![]() Psychological thrillers can either be the best books, when done well, or the worst books, when done poorly and this book was one of the best! Reid has way of creating scenes that I can imagine myself apart of and he knows how to give his readers the ability to really empathize with his characters and what they are experiencing on a very deep and personal level, literally giving me goosebumps as I was reading. It's very well written and nicely paced although, it's not a very long book, about 205 pages, but I couldn't put it down because I was dying to figure out wtf was going on and the further I read the more I needed to know, it was very well paced for optimum tension and anticipation! Iain Reid did an amazing job both creating an atmosphere that is both terrifying and extremely realistic and deceiving his readers. ![]() They're going on a long car ride to have dinner with Jake's parents, all the while she's thinking of ending things with him. This is definitely a book that's best read without knowing much, if anything, so I'm not really going to get into a description or summary, other than to say it's about a guy named Jake and his girlfriend, who is also the narrator but whose name is never revealed. I'm Thinking of Ending Things was a little slow getting started because nothing really happened until about pg 80 but i could tell it was building up for something and that I'd either be very disappointed or very pleased with the outcome. WOW! This crazy little book just took me for a ride.and all I can say is WOW! It really is that good." - Nick Cutter, author of Cataract City and The Deep This novel will find a spot in your heart and head and it will live there - for days,weeks, months, or (in my case) the rest of your life. And Two: once you race to the end and understand the significance of those final pages, you won't be able to stop thinking about it. The momentum is unstoppable - once you start, you won't be able to stop. Over the course of an afternoon or an evening. Number One: You're going to read it fast. "Here are some near-certainties about I'm Thinking of Ending Things. ![]() Reid's novel is a road trip to the heart of creepyness." - Sjón, author of The Blue Fox, From the Mouth of the Whale, and The Whispering Muse "In a novel this engaging, bizarre, and twisted, it shouldn't come as a surprise that its ending is even stranger than the narrative route that takes us there.but it does. 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 is one of the best debut novels I've ever read. Delightfully frightening." - The Globe and Mail " I'm Thinking of Ending Things begins with the unnamed narrator setting off with her boyfriend to visit his parents at their remote farm, and soon devolves into an unnerving exploration of identity, regret and longing. ![]() Reid's tightly crafted tale toys with the nature of identity and comes by its terror honestly, building a wall of intricately layered psychological torment so impenetrable it's impossible to escape." - Kirkus ![]() A dark and compelling debut novel, it is a most uncomfortable read but utterly unputdownable." - Booklist The construct of this book is brilliant and unusual and should appeal to fans of psychological thrillers, as well as to some horror fans. fuses suspense with philosophy, psychology,and horror in his unsettling first novel.Capped with an ending that will shock and chill, this twisty tale invites multiple readings." - Publishers Weekly ![]()
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