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A review by justinkhchen
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
5.0
5 stars
Provocative, disturbing, and at times hauntingly tender, The Last House on Needless Street is an extremely well-crafted psychological puzzle in the vein of I'm Thinking of Ending Things, offering a hazy, dream-like experience.
Highly recommend going into this knowing as little as possible, and just let the plot takes you on its mind-boggling journey. Slowly unravels through a series of unexpected narrators, readers who are expecting a quick-read and digestible plot might find this novel too eccentric and absurd; but for those who stay on course and get pass the disorienting buildup, The Last House on Needless Street does an excellent job closing the loops in a gratifying way—as a matter of fact, almost *too* well, since the ending comes across like a series of never-ending epilogues.
Tailored made for readers who like their thriller slightly off-tiler, don't go in expecting a 'twist ending', since the central conceit of The Last House on Needless Street should be pretty obvious during its early chapters; the real intrigue lies in how exactly DO all the pieces come together, and I was pleasantly shocked by some of its choices.
I can see this being even more rewarding on repeated reads.
***This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Much appreciated!***
Provocative, disturbing, and at times hauntingly tender, The Last House on Needless Street is an extremely well-crafted psychological puzzle in the vein of I'm Thinking of Ending Things, offering a hazy, dream-like experience.
Highly recommend going into this knowing as little as possible, and just let the plot takes you on its mind-boggling journey. Slowly unravels through a series of unexpected narrators, readers who are expecting a quick-read and digestible plot might find this novel too eccentric and absurd; but for those who stay on course and get pass the disorienting buildup, The Last House on Needless Street does an excellent job closing the loops in a gratifying way—as a matter of fact, almost *too* well, since the ending comes across like a series of never-ending epilogues.
Tailored made for readers who like their thriller slightly off-tiler, don't go in expecting a 'twist ending', since the central conceit of The Last House on Needless Street should be pretty obvious during its early chapters; the real intrigue lies in how exactly DO all the pieces come together, and I was pleasantly shocked by some of its choices.
I can see this being even more rewarding on repeated reads.
***This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Much appreciated!***