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I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things

by Iain Reid

Narrator Candace Thaxton

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Length 5 hours 22 minutes

Language English

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Bookseller recommendation

“With his debut novel, Reid sets an extremely high bar for all future psychological thrillers. The entire story takes place in little over 24 hours as Jake and his girlfriend travel to meet and have dinner with his parents. Narrated by the unnamed girlfriend, something unsettling surfaces early and builds with the passage of every page. Readers will become riveted, reading faster and faster as the 'unsettling' becomes frightening, and then terrifying. Recommended for all who enjoy a good mind-twisting scare!”
— Nancy Simpson-Brice • The Book Vault

Bookseller recommendation

“This is a brilliantly written book that you should read and then read again because you are going to have questions. You will be doubting everything you just read. I'm not going to spoil the book by discussing the content except to say this is a story of girl meets boy, girl thinks of ending things with boy and then the insane journey begins... ”
— Suzanne • Underground Books

Bookseller recommendation

“This is a story of loneliness and regret. A psychological thriller that moves slowly, but ultimately settles you into this felling of unease and dread the more you read. You know something is wrong, but you don’t know what it is you should be afraid of. ”
— Courtney • Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers

Summary
About the author

Now a Netflix original movie, this deeply scary and intensely unnerving novel follows a couple in the midst of a twisted unraveling of the darkest unease. You will be scared. But you won’t know why…

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 smart and intense literary suspense novel, 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, “your dread and unease will mount with every passing page” (Entertainment Weekly) of this edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, I’m Thinking of Ending Things pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.

Fiction Mystery & Thriller Fiction - Literary

Iain Reid is the author of four previous books, including his New York Times bestselling debut novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things, which has been translated into more than twenty languages. Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman wrote and directed the film adaptation for Netflix. His second novel, Foe, is being adapted for film, starring Saoirse Ronan, with Reid cowriting the screenplay. His latest novel is We Spread. Reid lives in Ontario, Canada. Follow him on Twitter @Reid_Iain.