3.5
Starve Acre
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An atmospheric and unsettling story of the depths of grief found in an ancient farm in northern England—now a major motion picture starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.
The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree. But as they delve further into their grief, both uncover more than they set out to.
Starve Acre is a devastating novel by the author of the prize-winning bestseller The Loney. It is a novel about the way in which grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror.
The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree. But as they delve further into their grief, both uncover more than they set out to.
Starve Acre is a devastating novel by the author of the prize-winning bestseller The Loney. It is a novel about the way in which grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror.
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Joseph Rockefeller
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“🤔 Still processing this one. Definitely a different and odd novel. Good writing style. It was a bit of a slow burn. I am not quite sure how I feel about the ending. I was intrigued by how things played out, though.”
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“I wish I had more to say, but I liked the vibes. I read this via audiobook bc I started the physical book and just couldn’t get into it. I liked the storyline regarding Ewan, but the supernatural element to this didn’t do anything for me. It explores grief, isolation, and supernatural folk horror.”
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YesNaz
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“I’ve read plenty of weird books, but this was weird and boring. Interesting idea however, and the topic and length of the book made me want to finish. Dealing with the topic of grief is hard and from my perspective that was well done. But still, it was a boring book to read (based on my experience/interests).”
Ash
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“After finishing this novel, I'm still in shock that someone chose this novel over all of the other excellent folk horror novels that have been released in the past 5 years to adapt into a full length movie with Matt Smith no less!
Sure the novel is well written enough to have me actually finish it, which may have more to do with wanting to know about how the kid died, but the plot feels half baked. Like it was finally getting interesting in those last 20 pages and then bam it ends!! I would have much preferred that the author give us another 100 pages instead of just leaving it the way he did.
Overall, better to just watch the film or choose from the plethora of better folk horror novels out there.”
About Andrew Michael Hurley
Andrew Michael Hurley is based in Lancashire. His first novel, The Loney, was published in twenty languages, and won the Costa Best First Novel Award and the Book of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards. Devil's Day, his second novel, was picked as a Book of the Year in five newspapers, and won the Encore Award.
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