I did not want to put it down. The book failed to grab my attention , and after reading the first 50 or so pages I have put it aside. Maybe these two things dont have anything to do with each other. 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. Mommy and Daddy smiled down from the photograph. Couple of things you got wrong. I would say I inhaled this in one, but I think I was too busy holding my breath throughout. I am shaky. It's a must-read for horror fans." The police searched the houses of everyone in the county who might hurt children. Dee is left petrified of snakes, thinking she knows who took her sister, she fixates on Ted Bannerman, even though there was CCTV showing he was in a store, with scores of witnesses at the time, proving he had nothing to do with the taking of Lulu. How did the Murderer know that so many birds feed in my yard at dawn? The little ballerina was snapped from her stem, felled and dead. Whats done is done. She executes the existentialism in this passage in a sad yet satisfying way, like releasing a deep breath. Trouble is, I dont know the neighbors so well. The idea of such horror in a person seems unrealistic. This is the story of a serial killer. The dog under her arm trembles, stares about with bulging eyes.I am standing in front of the Chihuahua ladys house, which is yellow with green trim. Just when you think youve figured out what is really going on, youll probably realize you were wrong." But they walk in the other direction when they see me coming. Take, take, take.Those people had looked at all my stuff with their eyes and thoughts and the house didnt feel like mine anymore.I closed my eyes and breathed deeply to calm myself. The characters are perfectly constructed, the atmosphere incredibly vivid, and the twists and turns are breathtaking. Im really surprised at the hate for this book in this thread! I feel bad for all those dogs and cats and rabbits and mice. 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. 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. 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. A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory. Ward is the internationally bestselling author of, "The buzzis real. In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. Mommy told him that these were the most dangerous kinds of wounds. Her eyes are big in the shadow of her hat brim, the fingers clenched on the stick as if she thinks someone might take it away from her. They live among the trees, behind a skin so thin you could scratch it open with a fingernail. Anyway the trick to life is, if you dont like what is happening, go back to sleep until it stops. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. The birds lie all over the yard, scattered on the parched grass. They dont print the other picture, the one of me. STARRED reviews from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly!Named one of the "50 Best Horror Books of All Time" by Esquire! 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. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. A decade before, As every other reviewer here will say: it's hard to review this book without spoilers. Small women want to take care of big men. Sarah Langan, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Good NeighborsThis book was like an onion. A new neighbor stops by the house to introduce herself to TedDee, a young woman who is brand new to the area. 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