The House on Orchid Street
Written on March 7, 2007
The House on Orchid Street Customer Review: It dosn’t end so much as it quits
“The House on Orchid Street” is about Kathrine; a woman who is seriously unhappy with her life. In a bid for independence from her boyfriend, Larry, she buys a house in a secluded part of a small town. Soon after moving in her brother Jason goes missing. The local police officer, a real jerk named Kennedy Whelan, starts making wild accusations but dosen’t do any real investigation utill Jason turns up dead; and then acuses Kathrine of the deed. To make matter worst Larry moves in and tries to help Kathrine through this trying time. And then the ghosts start popping up. The house that Kathrine is living in was part of a huge disaster in 1931, when a lot of people in the neighborhood turned up dead or missing.
It is here that the book gets into trouble. Up until that point it is a really interesting, page turning mytery thriller. But then the book is over, without ever answereing any of the questions it has raised. Who is killing all these people, both in 1931 and now? Why are these ghosts still haunting the house even when the house itself was relocated? What do the ghosts want? Is Kathrine actually insane? Many questions, no answeres, and it is maddening that I will never know. The style of the book is great; very surreal and dream like (but not so dense that you get lost in nonscense). And I guess that is the logic T.M. Wright followed with the plot as well. That is a shame, if there was resolution, this would have been a kick-butt supernatural thriller.
Customer Review: Dont Bother-Borrow this one from the library
My mother bought this book for me for xmas, i was so excited she gave it to me early. What a let down. Im a huge Laymon fan with his tragic passing i am trying to find new horror authors who I can sink my teeth into unfortunatly I dont think I will bother with T.M Wright again. I found this story to be flat and very unexciting. The main character Katherine was not a very likeable girl so I felt nothing for her or anyone else really (I did like Gloria.Im confused about what happened to her ghost)
So what I suppose im trying to say is that this story is just plain flat with nothing to make you jump or be in the least bit frightened. Leave it on the shelf and reread a Richard Laymon instead I guarantee you will Love it!
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