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I'm Thinking of Ending Things: A Novel
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AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things is one of the best debut novels I’ve ever read. Iain Reid has crafted a tight, ferocious little book, with a persistent tenor of suspense that tightens and mounts toward its visionary, harrowing final pages” (Scott Heim, award-winning author of Mysterious Skin and We Disappear).
I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.
Jake once said, “Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.”
And here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here.
In this “dark and compelling…unputdownable” (Booklist, starred review) literary thriller, debut novelist Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is an edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, this novel “packs a big psychological punch with a twisty story line and an ending that will leave readers breathless” (Library Journal, starred review).
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things is one of the best debut novels I’ve ever read. Iain Reid has crafted a tight, ferocious little book, with a persistent tenor of suspense that tightens and mounts toward its visionary, harrowing final pages” (Scott Heim, award-winning author of Mysterious Skin and We Disappear).
I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.
Jake once said, “Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.”
And here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here.
In this “dark and compelling…unputdownable” (Booklist, starred review) literary thriller, debut novelist Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is an edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, this novel “packs a big psychological punch with a twisty story line and an ending that will leave readers breathless” (Library Journal, starred review).
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I found this book to capture my attention right away. There were parts that were rather confusing but it all came together in the end with a very creepy twist.
This was my second Iain Reid novel (started with We Spread), so the twisty psychological suspense felt oh so familiar and oh so satisfying. We are introduced to a couple in a budding relationship but as they begin to progress to a more serious level of commitment, the narrator girlfriend starts questioning the sustainability of the relationship and "is thinking of ending things" with boyfriend Jake. We're treated to a long car ride of intellectual and psychological banter between the two as they venture out to meet Jake's parents on the family farm. Strange details begin to trickle in and the girlfriend has some side drama with a creepy stalker who won't stop calling her from her own number...foreshadowing.
I finished this book in one sitting and I *think* I know what I read, but just to be safe, I'm going to read it again. And maybe again. And then find it on Netflix. This is truly a psychological mind bender to get lost in. After all, we can never truly know what someone else is thinking...
Disclaimer: I work for the publisher of this title, Simon & Schuster. All opinions are my own.
I finished this book in one sitting and I *think* I know what I read, but just to be safe, I'm going to read it again. And maybe again. And then find it on Netflix. This is truly a psychological mind bender to get lost in. After all, we can never truly know what someone else is thinking...
Disclaimer: I work for the publisher of this title, Simon & Schuster. All opinions are my own.
This book started out really slow. To the point that I wasn't actually sure what I was reading until it got deeper into the story and then I started to understand the total idea that was being presented. It left me with a unique type of mystery that I ended up falling in love with.
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