I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Category: Book
By (author): Reid, Iain
Subject:  FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General
  FICTION / Psychological
  FICTION / Thrillers / General
  FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: August 2020
Format: Book-paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 8.37in x 5.50in x 0.60in
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From The Publisher*Something very wrong is happening here.

Jake and I have a real connection, a rare and intense attachment. What has it been...a month?
I'm going to meet his parents for the first time, at the same time as I'm thinking of ending things.

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.

I'm thinking of ending things.

A woman embarks on a road trip with her new boyfriend. Doubts about the relationship claw at the back of her mind. An unexpected detour unravels into nightmare.

In his acclaimed literary fiction debut, Iain Reid explores the darkest depths of the human psyche, confronting the value we find in relationships and the limitations of solitude. Taut with dread, this novel will haunt you long after the last page is turned.
Review Quote*Praise for I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Review Quote*"An ingeniously twisted nightmare road trip through the fragile psyches of two young lovers. My kind of fun!"
- CHARLIE KAUFMAN, director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Adaptation
Review Quote*"Swift and sharply rendered, I'm Thinking of Ending Things contains psychic traces of Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo) and Margaret Atwood (Surfacing) for the way that Reid massages facts through the filter of extreme anxiety. . . . An unnerving exploration of identity, regret and longing. Delightfully frightening."
- The Globe and Mail
Review Quote*"Generally speaking, there are two types of twists characteristic of the contemporary thriller: the twist the reader doesn't see coming, and the twist the reader senses, but can't quite put together on their own. The twist in I'm Thinking of Ending Things is of the latter sort, and powerfully so. . . . It has the sort of ending that will inspire readers to re-read the novel immediately, to try to figure out just how it was done. . . . Reid builds tension with a Hitchcockian intensity. . . . When the pieces fall into place, the novel comes together with a rush."
- Toronto Star
Review Quote*"In addition to Cronenberg, the ghost of Stephen King hovers over these pages. . . . With its deep enigmas, I'm Thinking of Ending Things is the kind of book that encourages at least one re-reading-and a slow and attentive reading at that. The characters themselves may not have more secrets to reveal, but the dense psychological space they're traveling through remains as full of dark surprises as your friendly neighborhood black hole. . . . This is the boldest and most original literary thriller to appear in some time."
- Chicago Tribune
Review Quote* "A deviously smart, suspenseful, intense, and truly haunting book with a fuse long and masterfully laid. . . . [Reid has] found a way to make us feel old fears fresh again."
- The Los Angeles Review of Books
Review Quote*"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 Reviews (Starred Review)
Review Quote*"Reid 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 (Starred Review)
Review Quote*"In this massive departure from his earlier efforts-in both genre and style-Reid has written a superbly crafted psychological thriller, with forays into the metaphysical, which promises to keep you up at night on both counts. . . . The writing is so absorbing you'll zoom through to see how it ends."
- Maclean's Magazine