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review 2018-11-29 21:19

I'm Thinking of Ending Things - Iain Reid

After reading Foe, I immediately picked up this book by the same author. This book carried the same mysterious edgy vibe as Foe. I was immediately drawn in, flipping pages faster and faster until I finished the book earlier than I anticipated.

When he took her home to his parents, I thought the book took a strange turn. After reading Foe, I felt an anticipation as I read this book. I wanted to see “everything,” as it transpired. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out this way.

As I finished up with this book’s pages, I wanted to start from the beginning again as this book left me stunned. His novels seem to be having this effect on me which is a great thing. I need to check out his other novels and I know I will definitely reread these two novels in the future because I know I need more Iain Reid in my life.

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review 2018-11-18 13:23

Foe

My Never Ending List

I loved this book! I went into it blindly and I feel that is what you should do. Put it on your list of books to read and read it, enjoy it for its contents. I love it when I read a book and immediately after finishing it, I want to reread it. That’s how I felt with this book.

As I read this book, I pictured Hen and Junior living somewhere hidden, secluded off from the rest of the world, miles from the civilization. They’re both content with how their lives have panned out until the day Terrance knocks on their door. I immediately took a dislike to Terrance for disturbing their quiet lifestyle. This man got under my skin as his presence puts a spin in the lives of Hen and Junior.

What a book! It was one that I definitely couldn’t put down. From reading reviews on this book, I see that others are not as excited as I feel about it and that’s OK. I will gladly reread it again and again and now, I need to read his other book for it’s on my TBR pile and why wait. I highly recommend this short book, it was entertaining.

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text 2018-11-15 12:31

Ha!

My Never Ending List

That was brilliant! I walked right into that one. I will write more later but I could almost smack myself for getting caught up in this drama. I finished it last night and I am still shaking my head this morning. Ha!

Has anyone else read this short book? I just curious what anyone else thought of it. I'm really hoping I can get my 2-3 book-a-year husband to read it before it's due back to the library.

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text 2018-11-14 19:56

Creepy (page 128)

My Never Ending List

I’m not liking this Terrance. He’s told Junior that he has made the list of the final individuals chosen and he keeps putting all these thoughts in his head so the poor guy can’t get them out. Think about dreams, consciousness...

Junior was happy when it was just his wife and him. Now, his head is going and Terrance is telling him how important he is, how valuable he is, that he’s vital to this plan. He’s creeping me out.

Junior needs to kick him out, board up the doors and windows, and take his woman and hide in the basement. Who is this dude?

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review 2018-04-10 16:13

Foe

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Junior and Henrietta are married and live on a farm. They enjoy their solitude. There are no neighbours, the city is far away, and they don't get visitors. Ever. So imagine their surprise when, not only do they get a visitor one night, but this visitor comes with the news that Junior has been randomly selected to travel very far away. Alone. No Henrietta. Arrangements have already been made and Hen will be left in good hands.

I was SO excited when I found out Iain Reid was coming out with another book because I loved I'm Thinking of Ending Things SO much!! I was even more excited when I got my hands on an ARC. Just by looking at the cover you can tell it's going to be creepy and that something sinister is lurking in those pages. I loved everything about this book - Junior and Hen are real and they're living in an old house in the middle of nowhere. I couldn't imagine having to go through what they did. I couldn't get through this book fast enough. I couldn't wait to know exactly what was going on! Junior's frustration was palpable. Definitely a clever, thought-provoking, page-turner.

Thank you to the author, Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for an ARC.

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