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. My kind of fun!"-Charlie Kaufman, Academy Award winning writer and executive producer of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" "I'm Thinking of Ending Things is an ingeniously twisted nightmare road trip through the fragile psyches of two young lovers. 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, author of Mysterious Skin and We Disappear " I'm Thinking of Ending Things is one of the best debut novels I've ever read. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, this novel pulls you in from the very first page.and never lets you go. 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. In this smart, suspenseful, and intense 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. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can't fake a thought."Īnd here's what I'm thinking: I don't want to be here. Jake once said, "Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. 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).
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