The Cabin at the End of the World - Paul Tremblay

The Cabin at the End of the World

By Paul Tremblay

  • Release Date: 2018-06-26
  • Genre: Horror
3.5 Score: 3.5 (From 732 Ratings)

Description

Paul Tremblay’s terrifying twist to the home invasion novel—inspiration for the upcoming major motion picture from Universal Pictures

“Tremblay’s personal best. It’s that good.” â€” Stephen King

Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than two miles in either direction along a rutted dirt road.

One afternoon, as Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. Leonard is the largest man Wen has ever seen, but he is young, friendly, and he wins her over almost instantly. Leonard and Wen talk and play until Leonard abruptly apologizes and tells Wen, “None of what’s going to happen is your fault.” Three more strangers then arrive at the cabin carrying unidentifiable, menacing objects. As Wen sprints inside to warn her parents, Leonard calls out: “Your dads won’t want to let us in, Wen. But they have to. We need your help to save the world.”

Thus begins an unbearably tense, gripping tale of paranoia, sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a shattering conclusion, one in which the fate of a loving family and quite possibly all of humanity are entwined. The Cabin at the End of the World is a masterpiece of terror and suspense from the fantastically fertile imagination of Paul Tremblay.

Reviews

  • Tarama/Jamie

    4
    By Tarama/Jamie
    I liked the narrative but was way to wordy at times! I caught myself skimming over passages overly talked about! Your audience is not whittles! Scale it back.
  • Crazy good

    5
    By areyoufinkiddingme
    Great storyline. I raced through it
  • Way better than the movie

    5
    By EileenLynne
    I read this one very quickly. I couldn’t put it down. However I think the mental state you read the book is important. It can be very polarising, as the ending is not what you expect. Also, there is a lot that isn’t exactly described, but that’s essentially the same as how the main characters are seeing the world. They are just as confused as you will be. But I love a really good ambiguous horror story.
  • Couldn’t stop reading

    4
    By DDFan
    This is a brilliant novel that’s so efficient in its telling that you don’t notice the hundred pages you’ve just finished. Shockingly brilliant.
  • Intrigued Throughout

    4
    By Vvfhncdgh
    I could NOT put this book down. The story felt plausible, regressing into the art of fiction. Symbolism and its repercussions create the story. I absolutely enjoyed how the author transitions into perspectives, allowing the reader to dive into the mind of a character, yet, feeling invisible, standing right there in the cabin not knowing what will happen next.
  • I don’t recommend

    1
    By Ezzy822
    Not good. I don’t recommend. Starts off okay, but then deteriorates into LONG descriptions of violence and characters’ thoughts with little plot development and an annoyingly enigmatic ending.
  • Awesome

    5
    By 9erpimp
    Awesome book!
  • A Good Read

    3
    By Kraftygg
    I read the reviews before I downloaded the book. They were right, the ending sucked. Good read, yet it felt like so much detail and extra unneeded stuff went into the filler, that the end was rushed and unfinished. I like stuff to be left to the imagination, but it felt like the ending was just unfinished. But then I thought about it all…. And this book reminds me of current times…people being brainwashed by social media to believe certain things…. Extremism being blared through the media…people that will believe the rabbit holes they are being drug into…..that’s what this story reminded me of in the end. Being vague so not to give this story away
  • heart felt

    4
    By mattywatty13
    could see me in both of the main characters. loved it.
  • Apocalyptic

    2
    By Lauraspecs
    This book took about two weeks to finish. I was not impressed with the storyline, as certain aspects were not explored. Also, I feel like the book just…ended. We needed at least a short epilogue.

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