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In the House in the Dark of the Woods
By Laird Hunt
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A dark fairytale, full of witchcraft, where nothing is as it seems
Once upon a time there was and there wasn't a woman who went to the woods.
In this dark fairy tale, a young woman sets off to pick berries in the depths of the forest, but can't find her way home again. Or perhaps she has fled or abandoned her family. Or perhaps she's been kidnapped, and set loose to wander in the wilderness. Alone and possibly lost, she meets another woman who offers her help. Then everything changes.
On a journey that will take her to the depths of the witch-haunted woods, through a deep well wet with the screams of men, and on a living ship made of human bones, our heroine may find that the evil she flees has been inside her all along.
Laird Huntis an American writer and translator. He has written seven novels, including Neverhome, which was a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice selection, an IndieNext selection, winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine and The Bridge prize, and a finalist for the Prix Femina Étranger. His In the House in the Dark of the Woods is also available from Pushkin Press. A resident of Boulder, CO, he is on the faculty in the creative writing PhD program at the University of Denver.
Once upon a time there was and there wasn't a woman who went to the woods.
In this dark fairy tale, a young woman sets off to pick berries in the depths of the forest, but can't find her way home again. Or perhaps she has fled or abandoned her family. Or perhaps she's been kidnapped, and set loose to wander in the wilderness. Alone and possibly lost, she meets another woman who offers her help. Then everything changes.
On a journey that will take her to the depths of the witch-haunted woods, through a deep well wet with the screams of men, and on a living ship made of human bones, our heroine may find that the evil she flees has been inside her all along.
Laird Huntis an American writer and translator. He has written seven novels, including Neverhome, which was a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice selection, an IndieNext selection, winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine and The Bridge prize, and a finalist for the Prix Femina Étranger. His In the House in the Dark of the Woods is also available from Pushkin Press. A resident of Boulder, CO, he is on the faculty in the creative writing PhD program at the University of Denver.
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Laird Hunt
Laird Hunt's most recent novel, Zorrie, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Hunt has been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and won the Anisfield-Wolf Award for Fiction, the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine, and Italy's Bridge Award. He teaches in the Department of Literary Arts at Brown University and lives in Providence.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed “In the House in the Dark of the Woods” very much. It has a del Toro-esque atmosphere mixed with dark Studio Ghibli surrealism. I honestly thought our protagonist was dead from the beginning, lost in a purgatory world in the woods. And Captain Jane and Eliza were there to guide lost souls through, whether they be other Puritans (heavily implied), Native Americans (“first-folk”) or slaves (the group in shackles.) Our main is referred to as “Goody” but her real name is revealed early on if you’re sharp. There are other clues as well: the robin redbreast means rebirth but also a messenger for the dead, crows represent illness and death, purple connects to the spiritual unknown, and owls represent prophecy. But the ending was satisfying and the state of Goody's family is kept vague until the very end, which I appreciated.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stay out of the forest, or don't.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A quick strange and confusing read that will probably linger in the mind. Was it a fairy-tale witch story set on Puritan New England, a horror story about the consequences of domestic abuse, a moralistic examination of who defines what makes a person bad? It’s all of them and more. The first half meanders like the protagonist lost in the woods, but gradually becomes more focused as the sense of evil grows leading towards a strange ending that left me wondering what the point of the story actually was.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An interesting and unsettling fairy tale. While I definitely enjoyed it I occasionally found it a bit challenging to follow, and my interest in the characters was limited. I'm guessing that's because in a fairy tale, as in a dream, the logic that links different events can be peculiar, and the characters are often stand-ins, which limits my emotional investment in them. Still, some strong images from a short and entertaining read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In The House In The Dark Of The Woodsby Laird Hunt2018Little, Brown/Hachette 3.5 / 5.0In this horror story, the plot is hard to follow- weird and obscure. But hang in there, it all makes sense in the end.A woman named Goody lives in the woods in New England. She goes into the woods to gather berries for her man and her son. She meets another person, Captain Jane, who leads her to the cabin if Eliza, a herbalist healer. Soon we begin to learn Goodys true interest in the woods, her true nature give this a great twist.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A modern fable set in colonial New England. It's a witchy and playful narrative that absolutely implies a parable feel. It's a masterful stroke in setting and tone and is a great companion piece to the 2015 movie "The Witch". The story won't be for everyone, it is not a traditional style in the storytelling, but I find that refreshing, hypnotic, and once you latch onto the story and accept it, there are plenty of delightfully creepy moments. A brisk read, but stays in the head. After finishing the book, I reflected a bit, trying to grasp the ending and meaning, and then I relayed the whole story to my wife. As I was reciting the tale, in my own way, I had the epiphany moment. Aha! This is a novel that is giving me the opportunity to retell the tale with my own nuances and impressions. Laird Hunt understands the idea of storytelling and oral tradition and creates this terrific haunting story for us to retell it as if it were Washington Irving or Poe. Brilliant work.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5DNF. I really wanted to love this book but found it boring and confusing. About 50% of the way through I gave up.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Maybe I'll just chalk this up to me not being smart enough to understand all the finer nuances. All I know is that this was lyrical, confusing, pretty, and haunting. None of those should go together but they do. I only picked up this book for the artwork and that's where I screwed up, lol. It's a "suspenseful" fairy-tale that's equal parts creepy and equal parts confusing. A young wife goes into the woods to pick berries and gets horribly lost. She wanders around and is eventually helped by a woman named Eliza, who lives in a creepy ass cottage. There's Captain Jane, a weird bird, a girl in yellow, and others, but honestly this story got a bit too weird for me. I can't even find the strength to summarize it. Hard pass.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A walk in the woods that leads us on a journey filled with outlandish characters and several dark twists that turns this into a creepy horror story. Lyrical language and perfect pacing shows us that evil resides in the places we least expect. Perfect for an October read when this is due to be released!